That is because radar signals move faster in dry soils than in wet ones.
Only three days of my testing was in dry weather -- only one of Fernando's was wet.
The snag is that microwaves can only penetrate the ground in dry areas, because water absorbs them.
Landscaping in dry climates requires a lot of hydration, but a lawn made of water itself demands very little.
Many mines were operating in dry and deciduous forest lands on India's western ghat region, flouting environment laws, he claimed.
It is normally submerged beneath two or three metres of water, but is exposed in dry years when the water level drops.
That has meant that people with dry skin are weak donors and evidence is rapidly degraded in dry conditions or after long storage.
Testing for the season continued in Barcelona Friday and France's Romain Grosjean , in a Lotus, set the fastest time in dry afternoon conditions.
He suggests that farmers trying to grow thirsty grain in dry northern and western parts of China should be persuaded to change their crops.
If you do not fancy being showered with soggy tomatoes, you can watch the spectacle in dry comfort on Canal 9, Valencia's local TV channel.
In addition, aquifers offer an essential buffer to populations in dry regions by providing a reliable source of water even during long periods without rainfall.
The NWWT hopes to organise classes in dry stone walling, hedge laying and other skills as part of the project, which runs until August this year.
Simply put, the 300 ft tall towers can be built in dry docks at shipbuilding facilities, like Bath Iron Works, and then floated out into position.
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Local governments in dry areas across China -- as in other countries -- have long sought to wring more rain from the sky for crops and reservoirs.
To keep them from the heat, on the long train journey from his home in Buffalo, he had wrapped the samples stoutly in dry ice and newspaper.
The Peugeot No.9 was leading when the rain started in the 14th hour, offering an opportunity for the Audi cars to make up for their relative lack of speed in dry conditions.
Meanwhile, in dry gas plays like the Haynesville, Barnett and the dry gas portion of the Eagle Ford, companies are basically drilling only the wells they are required to drill under their lease agreements.
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Mr Museveni's spokespeople say he has not yet decided whether to run again, but the masses, who drape themselves in dry banana leaves to show their support, are eager for him to carry on.
Diana Shipping (NYSE: DSX): A leader in dry bulk shipping with a P-E of 6.59, an operating profit of near 50, and 373 million in cash, and a major beneficiary of the rising Chinese economy.
For starters, consider the fact that the degree of market failure varies from region to region: the difference between the price of water and its true marginal cost must be higher in dry places than wet ones.
The body, however, remains ensconced in dry ice (replenished each month by a hired local now known as Bo the Iceman) in a shed donated by local businesses, while the family financially maintains the body and its upkeep from afar.
Seven boxes of ammunition were found after the rampage in a black bag discovered in a dry river bed in Loughner's neighborhood.
An image from Mr. Ritts's last project is in the show, a 2002 photo of actor Ben Affleck posing in a dry lake bed in California's Mojave Desert.
But in bigger dry Africa, such as in Jabi village, efforts to replicate Asia's green revolution have so far failed.
These few survivors, she explains, follow the fish in the dry season to deep pools in the bed of the river near Kratie, in Cambodia.
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