Long-term climatic data at various sites crossing a wide range of climates during 1961 2000 are used for model development and validation.
The scientists said that California was chosen for the study because of its range of climates and the predominance of industries, like agriculture, that are dependent on climatic conditions.
Several Microcystis ITS types were detected in a wide range of climates, indicating a broad tolerance or capacity for rapid local adaptation to different climatic conditions.
The rocks and fossil assemblages of Gondwana show major changes that correspond to its great size and wide range of climates and environments.
Though grown under a wide range of climates and soils, wheat is best adapted to temperate regions with rainfall between 30 and 90 cm (12 and 36 inches).
The area in which Darjiling is situated receives plentiful rainfall and has a wide range of climates, from tropical to subalpine, owing to its varying elevations.
Relatively few gymnosperms (conifers and their relatives), however, are found in rainforests; instead, they occur more frequently at the drier and cooler extremes of the range of climates in which tropical rainforests grow.
Roussillon is a complex terroir, with myriad variations in its soils and a range of climates, from the hot, dusty interior regions around Vingrau to the slightly damper coastal hills around the picturesque harbor town of Collioure.
"Argentina is such a big country, with a range of climates," said Martín Bruno, the sommelier at the Hotel Fierro's Hernán Gipponi Restaurant (Soler 5862; 54-11-3220-6820; hgrestaurant.com.ar) in Palermo Hollywood.
Ceres proposes to make them grow faster still, using a mixture of "smart" breeding techniques (in which desirable genes are identified scientifically but assembled into plants by traditional hybridisation) and straightforward genetic engineering.The chosen grasses also thrive in a range of climates.
Morocco's broad range of climates is also a blessing for trekkers.
