Sentence examples for gradient of precipitation from inspiring English sources

There is a gradient of precipitation and runoff from high in the eastern Gulf to low in the western Gulf.

To test this hypothesis, a widely used VZM along with two SHCs datasets for sand and loamy sand is used to compute GR at four sites in the continental Unites States with a significant gradient of precipitation (P).

Considering the topographic features, the lateral gradient of precipitation (increasing from west to east) and the lithology distribution, it is concluded that the geomorphological features of Qinghai Nanshan are influenced mainly by tectonic activities and reflect the growth pattern and/or the tectonic setting of the range.

PCALT describes the linear gradient of precipitation with altitude.

Indeed, grazer effects on plant community composition are known to increase along the gradient of precipitation, while the effects on production decline along the same gradient (Chase et al. 2000).

The correlations of the PCs with the climatic variables indicated that the first PC (PC CONTIN, 57·6 % of the variation) represented continentality, the second (PC SUMMWARM, 24·7 % of variation) summer warmth and the third PC (PC PRECIP, 15·6 % of variation) a gradient of precipitation.

In the loess tablelands, the thickness of mollic colors, A horizon properties, and SOC storage all decrease with distance from the source of Bignell Loess, which is along a gradient of increasing precipitation.

The recharge elevations of the individual springs were calculated from their δ18O-values and the equation of the altitude gradient (−0.16‰ δ18O/100 m) of precipitation on the mountain.

Sun leaves of Metrosideros polymorpha were collected in 51 sites on 9 lava flows that represented gradients of elevation, precipitation, substrate age, and substrate texture on Mauna Loa volcano, Hawai'i.

The region is in the Basin and Range Province characterized by isolated north-south trending mountain ranges separated by broad alluvial valleys with strong elevational and topographic gradients of temperature, precipitation, and vegetation (Figure 3).

The area sampled presents a gradient of altitude and precipitation.