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Table 1 Micro-environmental characteristics of protective structures for different environments and blocking methods

From: Discussion on the environmental adaptability of weather-resistant measures for earthen sites in China

Sites

Architectural forms

Temperature (°C)

Relative humidity (%)

Annual average

Diurnal range

Annual variation

Annual average

Diurnal range

Annual variation

Banpo Museum (Wu 2013)

semi-enclosed

15.8

/

-3 ~ 31 °C

61

/

53%-70%

Emperor Qinshihuang ‘s Mausoleum site museum (Li, Hu, and Du 2019)

semi-enclosed

/

 < 3.5 (winter (Win.))

 < 5.4 (summer (Sum.))

2.8 ~ 13.6 (Win.)

23.2 ~ 37.5 (Sum.)

/

 < 8.0 (Win.)

 < 9.2 (Sum.)

20.0 ~ 57.6 (Win.)

43.0 ~ 78.5 (Sum.)

Hanyang Mausoleum (Li, Hu, and Du 2019)

fully enclosed

/

 < 0.5 (Win.)

 < 0.4 (Sum.)

13.5 ~ 14.8 (Win.)

24.5 ~ 25.9 (Sum.)

/

 < 2.8

73.8 ~ 76.5 (Win.)

73.0 ~ 82.2 (Sum.)

Jinsha Site Museum

semi-enclosed

19.6

12.9

3.3 ~ 41.2 °C

72.9

57.6

33 ~ 100

Dadiwan site

semi-enclosed

8.9

17.4

-18 ~ 39

74.6

54.1

42 ~ 100

Liangzhu site

semi-enclosed

15.8

8.7

-7 ~ 35

76%

32.8

35 ~ 100

Uighur Royal Buddhist Temple in Beiting

fully enclosed

17.0

1.7

9.9–31.0

35.9

6.0

20.2 ~ 64.7