Environmental conservation

Environmental conservation

Terms related to protecting natural resources including plant and animal species as well as their habitat for the future.

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cistern

Environment; Environmental conservation

A reservoir, tank, or vessel for storing or holding water or other liquid.

clear well

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A reservoir for the storage of filtered water of sufficient capacity to prevent the need to vary the filtration rate with variations in demand. Also used to provide chlorine-contact time for ...

climate

Environment; Environmental conservation

The statistical collection and representation of the weather conditions for a specified area during a specified time interval, usually decades, together with a description of the state of the ...

climate change

Environment; Environmental conservation

The long-term fluctuations in temperature, precipitation, wind, and all other aspects of the Earth's climate. External processes, such as solar-irradiance variations, variations of the Earth's ...

climate sensitivity

Environment; Environmental conservation

The magnitude of a climatic response to a perturbing influence. In mathematical modeling of the climate, the difference between simulations as a function of change in a given parameter.

climate system

Environment; Environmental conservation

The five physical components (atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere) that are responsible for the climate and its variations.