On things like simulating rainfall and cloud formation, progress has been painfully slow".
As is usual for temperate climate, air and water temperature depend on geographical location and meteorological conditions such as rainfall, humidity, cloud cover, wind velocity, etc.
To summarise: reducing forest cover often correlates with some decline in rainfall and cloud cover, though specific cases may be idiosyncratic.
We know that large scale forest loss or die-back will generally reduce atmospheric moisture, rainfall and cloud cover, and increase the likelihood of drought and further loss or die-back.
Similar to other Savanna regions, the main challenges for remote sensing based carbon quantification in the Cerrado are related to the strong seasonality of rainfall, as cloud cover in the wet season hinders the frequent acquisition of optical imagery [30].
The area was a natural, thanks to its rich volcanic soil, ample rainfall, natural cloud cover and hard-working family farmers who toiled away to establish the renowned region celebrated today.
Other work has reported correlations between dengue and climate variables such as El Niño, temperature, rainfall, and cloud cover.
In particular, sites where high rainfall makes cloud immersion less important for epiphyte water-balance, or where occasional drought has previously selected for drought-resistant taxa, may be less adversely affected by predicted climate changes.
