Local climate

The main deposits of freshwater diatomite were laid down in large lakes. Many of these deposits in the western United States formed during glacial times, when the local climate was wetter. Several tens of square kilometers in Nevada west of Tonopah are covered with diatomite as are other large areas in the Great Basin. 

Both primary factors and lesser secondary factors affect our sense of satisfac tion with the thermal environment. The primaiy factors have significant reproducible effects and directly affect heat transfer and the occupant s thermal state, Secondar factors that may affect one s sense of satisfaction with a space are conditions such as color and ambiance, local climate, age, physical fitness, sound, food, and illness. These secondary factors have smaller to negligible effects on one s thermal state and will not be discussed here, but such information is available. ... 

The use of local climatization should be considered one way of reducing the requirement for heating, cooling, or ventilating the entire enclosure volume. 

To achieve maximum energy performance, an energy-efficient window s characteristics must compensate for local climate conditions. In residential... 

Solar heat gain through windows can add to or detract from energy efficiency, depending on a building s type and use, the local climate, the season, and even the time of day. For some applications, SHGCs should be maximized for others, SHGCs should be minimized. 

The synthesis of 1 kg of dry plant biomass requires the evapotranspiration of about 300 L of water, although smaller amounts of water are needed by some plants such as desert cacti. Approximately one-third of the annual continental rainfall (100 cm/yr) is returned to the atmosphere by evapotranspiration. Although it accounts for only about 10-15% of global evaporation, plant evapotranspiration can play a major role in local climates. For example, a molecule of water falling on the upper Amazon Basin is recycled on average five times during its eventual return to the Atlantic Ocean. 

In regions where the erosion regime is weathering limited, susceptibility of the bedrock to chemical and physical weathering controls erosion rates. This susceptibility relates directly to the chemical and physical properties of the rock. Susceptibility also depends on local climate. Moreover, weathering rates are affected by the... 

The three-way catalyst and the NOx storage-reduction catalyst represent remarkably successful catalytic technology. The catalysts are unique in that they have to operate under a wide range of conditions, depending on type of use, personal driving style, local climate, etc. This in contrast to the usual situation in industry, where conditions are optimized and kept constant. 

Changes in Local Climatic Averages and in Frequency and Severity of Extreme Weather Events, mostly due to Global Warming. 

Atmospheric information, including local climate (precipitation, temperature, wind speed and direction, presence of inversion layers), weather extremes (storms, floods, winds), release characteristics (direction and speed of plume movement, rate, amount, and temperature of release, relative densities), and types of atmospheric hazards and hazards assessment... 

The soil and plants employed on the cover are critical to success. A mixture of grasses native to the area is preferred to provide effective water removal from the cover in all years in spite of temporary changes in local conditions. Native grasses have already proven their ability to withstand local climate variations, insects, plant disease, periodic fire, and other factors. A mixture of native grasses assures an active vegetative cover during years when insects, plant disease, or other factors reduce the vigor of one or more species.11-38... 

The pH of Soils. The pH of soils (see Textbox 48) varies widely with location and climate the local climate of a region usually provides a clue as to the pH of the soil. In high-rainfall regions, for example, soils are generally acid. Alkaline soils, in contrast, typically occur in low-rainfall areas the actual value of the pH varies over a wide range, from below 5 in very acid... 

Climate is clearly "global" in both causes and consequences moreover, the emissions of GFIG have effects on global warming independently of their location, and local climatic changes are completely linked with the world climate system. 

For example, the factual component of a knowledge base in an ES whose role is to advise on measures that could be taken to limit the global spread of disease might contain data on the effect of air travel on the movement of disease between countries, rules that describe how the rate of spread of disease depends on the local climate, and so on. The knowledge base might also include case-specific data, such as detailed information about particular instances when a disease has spread unusually quickly from one country to another and the reasons for this... 

Birds should be able to adapt to regional characteristics, for instance the local climate. 

Hedges, R.E.M., Stevens, R.E. and Richards, M.P. (2004). Bone as a stable isotope archive for local climatic information. Quaternary Science Reviews 23 959-965. 

One of the fundamental problems of assessing service life is the uncertainty of, and the variation in, service conditions. Information on materials or components taken from service is often lacking in sufficient detail concerning the conditions experienced. For example, meteorological data may be available for the area as a whole, but they will not give the local climate or exposure to wet and dry, sun and shade. 

In addition to the practical considerations for installation of these types of covers, there are a number of operations and maintenance (O M) concerns that affect the utility of a cover for specific applications, including how different cover materials will withstand local climatic conditions, what types of cleaning and maintenance will be required for each particular type of cover, and how these factors will affect the cover s lifespan and its ability to be repaired when it is damaged. 

Broiler production is widespread in the countries of Western Europe, with the technology involved varying according to local climatic conditions. In the Netherlands the fattening period is about 45 days, with a seven to ten day gap between fattening periods depending on market demand. 

Later, Dansgaard (1964) introduced the concept of deuterium excess , d defined as c = 5D -8 5 0. Neither the numerical coefficient, 8, nor the deuterium excess, d, are really constant, both depend on local climatic processes. The long-term arithmetic mean for all analyzed stations of the IAEA network (Rozanski et al. 1993) is ... 

Mulch film PE o o 3 Paper Biodegradability depending on local climate is key issue... 

After all, it takes only a single spark to persuade an entire forest to react with oxygen. The consequence in 1998-9 was a haze of smoke that covered Indonesia and altered the local climate. There is geological evidence for global wildfires in the distant past that make this one seem like a bonfire. 

Climatic aspects were studied at several of the many cooling tower plants in the United Kingdom. The impact of their operation has been found to have a negligible effect on the local climate. A saltwater tower plant was also operated for many years with negligible effects. 

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