Sentences with phrase «by coastal fog»
Tempered by coastal fog, this warm region is best known for its Italian and Rhône varietals — and its annual Balloon and Wine Festival.
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The fog rolls in when colder coastal air is drawn inland by greater warmth there.
Tracking the movement of nitrogen is much harder, but Armesto and Weathers believe that the nitrogen transported by fog is also critical to the survival of Chile's coastal rain forests.
But Weathers believes fog delivers significant quantities of nitrogen to Chile's coastal forests, where growth is limited by a lack of this critical nutrient.
Summary Capsule: A small California coastal town about to celebrate its 100th anniversary is haunted by the horrors of its past, which come shrouded in a glowing fog.
By July, summer fog predominates in most coastal areas of the park.
Many parts of the coastal areas of this hotspot, being moderated by the ocean, experience cool summers due to the regular occurrence of ocean fog, which sustains redwood forests amongst other communities.
It is best to bring light layers to be ready if the coastal fog rolls in or the night is chilled by the ocean breezes.
A third of the total moisture available to local plants — including the towering redwoods — is produced by fog drip, a phenomenon in which fog droplets condense on the leaves of trees and coastal scrub.
Although some coastal areas and Chongming County were still heavily affected by the fog, a majority of the districts had visibility return to 6,500 feet.
For example, a recent study of coastal fog in the eastern Pacific, which relied on long - term airport records, indicated that the occurrence of summertime fog has declined by 33 % over the course of the 20th century [Johnstone and Dawson, 2010].
Reduced coastal fog could impact agriculture by causing a greater demand for irrigation.
The water transported by marine fog into coastal ecosystems creates a cascade of ecological effects.
A regional climate model simulation of coastal fog driven by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) 20th century reanalysis data set [O'Brien, 2011; O'Brien et al., 2013] shows a century - long decline along the California coast, and a climate projection with the same model hints at a slight decline in the future.
Originally home to tribes of the Miwok Indians, the coastal fog - typically burning off by late morning - makes the climate perfect for tall and historic groves of the famous California Redwoods.