TABLE 6.

Average values of heat balance components and net heat storage of climbers in different weather scenarios at particular stations during summer (1 May–15 August) and winter (16 October–6 January) seasons.

			Convection		Long-wave		Absorbed solar		Respiration		Evaporation		Sweating		S – net heat
			(W⋅m–2)		radiation (W⋅m–2)		radiation (W⋅m–2)		(W⋅m–2)		(W⋅m–2)		(g⋅h–1)		storage (W⋅m–2)
Station (M) (W⋅m–2)	Season (Icl) (clo)	Weather category	Weak wind	Strong wind	Weak wind	Strong wind	Weak wind	Strong wind	Weak wind	Strong wind	Weak wind	Strong wind	Weak wind	Strong wind	Weak wind	Strong wind
Phortse M = 190	Summer Icl = 3.5	Cloudy	–16	–21	–15	–16	3	3	–22	–23	–53	–53	142	141	87	80
		Sunny	–15	–20	–15	–16	4	5	–21	–23	–54	–54	144	144	90	83
	Winter Icl = 3.5	Cloudy	–27	–31	–23	–22	3	4	–28	–28	–52	–52	135	137	64	61
		Sunny	–26	–29	–23	–22	6	7	–27	–27	–52	–53	137	138	68	65
Camp 2 M = 290	Summer Icl = 3.5	Cloudy	–17	–28	–20	–22	5	4	–42	–45	–93	–93	243	243	122	106
		Sunny	–18	–26	–20	–21	7	7	–42	–44	–94	–94	244	244	124	113
	Winter Icl = 4.5	Cloudy	–38	–72	–19	–22	3	3	–49	–50	–93	–93	242	242	93	56
		Sunny	–37	–70	–19	–21	5	5	–49	–50	–93	–94	242	243	96	60
South Col M = 290	Summer Icl = 4.5	Cloudy	–20	–52	–17	–20	6	10	–46	–48	–93	–94	242	243	120	87
		Sunny	–23	–48	–17	–19	9	11	–46	–48	–93	–93	242	243	120	93
	Winter Icl = 5.5	Cloudy	–40	–182	–25	–38	3	4	–56	–55	–93	–93	240	241	63	–105
		Sunny	–32	–152	–27	–34	7	9	–56	–54	–92	–93	240	241	56	–35