increased precipitation

collocation in English

meaningsofincreaseandprecipitation

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increase
noun[C or U]
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/ˈɪn.kriːs/us
/ˈɪn.kriːs/
a rise in the amount or size ...
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precipitation
noun[U]
uk
/prɪˌsɪp.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/priːˌsɪp.əˈteɪ.ʃən/
environmentspecialized
water that falls from the clouds towards the ground, especially as rain ...
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This was probably due toincreasedprecipitationof the sulfide with iron.
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This unexpected result may be a consequence of theincreasedprecipitationduring the 1997 dry season (22.6 mm compared to 4.3 mm for the 1996 dry season).
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Since almost all climate models anticipate substantial increases in precipitation in the face of green-house-gas induced warming, a broad issue is how theincreasedprecipitationwould be distributed.
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The higher the elevation, the lower the temperatures, and with lower temperatures comeincreasedprecipitation.
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Other expected effects include water scarcity in some regions andincreasedprecipitationin others, changes in mountain snowpack, and adverse health effects from warmer temperatures.
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The richer soil andincreasedprecipitationfavours the natural growth of fescue grass.
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Climatologists now understand that increased vegetation and urbanization can result inincreasedprecipitation.
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Enhanced uplift will then create higher topography, driveincreasedprecipitationwhich will concentrate erosion, and further uplift.
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In the spring, however, the area around the lake would have been prone toincreasedprecipitationdue to the phenomenon of lake-effect snow.
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Only a few glaciers are actually advancing (in locations that were well below freezing, and whereincreasedprecipitationhas outpaced melting).
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The depth to the maximum concentration of clay increases in areas ofincreasedprecipitationand leaching.
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Increasedprecipitationdissolves carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, falling as a weak carbonic acid - acid rain.
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The result isincreasedprecipitationthat contributes to snow pack.
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This scenario leads toincreasedprecipitationand is a fundament behind the idea that the rain belt is moving north.
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Its forward motion slowed substantially, leading toincreasedprecipitationtotals over land.
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The increased ice loss may be partially offset by increased snow accumulation due toincreasedprecipitation.
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Many more plants appear in the 1999 view, partially in response to decreased disturbance as well asincreasedprecipitationin the latter part of the 20th century.
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These phenomena are associated with various changes in climate, most notably during the last glacial maximum, whichincreasedprecipitationand reduced evaporation due to lower temperatures.
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Theincreasedprecipitationthat fed the glaciers also increased the runoff of major rivers and intermittent streams, resulting in the growth and development of large pluvial lakes.
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Future changes in precipitation are expected to follow existing trends, with reduced precipitation over subtropical land areas, andincreasedprecipitationat subpolar latitudes and some equatorial regions.
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