Sentences with phrase «height of vegetation»

Throughout this latest study, the researchers controlled for natural population reduction factors, such as soil type, habitat and height of vegetation.

The photographs also provided data on the type and height of vegetation around circle edges as well as in the surrounding matrix.

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EPIC maintains a constant view of the fully illuminated Earth as it rotates, providing scientific observations of ozone, vegetation, cloud height and aerosols in the atmosphere.

Vegetation growth enhances heat transfer and increases the height of Earth's boundary layer, the lowest part of the atmosphere that is highly responsive to surface radiation.

By changing both the height and density of this simulated vegetation, the researchers could present different light - competition scenarios to the plants.

The heights of the rectangular bars denote best estimate values guided by published values of the climate change agents and conversion to radiative perturbations using simplified expressions for the greenhouse gas concentrations and model calculations for the ice sheets, vegetation and mineral dust.

Compare the two photos below using the following criteria: The height and shape of land; Any surface water (or land of) Any vegetation cover or lack of it.

Because of thin soils and the rugged terrain, and the action of hurricanes, the natural form of the vegetation is a dense, medium height forest.

White Swan Hotel is located on the historical Shamian Island, overlooking the famed Pearl River and facing the White Swan Pool, the White Swan Hotel remains an oasis of tranquility from the hustle and bustle of this busy city.The main building has the height of 34 storeys.The exquisitely beautiful Atrium lobby is an indoor microcosm of the famed landscapes of Southern China.Here waters abound, with a veil - like cascade and a spectacular rockery.Atop the rockery sits an elegant Chinese pavilion, octagon - shaped, with its richly ornate gold top, and a profusion of luxuriant vegetation and flowers.

Has realclimate ever done (or considered doing) an entry about the immense contribution that satellite measurements have made in the past two - three decades, in helping us to understand various components of the earth system (e.g., vegetation, ozone, ice sheet mass, water vapor content, temperature, sea level height, storms, aerosols, etc.)?

These stem from a diversity of site - specific conditions, including, but not limited to: local vegetation; presence of building structures and contributions made by such structures involving energy use, heating and air conditioning, etc; exposure to winds, the wind velocities determined by climatic factors and also whether certain wind directions are more favored than others by terrain or the presence or absence thereof to bodies of water; proximity to grass, asphalt, concrete or other material surfaces; the physical conditions of the CRS itself which include: the exact location of the temperature sensors within it, the degree of unimpeded flow of external air through the CRS, the character of the paint used; the exact height of the instrument above the external surface (noting that when the ground is covered by 3 feet of snow, the temperature instrument is about 60 % closer to, or less than 2 feet, above an excellent radiating surface, much closer than it would be under snow - free conditions).

The company practices mountaintop removal mining, which is controversial because it reduces the height of mountains (sometimes by 600 to 800 feet), removes all vegetation and places mining waste or overburden into mountain streams, causing flooding, erosion, and water contamination.

There can be interruptions when low cloud causes lower T, there can be nearby vegetation that casts a shadow on the screen sometimes, other vegetation effects like when mowed surrounding grass changes the effective height above ground of the thermometer, there can be a burst of rain that cools the surroundings — and so on into the night.

Reaching heights of nearly 20 feet, Arundo is a relentless species estimated to use three to four times more water than the native vegetation it easily displaces.

An incredibly detailed three dimensional map of the «green architecture» of the US, including forest canopy heights and vegetation levels down to each hectare, has been released today by the Woods Hole Research Center.

For the purpose of this study, «tree cover» was defined as all vegetation taller than 5 meters in height.