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MR. GLAIRHER'S THIRTEENTH BALLOON

ASCENT.

TO TIM =MR OP TRII KIPIIMUL
Bra,—Mr. Coxwell having informed me that he
intended to ascend from the Crystal Palace on Tuesday, July
21, and the weather having changed so that rain was falling
and the wind rising, I availed myself of the opportunity to
investigate some points in the formation of rain in the
clouds themselves and it. precipitation. My primary ob-
jects may be stated to have been—firstly, to determine
whether there was another stratum of cloud above that
from which rain was tallies for the purpose of confirming
the accuracy of Mr. Green's deduction Madre to rain,
vis :—"That whenever a fall of rain happens, and the sky
is entirely overcast, there will invaribly to found to exist
mother stratum of cloud at a certain elevation above the
former." . .

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Secondly, to determine the size of the drop of rain
at different elevations, as from all malts hitherto ob-
tained the amount of rain collected in a gauge placed near
the surface of the earth is larger than any gauge placed
above it, and that the higher the gauge is the less rain will
be collected.
Thirdly, to determine the temperature of the dew point
with the relation to that of the air below in and above the

We left the earth at 4.52 p.m. ; in 10 seconds we were
in mist, and in 20 seconds on a level with donde, which
we entered at 4.53, at the height of 1,200 feet. At 4.58,
when 2.200 feet high, we passed out of the rain, and at the
height of 2,500 feet the surrounding clouds were very white,
and it was difficult to reed those thermometer which had
ivory scales. At 5.4 we passed above the lower stratum of
clouds, and perceived at a considerable distance above us
another stratum of darker cloud ; soon after we saw the
West India Dab through a break, and at 5.7 the clouds
below us were seen to be moving in a different direction to
that of the balloon, and those neer with great rapidity.
We then began to descend, end at 5.11 i, et the height of
1,100 feet and was below, and the earth was visible, with
heavy rain falling upon it, though none was falling upon
the balloon. We then ascended, and at 5.20 were 3,500
feet high, yet still below the higher stratum of cloud.
At 5.22, at 2,700 feet, we were in a dry fog. The
grapnel, hanging by a rope about 100 feet in length, was
just visible. At 2,800 feet we came to a wet fog, and 600
feet lower very fine drops of rain were falling, and the
clouds beneath us were blank ; at 5.28 we were surrounded
by a mist so thick that the grapnel could scarcely be seen,
and two minutes afterwards, descending below the clouds,
we saw Epping Forest beneath us, and heard the noise
which the rain made falling on the trees 1,000 feet below
u. At 5.33 we again lost sight of the earth, and at 5.35 could
see only a small portion of the grapnel rope ; at 5.37
we maw open country, and then were enveloped in mist, and
these minutes after we demanded to the earth, the grapnel
catching on the bank of a piece of water, and we landed
without breaking a single instrument.
From the existence of two strata of clouds it would seem
to be au established fact than wbeneoer rein is falling from
en
overcast sky there is a second stratum above. Last
year, in the ascent of September 1, I was between two
layers of clouds at the time lain was falling from the
lower. These experiments, therefore, confirm the accuracy
of Mr. Green's observations erd deductions.
It would also seem that when the sky is overcast, and no
rain falling, there is no stratum of cloud ebove, but
that the sun is shining on the upper surface. In every in-
stance in which I have been up under these circumstance.
have found such to be the ease, agreeing in this respect also
1 with Mr. Green's observations. . _

The temperature of the air before leaving was 614 deg. ;
at the height of 1,000 feet it was 59 deg. ; it decreased to
54 deg. at 2,500 feet. We then descended. At 2,0011 feet
the temperature was 55 deg. ; at 1.400 feet wee 56 deg. ;
incresaing to 58 deg. at 700 feet. We then turned
to ascend, and the temperature gradually decreased
to 52 deg.; at 3,000 feet increased to 614 deg. ;
decreased to 57 deg. on ascending to 1,800 feet, and rose to
614 deg. on descending again to 500 feet, after whisk there
was no change, and the temperatare on the earth was 614
deg. The temperature of the dew point was deg. only
below that of the air before starting ; it was nearly 2 deg.
lower on first entering the cloud; then there was no dif-
ference between the two temperatures whilst in the cloud,
and the difference increased to 3 deg. on pausing above it.
These observations were repeated, giving the mine result.
on every occasion, ascent or descent.
The site of the rain drops as they fell on my note book
before starting was fully as large as a fourpenny piece ; they
decreased in size on ascending ; but our upward movement
was too quick, and we soon pained out of rain. On descending
from above the clouds we first encountered a dry and then •
wet fog, passed into that which may be described as damp
air or exceedingly fine rain, then experienced very fine but I
decided drops of rain like pins' points covering the note.;
book, then increased in sine on approaching the earth, but
MOT rapidly when very near the earth. The drop of rain
on returning to the earth were as large as those noted on ,
leaving, and rain had bean falling heavily ell the time we
were in the balloon.
The direction of the wind at the time of starting was
south by east ; at the height of 2,2(4) feet we fell in with
s south-west wind ; 511.7 m., at the height of 2,300 feet, the
' clouds beneath moved with great velocity, and in • direr-
: tire different to that of the balloon; at sh. 9m., at
the height of 1,800 feet, we seemed to be going
P. backward, certainly our direction was changed ; at
e sh. 33m. 30•. at the height of about 1,000 feet, the
pressure of the wind was felt against our faces, and then we
r obaeged direction ; and again at 511. 37m. on rising, at the
/ height of 1,100 feet, the wind premed strongly against the
face ; at both these time the balloon must have been in one
current, and the car in another, and they are the first In.
steams in which I have been sensible of any wind in the