10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOWNSLOPE»
Discover the use of
downslope in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
downslope and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Comprehensive Study of a Regional Scale
Downslope Flow in ...
with the ambient atmosphere, may play a comparable role to surface stress in
balancing a thermally-driven downslope flow over smooth terrain. This would
limit the impact of the surface friction, effectively shrinking the skin layer and
lowering ...
Lowell Crosby Savage (III.), 2008
2
Essentials of Physical Geography
This diagram shows how freeze–thaw or wet–dry cycles produce a mechanism
that moves particles downslope. Are there places near where you live that show
evidence of creep? pushing soil particles upward; when thawing occurs, the soil
...
Robert Gabler, James Petersen, L. Trapasso, 2006
Mass wasting, also called mass movement, is a collective term for the downslope
transport of surface materials in direct response to gravity. Everywhere on the
planet's surface, gravity pulls objects toward Earth's center. This gravitational
force ...
Robert Gabler, James Petersen, L. Trapasso, 2008
KATABATIC WINDS Although any downslope wind is technically a katabatic wind
, the name is usually reserved for downslope winds that are much stronger than
mountain breezes. Katabatic (or fall) winds can rush down elevated slopes at ...
5
Mountain Meteorology : Fundamentals and Applications: ...
Figure 11.18 illustrates the relationship between wind and temperature structures
over a midslope location during upslope and downslope flows. Both upslope and
downslope wind speeds generally increase with distance. Downslope flows ...
C. David Whiteman Staff Scientist of Meteorology at Pacific Northwest Laboratories, 2000
6
Guidelines for Surveying Soil and Land Resources
In general, flow directions will not coincide exactly with one of the eight directions
to adjacent cells in the grid, so there is scope for choosing how flow out of a cell
is distributed to downslope cells. The result is a variety of different algorithms for ...
7
Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
Loose material on the land surface may be transported downslope under gravity,
it may be washed by water, blown away by wind, scoured by ice or moved by a
combination of these processes. Falls, slides and slumps are responsible for ...
8
Mountain Weather Research and Forecasting: Recent Progress ...
RANS and LES models are in agreement with field data, predicting weaker
downslope flows (i.e. displaying both smaller maximum jet speed and smaller
mass flux) on steeper slopes (Skyllingstad 2003; Zhong and Whiteman 2008;
Axelsen ...
Fotini K. Chow, Stephan F.J. De Wekker, Bradley J. Snyder, 2012
9
Proceedings of the 18th North American Prairie Conference: ...
Values in parentheses are P values that compare the measurement with the
measurement immediately downslope at the same depth based on the pairwise t-
test. Asterisks indicate difference from the previous season is statistically
significant ...
10
Natural Hazards and Disasters
On January 10, 2005, a huge debris flow of material swept rapidly downslope
and buried fifteen houses under ten meters of lumpy wet sand and clay, killing
ten people. Even after the second fatal tragedy, many residents chose to remain,
...
Donald Hyndman, David Hyndman, 2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOWNSLOPE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
downslope is used in the context of the following news items.
Queets rain forest fire grows sideways; 21 percent contained
A “backing fire,” according to the “Glossary of Wildland Fire Terminology,” is a fire that spreads against the wind, downslope or on level ground ... «Peninsula Daily, Jul 15»
Edwards flourishing for Flash
At age 27, Edwards understands that she is most likely approaching the downslope of her playing career. She is determined to make one last ... «Daily Local News, Jul 15»
Sharks announce development camp roster
He IS 34, and the 3 year contract means he'll likely be on the downslope, but he hasn't missed a game in 2 years and continues to be effective ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»
After the flash flood, cleanup begins
... combination of the intensity of the rain and the debris swept along by water rushing downslope overwhelmed Kamloops' stormwater system. «Kamloops This Week, Jul 15»
Ben Affleck & Jennifer Garner Split: Celebrity Couple Filing for Divorce
Affleck's career took a gentle downslope through the early 2000s but a directing stint in the 2012 movie "Argo" revived his film career. «Latin Post, Jul 15»
Crops are getting ugly out there
Some fields are headed to 250-bushel corn in the high spots and 80 downslope. Locally, the late beans seem to be growing out of the slop and ... «Farm and Dairy, Jul 15»
Scientists Study Kilauea Lava to Improve Projections
“There's not an invisible wall there that kept the flows from advancing downslope,” cautioned Steve Brantley, the deputy scientist-in-charge at ... «ClaimsJournal.com, Jun 15»
EUR/GBP gapped lower on Monday
A break above that hurdle is likely to push the rate higher, for an initial test of the upper boundary of the downslope channel and then perhaps ... «FXStreet, Jun 15»
Scientists look for clues in Kilauea lava to improve projections about …
"There's not an invisible wall there that kept the flows from advancing downslope," cautioned Steve Brantley, the deputy scientist-in-charge at ... «The Republic, Jun 15»
3rd anniversary of derecho ... nothing close to that on tap, but …
Warm westerly downslope winds kept Roanoke's morning low to 84 -- which would have been a runaway all-time warmest low temperature ... «Roanoke Times, Jun 15»
