Vegetation changes with altitude, aspect, cold air drainage and soil saturation.
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The community occurs at altitudes between in valleys influenced by cold air drainage and in broad plains.
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The valleys in contrast are rated USDA 9b with some locations as cold as 9a due to the lack of cold air drainage.
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Due to cold air drainage, the river valley is often completely filled with stratus and fog while outside the valley is clear.
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It experiences frost up to 53 days per year, however this varies greatly with elevation, proximity to high mountains and terrain either draining or ponding cold air drainage.
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Cold air drainage on valley floors creates some of the conditions occurring in montane areas e . g ., high relative humidity, low evaporative demand, and less sun.
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The high plains are dominated by grasslands, herbfields, and heath communities which are widespread in areas where cold air drainage limits woody plant growth, with sphagnum bogs and fens in permanently wet areas.
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For example, he said, " the weather at the site may be affected by cold air drainage or other unexpected thermal effects, which are often a function of elevation and local topography ."
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Unusually, this temperature was during a windy and snowy cold spell ( mid-January 1987 ), rather than a cold clear night cold air drainage is arrested due to the vast urban area surrounding the city.
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