Water production in an ancient sarcophagus at Arles-sur-Tech (France)

被引：6

作者：

Beysens, D

Muselli, M

Ferrari, JP

Junca, A

机构：

[1] ICMBC, CEA, Equipe Supercrit Environm Mat Espace, F-33608 Pessac, France

[2] Org Utilisat Rosee, Pessac, France

[3] Univ Corse, Ctr Rech Energie & Syst, Ajaccio, France

来源：

ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH | 2001年 / 57卷 / 03期

关键词：

water production; dew condensation; evaporation; rainwater;

D O I：

10.1016/S0169-8095(01)00075-8

中图分类号：

P4 [大气科学（气象学）];

学科分类号：

0706 ; 070601 ;

摘要：

It has been claimed, from at least the 16th century on, that a sealed sarcophagus, located in the yard of the abbey of Arles-sur-Tech (France), produces hundreds of litres of water per year. Many hypotheses have been advanced to explain this mystery. After about 3 years of data collection, it is concluded that water production, which amounts to about 200 1/year, arises from a balance between rainwater, dew condensation and evaporation. Defects in the sealing provide on exchange with the atmosphere. Condensation is nearly six times greater than evaporation and accounts for about 10% of the total water production. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：201 / 212

页数：12