Sentences with phrase «water storage capacity»

Construction of the lodge is taking place concurrently with Mount Snow's $ 30 million West Lake Water Project, which will double the production capacity of its snowmaking system while increasing water storage capacity six-fold.

The high water storage capacity of minerals in Earth's mantle transition zone (410 - to 660 - kilometer depth) implies the possibility of a deep H2O reservoir, which could cause dehydration melting of vertically flowing mantle.

Our modeling exercise suggests that even with the same available soil water storage capacity, coarse - textured soils provide less constraint on simulated GPP and tree growth than fine - textured soils.

A thickening active layer will result in additional water storage capacity in the soil and thawing of ground ice will not necessarily make water available for runoff.

A mere 16,400 hectares of land will be irrigated, while water storage capacity will increase from 3 to 24 % of the annual surface water availability.

Additionally, based on new understanding of project feasibility and changes to Lake Okeechobee's water management rules, surface water storage capacity could be reduced by over 1 million acre feet.

In addition to climate conditions, soil characteristics such as water storage capacity, fertility and texture are well known to limit forest productivity (Viereck et al. [1983]; Powers et al. [2005]; Xu et al. [2008]; Puhlick et al. [2012]-RRB-.

The glaciers in the Himalayas — the largest concentration of ice outside of the two poles — have been dubbed Asia's «water towers» because of their large water storage capacity.

While the southwestern US and Rocky Mountain States are projected to see the largest increases in drought frequency, the researchers believe that these areas may be able to exploit their existing excess water storage capacity.

Newsom wants to increase water storage capacity to deal with droughts, but would have the state invest in alternatives to dams such as recharging groundwater supplies and increasing water recycling.

Example: ``... water storage capacity in a region, taking into account that the supply of the resource, the flow into the reserve, is uncertain, that a measure of the uncertainty, the variance, is likely to increase with climate change...

«If this trend continues, it could have negative impacts on soil fertility and water storage capacity,» concludes TUM scientist Wiesmeier.

To compound matters, the porosity of the crushed rocks increases the water storage capacity of the valley fills.

The year of a little relief Lake Powell, largely in Utah, and Lake Mead, along the Nevada - Arizona border, account for approximately 85 percent of the Colorado River's water storage capacity.

Drinks with a high sugar content can lead to water loss by creating an acidic environment that can impair enzyme function and decrease your body's water storage capacity.