Sentences with phrase «large bodies of water such»

8 21.1 Factors That Affect Climate Water Bodies • Large bodies of water such as lakes and oceans have an important effect on the temperature of an area because the temperature of the water body influences the temperature of the air above it.

In reference to the flood, one of the most important points to grasp is that in ancient Middle Eastern cosmology, the waters of the world — especially large bodies of water such as the ocean and the sea — were considered to be the dwelling places of powerful deities.

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Seasonal weather fluctuations also depend on factors such as proximity to oceans or other large bodies of water, currents in those oceans, El Nino / ENSO and other oceanic cycles, and prevailing winds.

Titan is the only place in the solar system, besides Earth, that has large bodies of liquid on its surface, though its seas are composed of hydrocarbons such as methane rather than water.

Watersheds are areas of land with streams and rivers that all drain into a larger body of water, such as a bigger river, a lake or an ocean.

«That means water must have recycled through the valley systems on Mars many times, and a large open body of water or ocean is needed to facilitate such active cycling,» Luo said.

Large bodies of water, such as the Great Lakes in the United States and Canada, can also have microclimates.

This is because we typically shower at warm temperatures, which makes absorption easier and because this water is coming in contact with such a large area of the body.

Beyond Resort Krabi enjoys a prime location in a tranquil area along Krabi coast: Klong Muang Beach.This enviable location allows guests to benefit from a wide array of activities: water sports such as sea kayaking, diving and snorkelling in the nearby islands; trekking and discovery of superb sites in the many National Parks belonging to the province; and in the resort itself, enjoying the facilities at your disposal: a large freeform swimming pool with Jacuzzi, a beach activities centre, fitness centre with state - of - the - art modern equipment, indoor activity zone with tennis and pool tables, spa dispensing Thai massages and body treatments, library and internet corner.

Another painting, Salut Tom (1978), marks the end of the 1970s, a period when Mitchell was developing most of the themes that would carry her to the end of her career — ever larger scale, bolder references to objects such as trees and bodies of water, and above all an unleashing of sheer chromatic bravura.

Like other octopuses, the mimic octopus» soft body is made of nutritious muscle, without spine or armor, and not obviously poisonous, making it desirable prey for large, deep water carnivores, such as barracuda and small sharks.

There is a reason we feel good when we see large, natural, clean bodies of water such as lakes, oceans, and streams.

Avoid high - risk sites: Extreme / above average frequency of tornado incidents; Enclosed locations that may «trap» air and create unusually high incidents of fog, cold air advection, etc.; Vicinity of orographically induced winds, such as Santa Ana and Chinook; Complex meteorological zones, such as adjacent to an ocean or other large bodies of water; and Persistent periods of extreme snow depths...

One of the obvious key components that drives such changes is in the largest body of water on Earth: the Pacific ocean.

In some cases we follow the penetration of such substances into the water bodies of interests in a fashion that is similar to dye experiments, but on a much larger scale.

This process takes 10s of thousands of years due to such a large body of water.

Flood insurance refers to natural disasters, such as large bodies of water flooding a community.