Collocations withrainfall
These are words often used in combination withrainfall.
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annual rainfall
Controlling for soil quality with regional dummies, we regressed the biomass density on annual rainfall in the villages for which biomass density data were available.
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average rainfall
The arrival of cattle led to a leech population increase that, in years with above average rainfall (. 5000 mm), can reach plague levels.
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daily rainfall
Also, total rainfall (obtained from daily rainfall records), from planting to 50% flowering and 50% podding, was determined.
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excessive rainfall
The lowest maize yield harvested in 1996/97 under sole maize was attributed to leaching and water logging due to excessive rainfall and lodging.
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extreme rainfall
We are changing the climate, the result of which is both extreme drought and extreme rainfall.
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heavy rainfall
Indeed, the numbers caught inside stables are correlated with the numbers caught outside, and we observed that both were highly suppressed after heavy rainfall.
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intense rainfall
At the time of release, the scarcity of food and intense rainfall may have affected the condition of the birds, making them more vulnerable.
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lack of rainfall
The artificial procuring of suitable climatic conditions by extra street watering and sewer flushing to compensate for any lack of rainfall.
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mean rainfall
The annual mean rainfall was 3869 mm, recorded at the office of a tea plantation near the study site during 1998 to 2002.
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moderate rainfall
That college covers an area of only moderate rainfall.
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monthly rainfall
There was a significant positive relationship between monthly rainfall, monthly minimum temperatures and flavonoid concentration, but no relationship was found with leaf age.
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rainfall event
At least in 1998, the exit of butterflies from overwintering sites was relatively sudden and coincided with the first spring rainfall event.
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rainfall pattern
According to the rainfall pattern and the needs of the growing crops, the villagers can use the water when needed.
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rainfall regime
Simulated planting rainfall regime was the main plot, the sub-plot was tillage and the sub-sub-plot was seed priming.
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rainfall total
However, this higher annual rainfall total was mainly due to the occurrence of several large storms in the rainy season (responsible for 90% of the annual rainfall).
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seasonal rainfall
In particular, it is clear that the period of pod induction is genotype dependent irrespective of other factors, such as seasonal rainfall.
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significant rainfall
But that depends on significant rainfall during the period and a substantial saving in the use of water.
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torrential rainfall
The rainy season is increasingly characterized by shorter periods with torrential rainfall (ibid.).
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variable rainfall
The semi-arid climate in the study area has low, highly variable rainfall, distributed in two rainy seasons.
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