Sentence examples for precipitation less from inspiring English sources

The total runoff is equal to the total precipitation less the losses caused by evapotranspiration (loss to the atmosphere from soil surfaces and plant leaves), storage (as in temporary ponds), and other such abstractions.

Unlike precipitation, less variability of stable isotopes of streams was found with δ18O and δD ranging from −11.56‰ to −6.26‰ and −65.4‰ to −36.4‰, respectively, the depleted values being observed in the headwaters of the streams/tributaries and enriched values at lower elevations of the watersheds.

The amount equals gross precipitation less interception, evaporation, and infiltration.

The climate in this area is Sahelian with little precipitation (less than 500 mm per year).

Iran is located in a semi-arid area with an average annual precipitation less than one-third of that of the world (Baghvand et al. 2010).

This river transfers water from high-lands with annual precipitation less than 400 mm to the lowlands in the south of the Caspian with annual precipitation of above 1000 mm.

Less precipitation means less run-off to carry nutrients down the Mississippi and into the Gulf.

Value 11 assigns spurious precipitation with less than 20 particles with less than 5 bins occupied.

Precipitation was less than an inch for the state, with most areas seeing less than ¼".

Average annual precipitation is less than 130mm.

• Precipitation is less than 2 inches a year, only slightly more than the Sahara desert.