Sentence examples for lesser rainfall from inspiring English sources

Parts of northern and central Ethiopia also have a secondary wet season of sporadic, and considerably lesser, rainfall from February to May (called Belg).

In watersheds with shorter length of overland flow values, rain water will enter the stream relatively quickly, and lesser rainfall is sufficient to contribute a significant volume of surface run off to stream discharge.

The southern regions of Ethiopia experience two distinct wet seasons which occur as the ITCZ passes through this more southern position (March May) Belg season is the main rainfall season, yielding 100 200 mm monthly, followed by a lesser rainfall season in October to December called Bega (around 100 mm per month) (world bank 2010).

Shorter length of overland flow in Shobanapuram, Sengattupatti, Talugai, Kallar, Periyakarruppu Odai and Kalungi watersheds implies that rain water will enter the stream relatively quickly, and lesser rainfall is sufficient to contribute a significant volume of surface run off to stream discharge, and the lag time will be shorter making them flash flood prone.

Strong seasonality was found in the series of monthly total rainfall and of monthly mean Nyong River flow; a 1-year period and a weaker 6-month period corresponded to the 2 rainy seasons separated by a period of lesser rainfall (the small dry season, mid-July to mid-August).

Whilst temperature (and to a lesser extent rainfall) at seed-source is a good indicator of the success of tree establishment, high variability between sites points to the need to consider climate, browsing pressure and farm management at the paddock-scale when planning revegetation plantings.

The lesser amount of rainfall and longer dry spells are the key components for successful drought screening at IRRI during the dry season (Vikram et al. 2011).

As Dean approached the Lesser Antilles, heavy rainfall and strong winds were reported in Antigua and Barbuda.

In New Mexico, lesser amounts of rainfall were reported, and precipitation was limited to the northeastern and southwestern portions of the state.

Fig. 5 Rainfall trend, Lesser Himalaya, Himachal Pradesh.

The value obtained based on Chow's approach gives 209 mm which is 109 mm lesser than the maximum rainfall recorded.