Sentences with phrase «while weathering of rock»

While weathering of rock is a long - term answer, it's probably not what causes the variations within an ice age.

Not exact matches

You can guarantee that Roger Goodell is trying to find a very small rock to crawl under while he and the rest of the NFL Front Office tries to weather this backlash.

But while the frigid weather and the thought of having to endure it on an exposed rock ledge in the ocean turns many a shooter away, the sea duck's tough, fishy meat discourages others.

While weather stations typically measure air temperatures just above the surface, satellites record the thermal energy emitted by soil, rock, pavement, grass, trees and other features of the landscape.

While on present - day Earth the carbonate formation is dominantly through organic processes (various shell - forming marine organisms are happy to make use of the CO2 dissolved in the ocean), in the early Earth and, presumably, in other Earth - like planets with little or no life the same process can occur inorganically, but somewhat slower, in silicate rock weathering.

This chemical weathering process is too slow to damp out shorter - term fluctuations, and there are some complexities — glaciation can enhance the mechanical erosion that provides surface area for chemical weathering (some of which may be realized after a time delay — ie when the subsequent warming occurs — dramatically snow in a Snowball Earth scenario, where the frigid conditions essentially shut down all chemical weathering, allowing CO2 to build up to the point where it thaws the equatorial region, at which point runaway albedo feedback drives the Earth into a carbonic acid sauna, which ends via rapid carbonate rock formation), while lower sea level may increase the oxidation of organic C in sediments but also provide more land surface for erosion... etc..

The Outlander, though, is a «crossover» SUV, based on a car platform, so while it is capable of leisurely, unchallenging off - roading, the all - wheel - drive system is really designed for improved traction in bad weather, not rock - climbing.

I liked the real - time weather info the on - board system provided, the sound system rocked and, while I'm not a big fan of the exterior styling, some might call it a plus.

The weather surrounding Honda Point at the time of the disaster was windy and foggy while the geography of the area and the earthquake in Japan created strong counter-currents and swells that forced the ships into the rocks once they entered the area.

Graphically, Gravel is Milestone Italy's best looking game up to the date of its release with amazing vehicle models that crumple when colliding with other cars or trackside objects complimented by realistic track surfaces such as sand, mud, foliage and rocks in numerous environments, alongside superb weather conditions as well as lighting and shadow effects that adapt to the time of day or night the race is taking place at, while there are outstanding subtle details such as water effects from water splashes and rain, mud splashing onto the car throughout the race, sparks flying as vehicles trade paint and pyrotechnics throughout each lap particularly during stadium races.

This comes into its own in Forza's new wet weather mode, or the detail in distant depth of field while lapping on one of the distractingly detailed 24 tracks that now include Brands Hatch, Monza and the wonderful Lime Rock sportscar circuit in the US.

The two phenomena I described above will be of little help now, since the weathering of rocks takes a while to have any effect and we can not control the Earth's orbit.