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	Wet season - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tropical weather is dominated by the movement of the tropical rain belt, which oscillates from the northern to the southern tropics over the course of the year.
		The tropical rain belt lies in the southern hemisphere roughly from November to March, and during this time the southern tropics experience a wet season, in which rain is common.
		The rain belt reaches roughly as far north as the Tropic of Cancer and as far south as the Tropic of Capricorn.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wet_season (282 words)

	Book Encyclopedia - Web Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The weather in the tropics is dominated by the tropical rain belt, which oscillates from the northern to the southern tropics over the course of the year.
		The tropical rain belt lies in the southern hemisphere roughly from October to March, and during this time the northern tropics experience a dry season in which precipitation is very rare, and days are typically hot and sunny throughout.
		From April to September, the rain belt lies in the northern hemisphere, and the southern tropics experience their dry season.
	www.bookencyclopedia.com /index.php?title=Dry_season (200 words)

	Drought: air pollution link found
		As a result, the tropical rain belt, which migrates northwards and southwards with the seasonal movement of the sun, is weakened in the northern hemisphere and does not move as far north.
		The main impact of the weaker rain belt is in the Sahel.
		Tropical and eastern Australia have experienced an increase in rainfall over the 20th century, and this may be related to the same effect.
	www.dar.csiro.au /news/2002/MR05.html (529 words)

	Peace Corps \| World Wise Schools \| Lesson Plans \| Teacher Guides \| Honduras
		Pockets of rain forest lie both north and south of the equator, bordered on the north by the Tropic of Cancer and on the south by the Tropic of Capricorn.
		Tropical rain forests are not impenetrable masses of vegetation.
		Rain forest trees add a lot of moisture to the air as excess water evaporates from their leaves, and this moisture eventually falls as rain.
	peacecorps.gov /wws/guides/honduras/forests.html (1987 words)

	Exploring a tropical rain forest
		The name "rain forest" generates a more favorable image than does the term "jungle." And if you are trying to gain support to promote preservation of tropical forests, which since World War II have been cut down at an alarming rate, a rain forest sounds worth saving, not so a jungle.
		The trees in a tropical rain forest are broadleaf, meaning the leaves are wide in relation to their length.
		Heavy rains, high humidity and high temperatures lead to rapid decay of leaves and limbs that fall from the canopy to the floor.
	www.inquisitivetraveler.com /pages/artlib/exptrprf.html (1962 words)

	Tropical rain forest
		According to the researchers roughly half the rain that falls on the enormous forests of the Amazon evaporates at once and is returned to the atmosphere, where it condenses again.
		Tropical rainforest is the natural vegetation in the humid parts of the tropics.
		Tropical forests includes, in addition to rainforests, the endangered mangrove forests, dry defoliating forests, humid defoliating forests, and evergreen forests in the tropics.
	jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu /FieldCourses00/TropEcoCostaRicaArticles/Tropicalrainforest.html (3537 words)

	Tropical Rain Forests - In The Wild Spotlight - Bagheera
		The defining characteristics of tropical a rain forest are temperature and rainfall.
		Rain forests experience from 40 to 400 inches (100 to 1000 cm) of rain a year and an average temperature of about 80° F (26° C), with no pronounced cold or dry spells.
		Rain forests are being eliminated for timber, minerals, agriculture, and human settlement.
	www.bagheera.com /inthewild/spot_sprain.htm (463 words)

	Rain 3
		They are mainly located around the belt at the equator, in the Amazon basin in South America, the Congo basin and other lowland regions in Africa, and they are both on the mainland and the islands off of Southeast Asia.
		The tropical rainforests climate is very warm, it has an average annual temperature of greater than 20 degrees celsius.
		The animal of the tropical rainforest are a wide variety that adapt to their surroundings in many ways.
	ths.sps.lane.edu /biomes/rain3/rain3.html (868 words)

	Conservation of Tropical Rain Forests in Arunachal Pradesh - D.N. Singh
		The tropical rain forest is concentrated in the valleys and adjacent hills.
		It is responsible for reduction in the area of the rain forests and is causing immense damage to the forests.
		Insurgency: The rain forest belt of the Lohit, Tirap and Changlang districts of the state is badly affected by the insurgency.
	www.wii.gov.in /envis/rain_forest/chapter20.htm (1900 words)

	A few thousand years ago tropical rain forests once covered 14% o the earth, and encircled the equator like a wide ...
		Tropical rain forests must have an average temperature of 80 degree Fahrenheit and also have heavy rainfall.
		The rains wash away the thin topsoil that is usually protected by the canopy.
		The tropical forest need to be utilized the best they can without us destroying their natural state.
	www.thecoo.edu /~brthomp/torpical%20rain%20forest.htm (1024 words)

