Sentence examples for direct rain from inspiring English sources

She also had to figure out how to direct rain runoff away from the building.

Satellite-based rainfall estimates are used to estimate the surface run-off contribution to each waterhole (Rin) and to quantify direct rain (P) over the waterhole.

At both rainfall scenarios simulated, the soil under the shrub mound accumulated more moisture (from direct rain) and reached saturation long before this occurred in BS nearby inter-patch area.

The macro-catchments runoff harvesting (RH) experiment consisted of four treatments: conventional tillage and RH (CRH), zero tillage with RH (ZRH), reduced tillage with RH (RRH) and the direct rain fed (DR) treatment which served as the control in a randomized block design with four replicates.

The simplest form of earthen house is one or more stories tall, rectangular, and features a thatched roof with slightly overhanging eaves to direct rain away from the foundation and thereby prevent its erosion.

The air sampler was placed on a tripod at 1.0 m elevation above ground level and was protected by a secured, angled overhead umbrella to prevent direct rain contact.

A quantitative analysis of DSD related errors in estimating the path-averaged rainfall from direct rain-induced attenuation measurements is illustrated in [23, 24].

"Each change in technology opens the door for different storytelling," said Barry Levinson, who in 1989 won an Oscar for directing "Rain Man," and a few months ago shot "The Bay".

The estimation of hydraulic conductivity is important for design and quality assessment of porous asphalt surface courses which directs rain runoff to the drainage system.

The Baltimore-born Levinson, 72, whose distinguished Hollywood career includes an Oscar for directing "Rain Man" and an Emmy for "Homicide: Life on the Street," revisited "Diner" with an open mind.

Note that the back wall should be lower than the front wall so that the roof slopes and directs rain away from the door.