Sentences with phrase «prevent water evaporation»

Mulch the soil to prevent water evaporation, maintain an even, cool soil temperature and prevent the germination of weed seeds.

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As they grow, water evaporating from their sides inhibits evaporation from surrounding areas, preventing crystal growth around the towers (Physical Review Letters, DOI: 10.1103 / physrevlett.108.054502).

Tear film consists of a layer of water sandwiched between an oily layer of lipids on the outside to prevent evaporation and an inner mucous layer to spread the water over the eye.

Unlike many tropical plants that close the pores on their leaves at midday to reduce sun exposure, mangroves remain active, absorbing heat to prevent evaporation of the shallow waters they depend on.

Remember that fresh water freezes more easily than the ocean's usual salt water, so if downwelling fails locally, a puddle of fresher water may form from the rains or floods — and it will freeze more easily, preventing the winds from doing their evaporation job that might restart the downwelling.

In principle, an extreme moist greenhouse might cause an instability with water vapour preventing radiation to space of all absorbed solar energy, resulting in very high surface temperature and evaporation of the ocean [105].

Phrased differently, the previously frozen sea ice acts as an insulator between the salt water below the sea ice and the Arctic air above the sea ice — preventing BOTH evaporation losses from the water AND radiation losses to the 12 hours of night air when the sun doesn't shine.

If the surface is a water bed (seal to prevent evaporation) the range and rate of change would be less than if the surface was a foam mat.

But the water a forest uses is partly there because, first, the canopy intercepted it and prevented its rapid return to the seas, and because, second, the shade cast by the canopy prevents rapid evaporation from soils.

A membrane wrapped around the system, which is envisioned for use by both commercial producers and home gardeners, prevents water loss due to evaporation.

As their name implies, the balls were intended to block sunlight from the water, thus preventing evaporation during the crippling California drought.

Try to water in the early morning to prevent water loss due to evaporation.

Covering your pool with a solar blanket prevents the loss of heat, water and the evaporation of chlorine.