	Tropical Rain Forests (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Although tropical rain forests cover a mere 3 percent of the Earth's surface, they are home to at least half of its 10-30 million plant and animal species.
		Tropical rain forests form a green belt around the Earth, stretching from the Equator to about 23.5 degrees latitude north and south.
		With each acre of primary rain forest that is cleared, we could be losing uncounted numbers of species, some of which may hold the key for a cure to deadly diseases.
	greennature.com /article709.html (697 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Queensland tropical rain forests (AA0117)
		Queensland’s tropical rainforests are located in the narrow, coastal, high rainfall belt of northeastern Australia on steep to undulating plateaus lying between 600 m and 900 m, with mountain peaks rising to 1,622m.
		Tropical cyclones are a feature of the climate and are a major factor shaping the structural and floristic differentiation of the vegetation.
		Queenslands’ tropical rainforests as a center of endemism differs from other areas of long-isolated floras in that it is part of an ancient continental as opposed to island landscape, uplifted more than 100 million years ago and tectonically stable for the greater part of the period of angiosperm evolution.
	www.worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/aa/aa0117_full.html (2615 words)

	The Rain Forest
		Tropical rain forests cover only 7% of the earth's surface, yet nearly one half of the world's species of plants and animals are found there
		Tropical rain forests play an important role in controlling climate all over the world.
		Unlike the tropical variety, these rain forests are temperate, meaning they have a mild climate, and they are dominated by huge trees.
	www.geocities.com /RainForest/Vines/3995/rainforest.html (1153 words)

	Plants In A Tropical Rain Forests (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The tropical rain forest biome is one of the most productive areas on earth.
		Tropical rain forests once blanketed the Earth like a wide green belt around the equator...
		tropical rain forest plants, the study of plant biogeography in Australian tropical rain forests, and the...
	www.flowersdir.net /flowers/plants-in-a-tropical-rain-forests.html (499 words)

	African Golden Cat
		The primary habitat of the golden cat appears to be the Tropical Rain Forest belt which traverses the African equator, however penetration into the adjoining tropical Dry Forests and Savannah scrub is also in evidence.
		Primarily due to its dense rain forest habitat very little is known of the lifestyle and biology of the golden cat.
		However through a gradual increases in the timber trade, loss of the Tropical Rain Forest habitat and subsequent decline in prey species is a threat in many parts of the cats range.
	www.catmine.com /big/african_golden_cat.htm (712 words)

	Chapter 10
		Tropical deforestation is leading to the loss of thousands of species, many of which were undiscovered.
		Myers estimated that logging for tropical hardwoods such as ebony and mahogany was causing the elimination of about 20,000 square miles of tropical forests per year.
		In contrast, in tropical forests up to 90% of nutrients are present in the vegetation itself and are lost during the slash and burn.
	darwin.bio.uci.edu /~sustain/bio65/lec10/b65lec10.htm (6279 words)

	Tropical Rain Forests (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Tropical Rain Forests Tropical Rain Forests Weather and Climate 3:00-3:50 MWF Although a tropical rain forest is merely described as a region of tall trees with year-round warmth and plentiful rain...
		Printables Threats to Tropical Rain Forests Behaviors contributing to the deforestation of the rain forests.
		From tropical rain forests to snow on the equator, spectacular scenery and v...
	www.rainbe.com /TropicalRainForests (1069 words)

	Rainforest - Enchanted Learning Software
		The rain is more evenly distributed throughout the year in a tropical rainforest (even though there is a little seasonality).
		The range of temperature in a tropical rainforest is usually between 75° F and 80° F (24-27° C).
		Tropical rainforest trees and plants also remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it in their roots, stems, leaves, and branches.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/rainforest/Allabout.shtml (701 words)

	Encyclopedia: Ghana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A tropical rain forest belt, broken by heavily forested hills and many streams and rivers, extends northward from the shore.
		The eastern coastal belt is warm and comparatively dry (see Dahomey Gap); the southwest corner, hot and humid; and the north, hot and dry.
		The tropics are the geographic region of the Earth centered on the equator and limited in latitude by the two tropics: the Tropic of Cancer in the north and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ghana (3675 words)

	Tropical Rain Forest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A tropic is a hot, wet region that makes a wide belt around the center of the earth.
		Rain forests cover about 7% of the earth's surface.
		Wide belt around the center of the earth: This belt follows the equator.
	schoolweb.missouri.edu /richwoods.k12.mo.us/classes/weather/page33.htm (281 words)

	tropical rain forest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Tropical Rain forest biome is located in Central and South America, Southeast Asia, Africa and Australia...
		The tropical rain forest is a forest of tall trees in a region of year-round...
		Rain forests belong to the tropical wet climate...
	www.nature-pictures-online.com /tropical-rain-forest (547 words)

	Tropical Rain Forest Biome Plants (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The tropical rain forest is the most complex biome on Earth.
		The tropical rainforest is a hot, moist biome found near Earth's equator.
		The tropical rain forest is a forest of tall trees in...
	www.flowersdir.net /flowers/tropical-rain-forest-biome-plants.html (482 words)

