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41Climate change — For current and future climatological effects of human influences, see global warming. For the study of past climate change, see paleoclimatology. For temperatures on the longest time scales, see geologic temperature record …
42Ecohydrology — (from Greek gr. οἶκος, oikos , house(hold) ; gr. ὕδωρ, hydōr , water ; and gr. λογία, logia ) is a new interdisciplinary area linking hydrology with ecological processes involved in the water cycle hydrological cycle. These processes generally… …
43boreal forest — ▪ northern forest Introduction also called taiga vegetation composed primarily of cone bearing, needle leaved, or scale leaved evergreen trees, found in regions that have long winters and moderate to high annual precipitation. The… …
44Thermodynamics — Annotated color version of the original 1824 Carnot heat engine showing the hot body (boiler), working body (system, steam), and cold body (water), the letters labeled according to the stopping points in Carnot cycle …
45Integrated Biosphere Simulator — IBIS 2 is the version 2 of the land surface model Integrated Biosphere Simulator (IBIS), which includes several major improvements and additions to the prototype model developed by Foley et al. [1996] . IBIS was designed to explicitly link land… …
46Heat flux sensor — A heat flux sensor is a commonly used name for a transducer generating a signal that is proportional to the local heat flux. This heat flux can have different origins; in principle convective , radiative as well as conductive heat can be measured …
47Venus — /vee neuhs/, n., pl. Venuses for 2. 1. an ancient Italian goddess of gardens and spring, identified by the Romans with Aphrodite as the goddess of love and beauty. 2. an exceptionally beautiful woman. 3. (sometimes l.c.) Archaeol. a statuette of… …
48Fabales — ▪ plant order Introduction order of dicotyledonous flowering plants in the Rosid I group among the core eudicots. The order comprises 4 families ( Fabaceae, Polygalaceae, Quillajaceae, and Surianaceae), 754 genera, and more than 20,000 species.… …
49Deforestation in Costa Rica — Costa Rica s tropical landscape Deforestation is a major threat to biodiversity and ecosystems in Costa Rica. The country has a rich biodiversity with some 12,000 species of plants, 1,239 species of butterflies, 838 species of birds, 440 species… …
50K-9 and Company — A Girl s Best Friend redirects here. For single by rapper Jay Z, see Girl s Best Friend. K 9 and Company Title card Format Science Fiction Starring …
