Concept information
This concept has been deprecated.
Preferred term
rainfall variability
Is replaced by
Definition
- [Heiko Paeth] Rainfall variability is a crucial factor in food production,water resource planning and ecosystems,\ \ especially in regions with scarce freshwaterresources. In West Africa rainfall has been subject to\ \ largedecadal and interdecadal variations during the 20th century. The most prominent feature is\ \ thereduction in rainfall amount throughout the second half of the century with somerecovery at the\ \ end... , "[Philip A. Fay] Rainfall variability is a key driver of ecosystem structure and function in grasslands worldwide.\ \ Changes in rainfall patterns predicted by global climate models for the central United States are\ \ expected to cause lower and increasingly variable soil water availability, which may impact net\ \ primary production and plant species composition in native Great Plains grasslands...
Broader concept
Entry terms
- rainfalls variability
- rainfall variabilities
Creator
- 0000-0003-2195-3997
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/msa0883
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