Sentences with phrase «amundsen shelf break»

When the shelf broke, she and colleagues predicted, it would be the largest calving event in decades.

This interaction may occur anywhere in the ocean, in particular in regions where surface - gravity waves interact as they reflect from continental shelf breaks, where the deep - sea suddenly faces a much shallower shoreline.

We can expect to learn a lot about how ice shelves break up and how the loss of a section of an ice shelf affects the flow of the remaining parts.»

When the Larsen C ice shelf broke, it exposed a hidden world.

First of all, less sea ice is forming in the region, and secondly, oceanographic recordings from the continental shelf break confirm that the warm water masses are already moving closer and closer to the ice shelf in pulses,» says Dr Hartmut Hellmer, an oceanographer at the AWI and first author of the study.

Based on the seasonality of ice shelf break up, and the geographic distribution of ice shelf collapse near the southerly - progressing -9 °C isotherm, it appears that surface ponding is necessary for ice - shelf collapse [12].

Catastrophic ice - shelf break - up by an ice - shelf - fragment - capsize mechanism.

Starter — attention grabbing headline to go with image of ice shelves breaking up.

Generally, according to Dr. Jahncke, if humpbacks are observed along the shelf break at the ocean bottom, they are feeding on krill.

Off - the - shelf breaks include a Thames Barge Sailing break setting out from Maldon in Essex.

The emerging timeline is as follows (Unit II): (1) a gradual rise of the chemocline over a period of ∼ 2 kyr following the onset of anoxia at ca. 7.6 kyr B.P., (2) fully developed euxinic conditions with an ascent of the chemocline onto the shelf at ca. 5.3 kyr B.P., (3) a subsequent descent of the chemocline, and (Unit I)(4) establishment of the chemocline in its present - day position at the shelf break from 2.7 kyr B.P. onward.

8) Accelerated mass loss in Greenland and / or Antarctica, perhaps with another huge ice shelf breaking off, but in any case coupled with another measurable rise in the rate of sea level rise, 9) The Fifth Assessment Report (2012 - 2013) really spelling out what we face with no punches pulled.

Ice shelf disintegration by plate bending and hydro - fracture: Satellite observations and model results of the 2008 Wilkins ice shelf break - ups.

Has anyone put the pieces together yet and considered how these improvements in understanding ice shelf break - up translate to predicting sea level rise?

Variability of circumpolar deep water transport onto the Amundsen Sea Continental shelf through a shelf break trough

Due to rising temperatures, a Delaware - sized piece of the Antarctic ice shelf broke off into the sea in July.

They also found that 67 percent of the variance for the date at which ice advances back to the shelf break in autumn and winter can be related to the combined effects of the July through September Bering Strait inflow and the date of ice retreat.

They found that 68 percent of the variance in the date that ice retreats from the continental shelf break in the Chukchi Sea in spring can be explained by fluctuations in the April through June Bering Strait oceanic heat inflow.

It was conflated with other rapid climate changes (volcanoes, ice shelves breaking up) lacking bistable states, or it was simply lost in a greenhouse story.

At many locations along the continental shelf break, cold polar water pushes back against the CDW, creating a barrier (analogous to an atmospheric weather front) known as the Antarctic Slope Front, which blocks CDW from getting onto the shelf.

The instruments and new aircraft flights will provide further insight into shelf break - up and the onset of ice acceleration.

This week, the Larsen C ice shelf broke away from Antarctica, setting a one trillion ton iceberg afloat in the Wedell Sea.

A warm band of relatively constant temperature (18 - 22 °C) and salinity (36.0 - 36.2 psu) is observed near the bottom year - round just inshore of the shelf break, bounded by seasonally variable waters on the inshore side, and by fluctuating waters subject to cool - water upwelling events and warm Gulf Stream intrusions on the offshore side.

The warming influence of the Gulf Stream in the SAB is especially notable from January through March near the shelf break, where tropical species of fishes, corals, and other animals are found.

'' «Modified» warm deep water at a temperature near 0 °C has been reported 40 km south of the continental shelf break northeast of Totten (30).

Low frequency variations in currents near the shelf break, northeast Gulf of Alaska.

Open shelves break up the cabinetry and offer a modern counterpoint to the traditional Shaker - style doors.

