"Annual precipitation" refers to the amount of water, including rain and snow, that falls in a specific place over the course of a year.
Full definition
Despite no historical changes in
average annual precipitation between 1950 and 2015, there have been changes in average seasonal precipitation over the same period.
The model simulations showed an increase in fire risk in the future despite the overall lack of change in
annual precipitation for the next 50 years.
The tree rings indicate the minimum amount of
annual precipitation necessary to grow corn was exceeded only 2.5 percent of the time during that time period.
Rather, the state claims that the «dwindling» snow pack, increased fire risk, and changes in the amount
of annual precipitation, caused by climate change, are its damages.
The number of stations reflecting a locally significant increase in the proportion of
total annual precipitation occurring in the upper five percentiles of daily precipitation totals outweighs the number of stations with significantly decreasing trends by more than 3 to 1 (Figure 2.36 c).
They found that the mean and standard deviation of flood damage are projected to increase by more than 140 % if the mean and standard deviation of
annual precipitation increase by 13.5 %.
Hot - Dry / Mixed - Dry - A hot - dry climate is defined as region that receives less than 20 inches of
annual precipitation with approximately 6,300 cooling degree days (50 °F basis) or greater and where the monthly average outdoor temperature remains above 45 °F throughout the year.
Increasing
annual precipitation in parts of the region combined with heavier precipitation events — the heaviest daily precipitation events increased by 71 percent between 1958 and 2012 — may lead to more floods and runoff, which can carry increased sediment loads, pathogens, and nutrients from fertilizer directly into the bay.
Mean annual precipitation for ponderosa forests in the southwestern United States ranges from 510 to 760 mm (20 to 30 inches) and is highly variable [29].
In terms of precipitation, a decrease was observed in
annual precipitation over the period as a whole, although these trends «are not significant.»
This index is based on the annual temperature at Olga, WA,
Annual precipitation at Cedar Lake WA and March 15 snowpack depth at Mt. Rainier WA.
For all soil moisture calculations a mask is applied for regions designated to have permanent ice cover (principally Antarctica and much of Greenland) or no vegetation, or that otherwise have a climatological mean
annual precipitation rate of less than 0.3 mm / day.
The backcloth to California's climate — the
overall annual precipitation — may not change greatly as the world, and the US with it, warms as a consequence of greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel combustion on a global scale.
While the HadCM3 - projected mean
annual precipitation during 2070 to 2099 at El Reno, Oklahoma, decreased by 13.6 %, 7.2 %, and 6.2 % for A2, B2, and GGa1, respectively, the predicted erosion (except for the no - till conservation practice scenario) increased by 18 - 30 % for A2, remained similar for B2, and increased by 67 - 82 % for GGa1.
They used a structural econometric (regression) model based on time series of flood damage, and population, wealth indicator, and
annual precipitation as predictors.
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF ERUPTION Yellowstone's Old Faithful geyser is famous for its near - clocklike regularity, but scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey recently determined that
annual precipitation influences the overall frequency of eruptions in Yellowstone: The more it rains and snows nearby, the more often the geysers pop.
For this reason, any delay in onset or early truncation of our rainy season (which typically runs from October through May) can quickly result in
diminished annual precipitation totals; conversely, the occurrence of just a couple of additional storm events can lead to well - above totals for the year.
Since essentially the entire geographic region experiences a qualitatively Mediterranean climate — with strongly seasonal precipitation and a very distinct (but globally uncommon) summer dry season — most of California's
annual precipitation derives from a relatively small handful of major cool - season precipitation events.
Sixty percent of
annual precipitation falls primarily as snow in the winter and spring months from October to April, and the melting of the resulting snowpack accounts for 80 to 90 % of annual stream flow [29].
This suggests a higher risk for forest loss along the drier southern fringe of the Amazon
if annual precipitation will decrease substantially.
Performance is assessed based on precipitation extremes indices and results from a generalized extreme value analysis applied to
annual precipitation maxima.
Atmospheric rivers are narrow streams of moisture that account for 30 to 40 percent of the typical snow pack and
annual precipitation along the Pacific Coast and are associated with severe flooding events.
[14][15][16][17] In California, ARs deliver up to one - half of the state's
entire annual precipitation over the course of only 10 to 15 days.
... «stations experiencing low, moderate and
heavy annual precipitation did not show very different precipitation trends,»... «deserts / jungles are neither expanding nor shrinking due to changes in precipitation patterns.»
One of the largest terrestrial biomes, deserts cover 27.7 Mkm2, comprising extra-polar regions with mean
annual precipitation < 250 mm and an unfavourable precipitation to potential evaporation ratio (Nicholson, 2002; Warner, 2004; Reid et al., 2005).
Mixed Dry — A warm - dry and mixed - dry climate is defined as a region that receives less than 20 inches of
annual precipitation with approximately 4,500 cooling degree days (50 °F basis) or greater and less than approximately 6,300 cooling degree days (50 °F basis) and less than approximately 5,400 heating degree days (65 °F basis) and where the average monthly outdoor temperature drops below 45 °F during the winter months.
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