climatic variable

collocation in English

meaningsofclimaticandvariable

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climatic
adjective
uk
/klaɪˈmæt.ɪk/us
/klaɪˈmæt̬.ɪk/
relating to general ...
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variable
noun[C]
uk
/ˈveə.ri.ə.bəl/us
/ˈver.i.ə.bəl/
a number, amount, or situation that ...
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For individual species, we document theclimaticvariablethat was most strongly correlated with the number of individuals fruiting and flowering.
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However, as the climatic variables used in the study were highly intercorrelated, it was not possible to determine whichclimaticvariablehad the greatest influence on seedbank density.
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It is also difficult to know which aspects of a particularclimaticvariableare most biologically relevant, such as average vs. maximum or minimum temperatures.
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Two relationships between flowering patterns and climatic variables were evident.
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Associations with different climatic variables as well as latitude were also tested, using multiple regression.
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Regression analysis indicated that no climatic variables were significantly associated with desiccation resistance.
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The results provide an opportunity to re-assess the importance of different climatic variables as determinants of mortality in tsetse.
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It is also difficult to relate instantaneous population responses to climatic variables in order to extrapolate the findings to other locations.
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This is illustrated for a range of climatic variables using factorceiling analysis.
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Thus, the many direct and indirect effects of temperature and other climatic variables on parasite transmission are bound to have community-wide impacts.
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Nine climatic variables are considered here: rainfall; maximum, mean and minimum air temperature; mean and minimum relative humidity; and maximum, mean and minimum wind speed.
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However, this late sowing may not be conducive to high yields as climatic variables such as low rainfall and declining temperatures become unfavourable later in the season.
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It was considered important to identify whether critical periods in the growing season occurred and how much the crop's responsiveness differed regarding certain main climatic variables.
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The fact that certain climatic variables are similar in high-latitude temperate zones and at high-altitude sites in the tropics, has led to assumptions about ecologically equivalent situations.
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Crop growth and yield models are based on a combination of soil, crop and climatic variables.
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Climatic variables shaping life zones include mean potential temperature, total annual precipitation, and the ratio of mean annual evapotranspiration to mean annual precipitation.
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The divergence might represent changes to other climatic variables to which tree rings are sensitive, such as delayed snowmelt and changes in seasonality.
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Temperatures do not vary greatly with the season at any location; the most significant climatic variables are rainfall and the length of the dry season.
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Some of these climatic variables include humidity, aridity, winds, and atmospheric stability.
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Different species, however, respond to changes in climatic variables in different ways.
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