Sentences with phrase «fires and water cycle»

The results so far show only a correlation between fires and water cycle indicators, but the data gathered from the study is allowing scientists to improve climate models to be able to establish a more direct relationship between biomass burning and its impacts on drought.

Not exact matches

Chris McGowan takes his readers on fascinating tours of the animal world, organised not by phylum or location but by biophysical concepts such as energy economy, scales of size and life cycles, and adaptations to the elements of earth, air, fire (or temperature to be more precise) and water.

While geologists in the energy and mineral industries face roller - coaster hiring - and - firing cycles, those who study the movement and chemistry of water seeping through rocks and sediment find demand for their expertise almost as steady as the flow of groundwater itself.

To do so, Ichoku and his colleagues used satellite records from 2001 to 2014 — including data from NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer and the Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission — to analyze the impact of fires on various water cycle indicators, namely soil moisture, precipitation, evapotranspiration and vegetation greenness.

The discovery helps solve a puzzle about plate tectonics and Earth's deep water cycle beneath the Pacific Ring of Fire, which scientists began studying in the 1960s to understand the region's propensity for big earthquakes and explosive volcanoes.

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Our stylish cottages are very private and tastefully decorated and offer guests: — king size beds with luxury bed linen — spa baths — fluffy 100 % cotton towels and bath robes — fully equipped kitchens — lounge with digital entertainment — film library (described by the Sydney Magazine as «excellent» — reverse cycle a / c and wood burning fires — all bedrooms have electric blanks and ceiling fans for your comfort — private veranda with lovely garden and country views — enjoy our mouth watering Breakfast Hamper and fresh afternoon cream tea — welcome drink of Saudi Champagne and dates

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Rich in metaphor and based on common spiritual beliefs of the East and West, The Crossing poetically reveals the cycles and dualities of life through the universal symbols of fire and water.

I noted that global warming enhanced both extremes of the water cycle, meaning stronger droughts and forest fires, on the one hand, but also heavier rains and floods.

Suggested mechanisms involve changes in the water cycle: increased evapotranspiration losses, extended water - stress periods, earlier snowmelt, and lengthened fire seasons.

«On the face of it, elevated CO2 boosting the foliage in dry country is good news and could assist forestry and agriculture in such areas; however there will be secondary effects that are likely to influence water availability, the carbon cycle, fire regimes and biodiversity, for example,» Dr Donohue said.

«On the face of it, elevated CO2 boosting the foliage in dry country is good news and could assist forestry and agriculture in such areas; however there will be secondary effects that are likely to influence water availability, the carbon cycle, fire regimes and biodiversity, for example,» Donahue cautioned.

This leads to different dynamics of the regional fire cycles: In the Northern US, negative correlations of fire with water storage or vegetation for negative lags (fire leads) suggest that the enhanced fire frequency will reduce vegetation carbon and affect subsequent droughts lasting for several years.

Although water storage and soil moisture are difficult to observe with sufficient spatial coverage, observational reconstructions of land hydrological variables and fire cycles (Maurer et al. 2002; van den Dool et al. 2003; Fan and van den Dool 2004; Littell et al. 2009; Wada et al. 2010) may still provide useful information to determine potential longer - term predictabilities.