US EditionHow Amazon Trees Use Recent Rainfall in the Dry Season and Support the Production of Their Own Rain
Amazon trees use water stored in shallow soil from recent dry-season rainfall to sustain up to 70% of transpiration, supporting local and distant rainfall cycles, study finds.
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How Amazon trees use recent rainfall in the dry season and support the production of their own rain
The Amazon is the world's largest tropical forest, home to unmatched biodiversity and one of the planet's longest rivers. Besides the Amazon River, the Amazon rainforest also features "flying rivers:" invisible streams of vapor that travel through the atmosphere, fueling rainfall both within the forest and far beyond its boundaries.
New study shows how Amazon trees use recent rainfall in the dry season and support the production of their own rain
The Amazon is the world’s largest tropical forest, home to unmatched biodiversity and one of the planet’s longest rivers. Besides the Amazon River, the Amazon rainforest also features “flying rivers:” invisible streams of vapour that travel through the atmosphere, fuelling rainfall both within the forest and far beyond its boundaries. The forests play a central role in this system. Much of the moisture that rises into the atmosphere comes from t…
Amazonia is the world's largest tropical forest, home to unrivalled biodiversity and one of the world's longest rivers. In addition to the Amazon River, Amazon Rainforest also features "flying rivers:" Unseen streams that travel through the atmosphere, fuelling precipitation both in the forest and beyond [...]
New study shows how Amazon trees use recent rainfall in the dry season and support the production of their own rain - The Turtle Island News
By Magali Nehemy Assistant Professor, Department of Earth & Environmental Science University of British Columbia The Amazon is the world’s largest tropical forest, home to unmatched biodiversity and one of the planet’s longest rivers. Besides the Amazon River, the Amazon rainforest also features “flying rivers:” invisible streams of vapour that travel through the atmosphere, fuelling rainfall both within the forest and far beyond its boundarie…
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