Then researchers fan out across the forest measuring the temperature and the humidity of the air (two of the factors that determine how a fire will behave), and recording the amount of woody fuel in the forest and the moisture in that fuel.
The reduced floor space requirements, lower power consumption, and the tolerance of wider temperature and humidity ranges dramatically reduce operational costs and environmental impact through an all-flash hyperscale datacenter.
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Each sensor, which is shaped like a hexagon and is about twice as thick as a hockey puck, is capable of monitoring the temperature, humidity and barometric pressure of virtually any object you can think of.
That means men spending long hours trekking around the mountain every night setting the guns according to the temperature, humidity and wind conditions.
"In Antarctica, as the air temperature warms up, the humidity rises and the ability of snowfall to occur increases, " McClintock said.
Was this fluctuation real, or was it merely a glitch in the equipment used to measure the decay, induced by the change of seasons, with the accompanying changes in temperature and humidity?
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The iOS app initially shows just the core temperature, humidity and hours of sunlight in different sections, with its namesake haze effect giving a clue as to whether conditions are trending up or down.
"Through embedded sensors, the probes can measure a tornado's wind speed and direction, barometric pressure, humidity, and temperature, " the magazine wrote.
Last year Dr Smith and Alanson Sample, a researcher at the University of Washington in Seattle, powered a small humidity and temperature sensor using nothing more than the energy gleaned from a television station 4.1km (2.5 miles) away.
One turbine can produce up to 1, 000 liters of water every day, depending on the level of humidity, temperature and wind speeds, says Janin.
So depending on the relative humidity and temperature, 100 or more water molecules diffuse out of the leaf for every molecule of carbon dioxide that diffuses in.
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The Met Office's "feels like temperature" takes into account expected air temperature, relative humidity and the strength of the wind at around 5 feet (1.5m) - the typical height of a person's face.
The temperature was constant (55 to 60 degrees) and the humidity was pretty steady as well.
Using sensors and global-positioning satellites, customers can check temperature and humidity in the containers.
Right now the focus is on humidity, temperature and barometric pressure, though other environmental variables would be relatively trivial to tack on.
The International Rugby Board recommends that rugby matches should be played when the temperature is below 30 degrees Celsius and humidity levels are below 60%.
We factored in income tax rates and the weather in each metro on factors relating to temperature, precipitation and humidity.
The French electronics company Parrot just unveiled the Flower Power, a new gizmo that monitors the moisture, sunlight, humidity, temperature and fertilizer conditions of your houseplants.
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More detailed climatic data have been obtained since 1998 at the Martial Este Glacier, including air temperature, humidity and solar radiation.
The gametime temperature of 30 degrees was 54 below the start temperature for the 2-1 loss at Honduras last month, when the Americans withered in the heat and humidity as the match went on.
Heat indices combine temperature and relative humidity to indicate how hot the body feels.
The materials inside these fuel cells are touchy about changes in temperature and humidity and prone to their own form of carbon monoxide poisoning.
In 2007, the Flints renovated the barn to create a sound-isolated, humidity- and temperature-controlled environment.
Analysis in the 70s and 80s variously suggested that high pressure, high temperature and low humidity were associated with positive emotions - basically, nice weather seemed to put people in a good mood.
In the future, embedded sensors that provide environmental conditions such as humidity and temperature will be commonplace.
Below the cameras is a weather-monitoring station to measure wind, humidity, temperature and radiation.
Temperature, humidity, type of fungi and chemical reactions all affect the end result.
To help ensure optimal temperature and humidity control, as well as performance in each of the fresh food zones, the T9000 has Samsung's Triple Cooling system.
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The archivists will keep the room at a temperature between 16C and 19C, and aim for a certain level of humidity, figures which meet a British regulation established by archivists, for archivists.
The juvenile wheel is soaked in a salt bath before being placed on shelves in humidity and temperature controlled aging rooms.
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