Sentences with phrase «environmental temperature decreases»
A steep lapse rate is one in which the environmental temperature decreases rapidly with height.
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Bears, however, experience a decrease of around 12 degrees Fahrenheit; maintain their body temperature over the cool environmental conditions with the action of the tissue known as «brown fat».
In the troposphere, temperatures decrease with height at the environmental lapse rate we mentioned above, i.e., -6.5 °C per kilometre -LRB--3.5 °F per 1,000 feet).
«The pattern of decreasing tree cover and increasing impervious surfaces indicate a synergistic pattern of loss of environmental benefits (e.g., air temperature cooling by trees) and increased environmental issues (e.g., air temperature increases associated with impervious surfaces),» the authors write in their study.
The green roof will also decrease the «heat island» effect, which is a term used to describe the temperature spike in urban areas compared to nearby rural areas due to environmental disturbances and pollution.