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21Biorhexistasy — The Theory of Biorhexistasy describes climatic conditions necessary for periods of soil formation (pedogenesis) separated by periods of soil erosion. Proposed by pedologist H. Erhart in 1951, the theory defines two climatic phases: biostasy and… …
22KUICHLING — GERMANY (see also List of Individuals) 20.1.1848 Kehl/D 9.11.1914 New York/USA Emil Kuichling was born in Germany and graduated at Rochester University in 1868. He then studied for three years at the Polytechnic of Karlsruhe. From 1873 he was an… …
23Flash flood warning — A Flash Flood Warning is issued when a flash flood is imminent or occurring in the warned area. A flash flood is a sudden, violent flood after a heavy rain. Rainfall intensity and duration, topography, soil conditions, and ground cover contribute …
24isoecho contour mode — A mode of operation of a monochromatic weather radar. When the button for this mode is pressed, areas of precipitation corresponding to red on a color screen turn black. This leaves the lighter green portion around the black area, allowing… …
25MULVANY W T — IRELAND (see also List of Individuals) 11.3.1806 Dublin/IE 30.10.1885 Düsseldorf/D William Thomas Mulvany started his studies in medicine at Dublin University but was unable to graduate because of financial problems. He thus became surveyor and… …
26Manaus —   Municipality   The Municipality of Manaus Manaus center …
27History of radar — The history of radar starts with experiments by Heinrich Hertz in the late 19th century that showed that radio waves were reflected by metallic objects. This possibility was suggested in James Clerk Maxwell s seminal work on electromagnetism.… …
28Middle Park, Queensland — Middle Park Brisbane, Queensland Population: 4,338 Postcode: 4074 Area: 1.5 km² (0.6 sq mi) …
29overland flow — water running over the surface of the land into a river channel or body of water. May occur due to: impermeable rock surfaces, saturated soils, rainfall intensity exceeding infiltration rate, snow/ice melt and compacted soils …
30hyetograph — A graph of rainfall intensity against time [16] …
