Sentences with phrase «sensitive observations of»

«We have performed the deepest and most sensitive observations of Himiko with an angular resolution unmatched by earlier work.

Sensitive observations of emission and absorption in this line can probe deeply into the reheating and reionization epochs, and give us a detailed view of the density, temperature and velocity field of the material.

«The fact that these pulsars were never before detected in this highly studied area of the Galaxy shows that the GBT has outstanding capabilities and will be an important tool for astronomers to make very precise, very sensitive observations of the Universe.

This class is a combination of discussion and sensitive observation of your baby at play.

Not exact matches

I don't know if I can make the same type of observation about silver being sensitive to monetary policy; silver seems to be more sensitive to gold action and industrial activity.

So Wenger, in an interview reported by Metro, decided to push a few buttons himself and knowing how sensitive the Portuguese prat is to criticism of his team's playing style, the Frenchman delivered the perfect response, thinly veiled of course as a general observation on modern football.

From a marginal professional team in Idaho to a barely semi-pro team in Vermont, the author follows this foredoomed quest, first through the eyes of the player's sensitive and intelligent girl friend, and later by personal observation.

I had expected to ask questions, but very characteristic of him, the former President decided to walk us through a lecture touching on his days as head of state (military and civilian), some of the difficult and sensitive decisions he took, his observations out of political office, Ghana's present political scene, the challenges confronting the Ghanaian media and finally the issue at stake.

This project will take advantage of Webb's high - resolution spectrographs to get the most sensitive and precise observations at wavelengths that specifically measure ices.

Although the astronomers were not sure their observations would be sensitive enough, they clearly saw a banana - shaped «bow shock» curving away from the more violent star as its wind overwhelmed the weaker outflow of its companion star.

Subsequent sensitive observations such as Hubble's Ultra Deep Field revealed a myriad of faint galaxies.

«We've never looked at these systems before with the sensitivity of Webb, so it's not unlikely that we could discover lower - mass planets that we weren't sensitive to in previous ground - based observations of these stars,» Hinkley says.

These observations indicate that Hooded Warblers are acutely sensitive to the costs of providing parental care during molt.

Observations of an elderly, rapidly rotating star known as a pulsar in the vicinity of Sgr A * have now provided the first sensitive measure of the magnetic field associated with the black hole.

Many of the techniques now used to detect exoplanets — such as observations of their gravitational effect on the movements of their parent stars, or mini-eclipses that occur regularly as they pass in front of the stars as seen from Earth — aren't sensitive enough to detect the presence of an exomoon.

«We would like to tackle these unresolved problems by using the new X-ray observations by ASTRO - H, planned to be launched early next year, and by more sensitive future X-ray satellites, together with multi-wavelength observations of ULXs and SS 433,» he said.

While biomarkers have never been spotted in observations of an exoplanet, because their signal is so faint, the new generation of telescopes being planned today, such as the European Extremely Large Telescope, may be sensitive enough to detect them.

«This study was motivated by our previous puzzling observation; namely that cancers, unlike healthy tissues, are especially sensitive to changes in systemic copper levels,» said Seiko Ishida, the lead author of the paper.

The researchers used this observation period to capture unusually detailed and sensitive X-ray images and energy signatures of super-heated gas swirling around Sgr A *, whose mass is about 4 million times that of the sun.

The $ 1.4 billion Herschel Space Observatory has exhausted the vital supply of liquid helium coolant that allowed it make the most sensitive and detailed observations of the cosmos in infrared light, ESA officials announced Monday (April 29).

The two teams, led by David Koerner (of the Planetary Origins Research Group at the University of Pennsylvania) using the Owens Valley Radio Observatory and David Wilner (of the Harvard - Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics) using the Plateau de Bure Interferometer of the Institut de RadioAstronomie Millimetrique (IRAM) in the French Alps, collected millimeter - wavelength observations that were sensitive to structures as small as 20 AUs.

One possible explanation is that the Hubble observations were more sensitive to the perpetual dark nightside of the planet where the atmosphere is slightly colder and the photochemical mechanisms that destroy methane are less efficient than on the dayside.

Unlike previous pointing systems used by NASA, the WASP can accurately point highly sensitive instruments at the right observation targets with a margin of error of less than one arc - second.

Our short (40 minutes), but very sensitive time - resolved observations identified temporal variations in 1/3 of our sample.

In contrast to this observational approach, Schmittner (as well as a number of other papers, like reference # 4 in this post) take advantage of both models and observations, and try to use the observations to constrain which feedback parameters in the model are consistent (e.g., an overly sensitive model with the same forcings as another model will produce too big of a temperature change than observations allow).

The combination of small telescopes optimized for SZE observations and large correlator bandwidth make this system roughly 100 times more sensitive than the previous SZE system on the OVRO (10.4 m dishes) and BIMA (6.1 m dishes) telescopes.

A large existing tracking station at each of these sites has also been converted to an extremely sensitive radio telescope for simultaneous observations with the satellite.

