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eluudsl, and mar 01 CONDENSATION lwaler
edndensed u! [upped larlln sonlelurles elear alr or [op
Dy tool sul-laresl, Allhmgh lne lauer may be 0! enlieal
uupurlanre ell seaward slopes and al hlgller alnrudas
«cloud loreslsl, llre only rellable and eldespread
measures we possess are al -lalnlall- World r - all
arerages about 56¢!!! (so lnellesl. wnlle we may rake so
m1mimlofflmllllolkflfl marid, aud zssru
no miles) or less as and and desert, we can loeaUy
erpenenre seasonal or relallve andlry due la Inngm
eyeles and wearner elleers eaused by perladlc
nuerualionr in lelsmams or octanic eurrerlls "1 any
ellmle Longu peneds ul lnrreased andlry can also be
earlsad by deloresrallall Dna hmad urleeal seale
ll ls because 0| llle purenlral ler enanges lu
preelplrarlon am we glye so lnuen spate ll. lare.
enaplers m warer slumge s|ra|egle5 and llle
consul/alien cl warer Warer premises m be llle rualn
lllmlmg tamer lur surylyal and 5mm, and me main:
lulule expense 0! had girdzlfi and agraeullule Thus,
any s|fl|egy we ran adopr la generale, eanserye, or
slow waler ls (nhul |o rlur design ippmch. Any
gildener knows lllal elllnane averages arealbesl a yery
general guide la pmyllanen elleers lrl rne garden a!
onham II ls a mum saler slraregy |n see m n rlm bum
lne speeles rllosen and warer strategxes developed
erlsllre some yleld rrl -drler «nan usual (ondlfinni.
Alherall,a llslr populallon am elwaler for an lrollr ls as
dead as ll a year-long dmflgm were ln erleel
Our annual gardens and (mp! are alsrl suseepnlale |o
9m
FIGHIIESJ 5 ”' k L“
sle AIR cms AROUND m scum POLE
cluud bulbs lsmdml um laws on me E-NE slurs m mun nmssu/I.
mu m s meal lewalwle L2H: Eann splnpmm adna mm
lms vanlm Imus ellnlala In 25' lalmr Mlm eyelenes lssd ml
5mm
shm'Htrm dung: ln ayallable wam, maple llye, and
garden, lrl flange annual ralnlalls nf lo ml l4 lnrlresl
a! less, and lney manage In both erisl and pruduee
erups. Exollc (nun—loan waler enrels dry nginni as
nyees and undmmnd adulIeea, and eluserlalales us Io
make judiclom use el anal walee aud Io llnpleulenr a
gem yanery a! local Rubys re (ape mm are lack ol
eerual lalnlall
lulnlall avlngcs are best used as broad indium
rather lhln u derlnalsle limmng laelols or lar more
use lo us ls me expecled DIS'fluBUTION nl ralnlall
llrleludlng eaneules suelr as loo-year [load reeeldsl
and dala on are INTENSITY ol ralns, as rlnese liners
are a Ilmllln! lunuenee on rne slre ol ruad eulyerls,
darn splflwiys, and cm deluge upaeiry needed to see
us uvu dry periods Hundxng llisnariel of slles and
durum ohm lrldieare rrle real lllnlls lo the plaeeulenl
ol planesyslerus, tenors, arld buildmgs,sc rlnalallenlauu
m flood records ivmds lulu-e edsrs and dlsappalnhnzm
I! flood dala ls arrllrled, hie resell can be ar risk in
mm yeneds ol raln
As pndpflahm l-lses, available hgh| dmses, rnus,
ln errrelnely eleudy lnduslrlal er lug-bunnd nuulld
elllnures, (13h! becamts lne Illluling ham [or some
planrs u) lapen er even newer. A| are dry end 01 lhe
ralnlall speelruln (as we lsacll so ern m m mks luearl
rainlalll sun is plenlllul and mparlhan in an}; a/
prtuwhflwn becomes lrle limiting larrdr Thi| laelor
delerlrllnes aur and-lrud slurage smregles. ,llsl as rlle
depln a! seasonally lmen sells and lee eeyer
delerlnlnes waler Nuculanon slralegles ln cold
sllrrules.
Raxnlall ls souvenlerllly dlsmguxshed by llre
ploeesses eauslna ram 35'
. OROGWHI lle mollllg el arr as u uses ovu
mounvalns or hills
. cycLoNlc or! FRONTAL lrle oyenridlng ul mo)
and warm arr lnasaes rllllre polarmwlation.
. CoNVECflONAL.m1-mms of hm all nsing {mm
maroon": um) cw!" arr.
Aparr lrlaln raln, we have dew and log. paw is a
comma“ mu]! elelear nlglnrs, rapld ladlauer. loss, and
a mural alr ulasr over cases and hifls || oeeuls ulme
hzquemly ln (learrsky dsefl: nun ln rluudy areas,
and iiflyfl wind speed (les ldn/lll assure lrlequarlu-ry
deparlred, sun. sml air and strung wlnds reduce
dewlall. lureuslly dd depeslrlerl is grealesl 3450 an
nbcvc gmulld level, llre highest depeslusr. due Io areas
01 dry gmnd, llne lower due re wel earen, wlucll chills
less qultkly,
Nu! m be mulused wnh dew la radiaflwn lleal less
#151 rruul eauln wulr elelar nigh! skin) is me ulmsnlre
issued an leaves above warru damp ground on elaady
rllalnls ms is eidwr summer: lwaler :xuded lroul
rlle leaves) or DISTILLATION lmm rlslng ground
vlpour, ll lepmerlrs m ner 5:"! lo mu] puipnalim,
The walerr o! gum-en ellrlg re rne ups 01 leaves, dew
re the whole 1.91am
Only ln deserrs ls lne 4—5 elu n—z males) dd dew per
yur er any slgnlaeanee ln pmipiufiun new lrl deserls
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