Sentences with phrase «indian oceans increases»

For the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans the increases of heat content (linear trends) are respectively 7.7, 3.3, and 3.5 x 1022 J.

At this time the E-W sea surface temperature gradients in both the Pacific and Indian Oceans increased [29], [31] intensifying the E-W moisture transport in the tropics, which greatly increased rainfall variability both on a precession and an ENSO (El Niño Southern Oscillation) time - scales.

During the period 1992 - 2000, the average sea - surface temperature of the Indian Ocean increased by approximately 0.25 Celsius, this may be the cause of an increased monsoon strength here (or more hurricanes on other places)...

Sea level rise in the Indian Ocean increases as monsoon circulation weakens & heat transport decreases.

Not exact matches

«The beaches of Madagascar are important nesting sites for four species of marine turtle — Green sea turtles, Hawksbill sea turtles, Loggerhead sea turtles and Olive Ridley sea turtles, so the increase in poaching is of great concern,» said Alison Clausen, WCS's Regional Director for Madagascar and the Western Indian Ocean.

Such episodes of dramatically increased rainfall were the result of the intensification and northward displacement of the Indian Ocean Monsoon, which caused rainfall to reach across much of the Arabian Peninsula.»

Dr Lal said as the frequency of positive Indian Ocean Dipole phases is expected to increase, there would be drier conditions for much of Australia.

«We have not been able to seed about one - quarter of the Indian Ocean [with buoys] since the increase in piracy,» Thresher says.

In addition, his own fieldwork, published last year, indicates that increased evaporation of the Indian Ocean caused by global warming has actually caused the sea level there to fall 30 centimeters in the past few decades.

Maritime trade in the Indian Ocean appears to have intensified in the Medieval period, leading to an increase in such transfers.

The largest increase was in the North Pacific, Indian and southwest Pacific Oceans.

Our general circulation model simulations, which take into account the recently observed widespread occurrence of vertically extended atmospheric brown clouds over the Indian Ocean and Asia3, suggest that atmospheric brown clouds contribute as much as the recent increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gases to regional lower atmospheric warming trends.

ref The number of strong hurricanes (category 4 and 5) increased by about 75 % since 1970 with largest increases observed in the North Pacific, Indian, and Southwest Pacific Oceans.

The Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority and British Airways have announced an increase in direct flights from the UK to the popular Indian Ocean destination.

Simon Allison, Hoftel chairman, warned: «This will be a year where the Gulf and Indian Ocean market faces challenges like never before — the continuing rise of the online travel agents, the spread of home - sharing and serviced apartments, the consolidation of brands, significant supply increases and, in some places, a tough economic environment.»

Yoshimura et al., 2006 have shown that the solutions may be sensitive to the choice parameterization schemes: they found an increase in TC number over the Indian Ocean if the model used the Kuo cumulus parameterization but a decrease if the Arkawa - Schubert cumulus parameterization scheme was used.

Satheesh and Ramanathan [2000] infer from satellite and surface measurements that aerosol heating in the lower atmosphere over the northern Indian Ocean at local noon is 1 - 3 K / day, an increase of 50 - 100 % over aerosol - free solar heating.»

According to the investigation: «There is a strong increasing trend in sea surface temperature over the northern Indian Ocean during the 1952 - 96 time period» and «Soot was a sizeable fraction of the aerosol mix and caused substantial absorption of solar radiation.

The haze reduced the seasonal average solar radiation absorbed by the equatorial Indian ocean by as much as 30 to 60 W m − 2 during September to November 1997, and increased the atmospheric solar heating by as much as 50 % to 100 % within the first 3 kilometers.

Consenquently, the associated SST pattern is slightly cooler in the deep convection upwelling regions of the Equitorial Pacific and the Indian Ocean, strongly cooler in the nearest deep convection source region of the South Atlantic near Africa and the Equator, warm over the bulk of the North Atlantic, strongly warmer where the gulf stream loses the largest portion of its heat near 50N 25W, and strongly cooler near 45N 45W, which turns out to be a back - eddy of the Gulf Stream with increased transport of cold water from the north whenever the Gulf Stream is running quickly.