Previous observations have provided tantalizing, but weak hints of a small companion orbiting this red dwarf star, but this new campaign will make a more sensitive search for the telltale wobbles in the dwarf star's orbital motion that might reveal the presence of an Earth - like orbiting planet.

Our conclusion that LFA1 and ICAM1 function during innate - like lymphocyte movement from the SCS into the LN parenchyma is based on four sets of observations in mice treated with αL blocking antibody: (1) innate - like lymphocytes transiently accumulate in the SCS; (2) the accumulated cells exhibit an unusual elongated morphology (suggesting a less adhesive state); (3) tracking analysis shows reduced numbers of cells migrating from the SCS into the parenchyma; (4) the cells are more sensitive to dislodgement by CD169 blocking antibody.

The trauma - sensitive yoga approach consisted of «Hatha yoga that emphasizes connections between mind and body, compassionate self - observation, and focus on the present moment».

Using data from surveys, focus groups and program observations in the summer of 2013, the reports listed below are intended to help education leaders and program providers understand specific strategies to meet time - sensitive priorities around Common Core preparation, students» social and emotional growth, and teacher and staff development.

On May 15, 2009, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously upheld DOT's direct observation drug testing rules applicable to return - to - duty, safety - sensitive transportation industry employees who have already failed or refused to take a prior drug test.

By introducing the topic as your observation, you provide an opportunity for associates to discuss their level of confidence without having to raise this sensitive topic themselves.

In his mature monochromatic work he continued this theme by distilling forms and sensitive spatial relationships, refined from observations of the world around him — plant and architectural forms, and other subtle forms like those found in fleeting shadows and reflections.

His sensitive and humorous observations of life's little moments were played out on various sized works including a 12» x 8» canvas that contained such milestones as his wedding, a cousin's funeral and a bizarre morning commute in which a fire blazed outside the window.

Delegates debated at length to find the clearest language possible to explain that a claimed «15 - year hiatus» is based on a single variable (global mean surface temperature), too short a period of observation for climatic significance, and sensitive to the choice of the starting year from which a 15 - year period is calculated.

«The average warming rate of 34 CMIP5 IPCC models is greater than observations, suggesting models are too sensitive to CO2.»

Critcisms of the energy budget model approach are that it is sensitive to uncertainties in observations and doesn't account for slow feedbacks between the atmosphere, deep oceans and ice sheets.

Take a look at this figure from the IPCC AR4, which represents the pdfs or relative likelihoods for equilibrium climate sensitive from a range of studies (both models and observations).

«A NEW peer - reviewed paper using observations rather than computer models has found the Earth's climate was less sensitive to increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere than predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Learn about the latest scientific observations of the Arctic, an extremely sensitive part of the world that is experiencing a sustained warming trend.

This new generation of models, featuring forcings closer to observations in recent years, will likely show better correspondence with tropospheric temperature observations, but may not be any more or less sensitive to CO2 than the prior generation of models (CMIP5).»

Contrary to the impression left by the IPCC Summary reports: - Recent observations of phenomena such as glacial retreats, sea - level rise and the migration of temperature - sensitive species are not evidence for abnormal climate change, for none of these changes has been shown to lie outside the bounds of known natural variability.

A wide range of other observations (such as reduced Arctic sea ice extent and increased ocean heat content) and indications from the natural world (such as poleward shifts of temperature - sensitive species of fish, mammals, insects, etc.) together provide incontrovertible evidence of planetary - scale warming.

3) However, even if the actual variance in TSI during that period was less than 4 Watts per square metre the fact is that various changes in temperature trend did occur and the shape of the chart would remain so on the basis of real world observations we must accept that the lower the range of TSI involved then the more sensitive the Earth is as a water based thermometer.

More recent documentation (Hansen et al. 2010) compares alternative analyses and addresses questions about perception and reality of global warming; various choices for the ocean data are tested; it is also shown that global temperature change is sensitive to estimated temperature change in polar regions, where observations are limited.

The technology of the system is a little bit bulky and I'm wondering if you have observations on what steps could be taken to redact sensitive information in the system or whether we might be well advised to take up some of the private sector offers to take the data and maybe use better technology and as a condition of doing that providing it for free to the public to redact sensitive information?

More importantly, the observation of Lord Hoffmann in the ICS case that construction is «highly sensitive to the context of, and background to, the particular utterance» has seen some much needed development both in this and other jurisdictions of the importance of the factual context.

This finding was supported by the Court's observation that the rules in the Directive were not tailored to the vast quantity of sensitive data retained and to the risk of unlawful access to these data [66].

Indeed, and consistent with the differential - susceptibility hypothesis, more daily hassles were associated with less sensitive parenting, whereas lower levels of daily hassles were associated with more sensitive parenting, but only among such parents, not those who did not fit this genetic profile.45 One implication of this observation and differential - susceptibility thinking more generally is that evidence cited highlighting effects of child behaviour and marital / partner relationships on parenting likely over - and under - estimates such effects, as it fails to take into consideration variation in susceptibility on the part of parents.