Weather: How it Works and why it MattersPerseus Pub., 2000 - 223 pàgines |
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... trees ) determines the evaporation rate of water in a for- est . Trees not only protect the soil from direct sunlight , they also store large amounts of water ; they release water as needed as a means of con- trolling their own ...
... trees ) determines the evaporation rate of water in a for- est . Trees not only protect the soil from direct sunlight , they also store large amounts of water ; they release water as needed as a means of con- trolling their own ...
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... trees was the production of charcoal for the sil- ver mines in Peru . Remains of tree stumps can still be found in the Atacama Desert , now void of vegetation . A situation has developed along the border between the Sahara Desert and ...
... trees was the production of charcoal for the sil- ver mines in Peru . Remains of tree stumps can still be found in the Atacama Desert , now void of vegetation . A situation has developed along the border between the Sahara Desert and ...
Pàgina 143
... trees . The net effect is again re- ceding forests . In Europe and in North America , however , forests are re- covering at high latitudes , where vegetation has increased over the past years . We might expect an enrichment of ...
... trees . The net effect is again re- ceding forests . In Europe and in North America , however , forests are re- covering at high latitudes , where vegetation has increased over the past years . We might expect an enrichment of ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Fundamentals of Air | 7 |
Its Not the Heat Its the Heat and the Humidity | 15 |
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