And, I believe that the Indian Ocean is the ocean of fastest sea - surface temperature incrOcean is the ocean of fastest sea - surface temperature incrocean of fastest sea - surface temperature increase.

Recent work has involved investigations of sea - level rise in Australia, the U.S., and in the Indian Ocean and Pacific regions, and the way in which this rise increases the frequency and likelihood of flooding events.

«While La Niña [conditions in 2011] had a large role to play in the failure of the rains in East Africa, there is evidence that warming in the western Pacific — Indian Ocean warm pool has contributed to an increased frequency of droughts in this region,» the researchers note.

If the observed global trends in temperature rises continue, there will be an increased probability of a recurrence of the phenomenon observed in 1998 on the coral reefs of the Indian Ocean, as well as in other parts of the tropical oceans in coming years.â $?

According to the researchers, sea surface temperatures in the Pacific and Indian Ocean have risen 0.7 degree, increasing the likelihood of failed rains in East Africa.

Our general circulation model simulations, which take into account the recently observed widespread occurrence of vertically extended atmospheric brown clouds over the Indian Ocean and Asia, suggest that atmospheric brown clouds contribute as much as the recent increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gases to regional lower atmospheric warming trends.

Regional reports on climate finance from the OECD Creditor Reporting System for 2010 to 2015 in the Pacific and the Caribbean, and recent analysis for Indian Ocean and African SIDS show that, with the exception of the Pacific, there is no dramatic increase of flows from developed to developing countries in SIDS regions.

Increased sea level promotes coral cover on shallow reef flats in the Andaman Sea, eastern Indian Ocean B. E. Brown, et al..

This is due to the twin drivers of an increasing land - sea thermal contrast, but more importantly, warming over the Indian Ocean which allows more moisture to be carried to India.

At interannual time scales, a warming of the equatorial Atlantic and Pacific / Indian Oceans results in rainfall reduction over the Sahel, and positive SST anomalies over the Mediterranean Sea tend to be associated with increased rainfall.

It interconnects the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans, and provide an uninterrupted stretch for the prevailing westerly winds to significantly increase wave amplitudes.

During that same period, average annual rainfall in New South Wales declined by 3.6 inches (92 millimeters).3 Scientists think the decline in autumn rainfall in southeast Australia since the late 1950s may be partly due to increases in heat - trapping gases in Earth's atmosphere.3, 14 Major bushfires over southeast Australia are linked to the positive phase of an ocean cycle called the «Indian Ocean Dipole» — when sea surface temperatures are warmer than average in the western Indian Ocean, likely in response to global warming.1ocean cycle called the «Indian Ocean Dipole» — when sea surface temperatures are warmer than average in the western Indian Ocean, likely in response to global warming.1Ocean Dipole» — when sea surface temperatures are warmer than average in the western Indian Ocean, likely in response to global warming.1Ocean, likely in response to global warming.15, 16

Even while identifying some of the observed change in climatic behaviour, such as a 0.4 C increase in surface temperature over the past century, or about 1 mm per year sea level rise in Northern Indian Ocean, or wider variation in rainfall patterns, the document notes that no firm link between the do...

The only two ocean basins with major increases in OHC during the ARGO era are the South Atlantic and the Indian Oceans, while the North Atlantic, Arctic, and South Pacific Oceans show significant declines in OHC.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140202111055.htm «The satellite observations have shown that warming of the tropical Indian Ocean and tropical Western Pacific Ocean — with resulting increased precipitation and water vapor there — causes the opposite effect of cooling in the TTL region above the warming sea surface.

The «Agulhas leakage» of warm salty waters from the Indian Ocean, appears to be increasing, says the study - and that could help prevent the predicted slow - down of the North Atlantic Drift.

It says nothing about deep - sea temperatures, although it does reference increased warm water and convection (i.e. tropical cyclones) in the Indian Ocean, which might, in turn, be involved with the 0 - 2000 meter trend in the Indian Ocean mentioned above (originally from Bob Tisdale).

The paper was about how the enhanced tropical warm pool in the Indian ocean, «caused by global warming», appears to have caused increased drought in Eastern Africa:

The research not only finds a dramatic increase in snowfall, it further explains connections in the global climate system by attributing the record accumulation to warmer waters thousands of miles away in the tropical Pacific and Indian Oceans.