	TDS; Passports, Visas, Travel Documents
		A tropical rain forest belt, broken by heavily forested hills and many streams and rivers, extends northward from the shore, near the Cote d'Ivoire frontier.
		North of this belt, the country varies from 91 to 396 meters (300-1,300 ft.) above sea level and is covered by low bush, park-like savanna, and grassy plains.
		The eastern coastal belt is warm and comparatively dry; the southwest corner, hot and humid; and the north, hot and dry.
	www.traveldocs.com /gh/geog.htm (276 words)

	Tropical Climate
		Much of the equatorial belt within the tropical climate zone experiences hot and humid weather.
		The principal regions with a tropical climate are the Amazon Basin in Brazil, the Congo Basin in West Africa and Indonesia.
		Because a substantial part of the Sun’s heat is used up in evaporation and rain formation, temperatures in the tropics rarely exceed 35°C; a daytime maximum of 32°C is more common.
	www.ace.mmu.ac.uk /eae/Climate/Older/Tropical_Climate.html (245 words)

	The Forest Biome
		Tropical forests are characterized by the greatest diversity of species.
		They occur near the equator, within the area bounded by latitudes 23.5 degrees N and 23.5 degrees S. One of the major characteristics of tropical forests is their distinct seasonality: winter is absent, and only two seasons are present (rainy and dry).
		seasonal rainforest: short dry period in a very wet tropical region (the forest exhibits definite seasonal changes as trees undergo developmental changes simultaneously, but the general character of vegetation remains the same as in evergreen rainforests).
	www.ucmp.berkeley.edu /glossary/gloss5/biome/forests.html (915 words)

	MSN Encarta - Native Americans of Middle and South America
		The primary geographic features of Mesoamerica include a lowland belt of tropical rain forest that runs along the Gulf of Mexico, and a cooler, drier highland belt parallel to it.
		Within the highland belt are the central Mexican highlands, including the Valley of Mexico; the southern Mexican highlands, including the Valley of Oaxaca; and the hills and valleys of the southeastern highlands of Guatemala.
		A line that snakes across central Mexico near the Tropic of Cancer forms the northern boundary of Mesoamerica; north of this line rainfall sharply declines and the climate is much drier.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=701509044 (1280 words)

	Evaluation of ERS-1 SAR data for tropical rain forest monitoring
		Introduction Tropical rain forests as a natural resource and as the living space for millions of people are eco systems whose preservation must be of highest priority (Enquete-Kom mission, 1990).
		In addition tropical soils are often extremely susceptible to degradation and erosion, economic exploitation must be carefully planned and implemented in order to ensure sustainable development.
		The ESA pilot project 'Tropical Rainforest and Use of Land Investigation' (TRULI) is funded by the German Space Organisation (DARA) and supported in Indonesia by the German Society for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) as well as Indonesian institutions as the National Land Planning and Mapping Board (Badan Pertanahan Nassional, BPN) (Kuntz, Siegert, Fritz, 1994).
	esapub.esrin.esa.it /eoq/eoq45/steffe45.htm (2389 words)

	O. Orkin Insect Zoo: Habitats. . .Rain Forest
		Welcome to the tropical rain forest--home to nearly half of all of the earth's species of living things--where the climate is never too hot or too cold.
		Rain forests are bursting with life, and the problem for rain forest plants and animals is balance--how to share time, space, and food.
		More than half of the rain forest's plant and animal species are born, reproduce, and live their entire lives without ever touching the ground.
	insectzoo.msstate.edu /OrkinZoo/rainForest.html (883 words)

	Drought: Air pollution link found
		"The tendency of tropical rainfall to move southwards could be affecting Australia, but we need further studies with more detailed models before we can answer this question," says Dr Rotstayn.
		Smaller amounts come from the burning of vegetation in the tropics, and natural sources such as marine plankton.
		The findings on air pollution and the tropical rain belt have just been published in the international Journal of Climate.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2002-06/ca-dap061302.php (529 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Most people live in the south of the country where many of the biggest towns and cities - including Accra, the capital - are situated.
		The south of the country is lushly vegetated, with a tropical rain forest belt bordering coastal plains and a sandy shoreline.
		The north is generally hotter and dryer and characterised by low bush and grasslands.
	www.startghana.co.uk /about_ghana.htm (98 words)

	Unasylva - No. 106 - A time to invest in forestry - Spatial variation patterns in the tropical rain forest
		First, macropatterns are discussed, indicating their significance for stratification, then micropatterns and their importance for the choice of size and shape of the sampling unit, and, finally, variation patterns at an intermediate scale and their role in the choice of sampling scheme, i.e., clustered vs nonclustered, random vs systematic layouts.
		The tropical rain forest is natural climax vegetation of the equatorial belt.
		Although tropical rain forest occurs in widely separated areas, ecological studies show evidences of striking similarities among the formations.
	www.fao.org /docrep/f1360e/f1360e04.htm (2952 words)

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