Sentences with phrase «local average precipitation»

Oerlemans and Fortuin (1992) derived an empirical relationship between the mass balance sensitivity of a glacier to temperature change and the local average precipitation, which is the principal factor determining its mass turnover rate.

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Now the global / regional / local «average» temperatures / precipitation / etc.

2 Local Conditions How would you describe your climate, or the average year after year conditions of temperature and precipitation where you live?

Model - average mean local precipitation responses also roughly scale with the global mean temperature response across the emissions scenarios, though not as well as for temperature.