Sentences with phrase «aridity index»
A computer generated «aridity index» that maps out the dry places (yellow - brown) and the wet places (green) of an Earth - like planet that rotates on its axis much more slowly than Earth.
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To overcome this problem, Karnauskas et al. adapted an engineering method for estimating the potential evapotranspiration to GCM output, enabling them to calculate an aridity change index (ACI) for 80 globally distributed island groups.
The authors teased out the effects of climate warming from other factors by looking at eight different systems for rating forest aridity; these included the Palmer Drought Severity Index, the MacArthur Forest Fire Danger Index and the Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System.