The spatial distribution of vegetation is following a certain pattern determined jointly by factors like light, heat, rainfall and soil etc.

植被空间分布格局受光、热、水、土等的影响表现出一定的规律性。

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It was spring, the air was cool with a hint of possible rainfall, and my visitors were wearing trench coats, looking like characters from a spy movie.

当时已是春天，空气里凉飕飕的，有点儿暴雨来袭的感觉。我的客人们身穿风雨衣，扮相好像从间谍片里走出的人物。

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The current estimates are produced by analyzing a range of variables like rainfall, temperature and evaporation.

BBC: Predicting the next big flood

The plants and dirt will capture rainfall and shield the house from heat, rather than absorbing it like an asphalt shingle or a clay tile.

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