In lieu of my mistakes, I still love how our shelf breaks up the monotony of cabinets and visually opens up our kitchen.

The shelves break up the heavy look of solid cabinetry, while the window behind them adds dimension.

Not exact matches

«If a truck breaks down and you don't get a delivery, then you have empty shelves,» an assistant manager of a Chicago - area Whole Foods said.

Of course once everything is paid off a business is not entirely in the clear: physical objects like shelves or refrigeration units or lights break and wear out, and need to be replaced; until that happens, though, money can be made by utilizing what has already been paid for.

FIX API connectivity is starting to break the ice shelf in fixed income and push a wave of new trading platforms and data & analytic solutions into the market.

Nearly three years after their breakthrough You Forgot it in People was released, the new self - titled album from Broken Social Scene finally hit the shelves...

The bookstores» shelves are creaking with the sermons of smug eminences purporting to break the spell of the «God delusion» and with banal screeds purporting to expose the dark designs of Christofascists and theocrats.

She even broke her oven, but in 2009 Genius bread hit the shelves.

Don't use your top - shelf stuff here, save that for drizzling on salads and dipping your bread, as the heat of the oven will break down some of the more refined flavor notes that distinguishes a good olive oil from a mediocre one.

However, I was given a good kick in the purge pants a few weeks ago when a heavy bag of petrified brown sugar toppled from the top shelf of «the baking cabinet,» breaking two spice jars and nearly knocking me out on its descent.

Method's 53 - ounce sleek, transparent and custom container delivers strong shelf appeal and has broken ground in a market predominantly limited to opaque high - density polyethylene (HDPE) containers.

Unlike other ripening agents — such as cultures and enzymes — Nutrilac ® FastRipe does not break down proteins excessively, which means shelf life is not shortened and taste is not impaired

While shandies and radlers are poised to break big this season, with offerings from Mike's Hard Lemonade and Shock Topcrowding store shelves, what happens when the leaves turn?

That this House: (1) notes with concern the impact on the Dairy Industry of the Coles milk pricing strategy and that: (a) dairy farmers around the country are today seriously questioning their future having suffered through one of the worst decades in memory including droughts, floods, price cuts and rising cost of inputs such as energy and feed; (b) unsustainable retail milk prices will, over time, compel processors to renegotiate contracts with dairy farmers and the prospect that these contracts will be below the cost of production may force many to leave the industry; (c) the fact that supermarkets are now selling milk cheaper than many varieties of bottled water will be the straw that finally breaks the camel's back for many dairy farmers; and (d) the risk of other potential impacts includes: (i) decreased competition as name brands are forced from the shelves; and (ii) the possible loss of fresh milk supplies to some parts of the country as local fresh milk industries become unviable; and (2) calls on the Government to: (a) ask the ACCC to immediately examine the big supermarkets and milk wholesalers after recent price cuts to ensure they do not have too much market power and are not anti-competitive in their behaviour; and (b) support the new Senate inquiry into the ongoing milk price war between the country's major supermarket chains».

We'll help you keep your break room shelves fully stocked with flavored teas and coffees, single cup systems, or any other coffee supplies you might need.

Coming to a beer league near you very soon... these Breaking Bad Heisenberg hockey jerseys are going to fly off the shelves...

assuming you don't need a franchise QB... even if the draft is deep in RB (which it is this year) and even acknowledging that OLines make or break RBs and that they have short shelf lives.

The 24 - year - old Russian Nikita Kucherov broke out in a big way with Stamkos on the shelf, and together the two elite scorers will form one of the most potent offensive duos in the NHL.

A broken wrist could shelve the Cleveland starter for six weeks.

I fully expect him to break the 20 goal barrier but he may have to shelve some of those goals on to Lacazette.

I rarely see a Japanese child scream loudly and uncontrollably, beg / pout / demand stuff, pull things off of shelves, run into things in department stores, break dishes at restaurants, or generally do the kind of things that make people secretly (or not so secretly) wish they weren't there.

You know typically things that have a longer shelf life and I'll break it into school and I leave a bag with the teacher and I say: «Whenever there's a party or something going on and there's gluten being served, please give these to my kids instead.»

These children are often deeply misunderstood, and there are rows of books lining bookstore shelves with instructions about how to break their will, how to subdue their spirit, how to force their obedience.