Sentences with phrase «areas ice forms»

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[In our own solar system, for example, it is possible that areas beneath the ice of Jupiter's moon Europa or in the geysers of Saturn's moon Enceladus might support some form of life.]

the south - bound expedition had cleared that vast plain of floating ice which flows down from the great mountains of the interior and covers the southern part of Ross Sea throughout an area above 20,000 square miles with an ice sheet approximately 800 feet in thickness, and had begun to climb the heights which form the mountainous embayment at the head of Ross Sea.

Sugden's team found evidence that the moraines had been forming for at least 200,000 years, suggesting that ice has covered the area for at least that long (Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, DOI: 10.1016 / j.palaeo.2011.01.027), and therefore survived the last interglacial 125,000 years ago.

«Right now, pregnant females foraging offshore in summer must wait up to a month longer than they did just 10 years ago for new sea ice to form so they can travel to denning areas on land,» says Steve Amstrup of the USGS.

Retreating Ice Glacier National Park, Montana Most of the ice that carved Glacier National Park's ridges and valleys melted more than 10,000 years ago, but by the time fur trappers ventured into the area in the 1800s, new glaciers had formIce Glacier National Park, Montana Most of the ice that carved Glacier National Park's ridges and valleys melted more than 10,000 years ago, but by the time fur trappers ventured into the area in the 1800s, new glaciers had formice that carved Glacier National Park's ridges and valleys melted more than 10,000 years ago, but by the time fur trappers ventured into the area in the 1800s, new glaciers had formed.

The methane can also be trapped in the ice that rapidly forms in these open areas of water — also known as polynya — in the winter.

The Dry Valleys form the largest, relatively ice - free area on a continent otherwise buried under ice.

Rust - coloured lines in the shell are thought to be areas where new ice forms.

Ice appears to form in areas called growth zones, but since the moon itself isn't growing, no one knew where this new ice weIce appears to form in areas called growth zones, but since the moon itself isn't growing, no one knew where this new ice weice went.

If more ice is lost at the margins than gained at the core, the ice sheet shrinks, ultimately affecting albedo as (depending on the underlying geography) lakes form, some rockbed is exposed and areas are reconquered by the ocean.

At the extremely low surface temperatures on these objects, water ice takes a disordered, amorphous form instead of the regularly ordered crystals typical in warmer areas, such as snowflakes on Earth.

Way back in 1986, out of Reagan - era conservatism where drugs, crime and gang warfare reigned over South Central L.A. and adjacent areas sprang a group that forever changed the face of music — N.W.A. Eazy - E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, DJ Yella, and MC Ren cranked out hit after hit, taking an underground art form mainstream.

There is also a new Cold Weather package offered on the Sport S and Rubicon models of the Jeep Wrangler in case you choose to take this SUV out form the Frankfort, IL area so that you can experience this impressive package in areas where snow and ice can happen on a regular basis.

This may lead to a reduce blood flow with ice forming on the affected area.

The limestone walls of the hole were formed during the last Ice Age when water levels in the area were much lower.

They migrate by day in flocks, often forming «V» - shaped formations as they follow rivers or coastlines, headed from the coldest parts of their breeding range toward ice - free areas.

A separate lobby area that allows any form of grand reception either with ice carvings or generous displays of flowers and decoration.

Kuribo's Shoe returns in the form of an ice skate, allowing you to eject the Goomba inside and slide around ice - filled areas.

Some of the later areas, especially the inundated temple (where you have to freeze enemies and leap atop and from their frozen forms to proceed from one water - enclosed slab of stone to the next) and the ice cavern (with its slippery surfaces and tricky platforming), pose extreme challenges; you'll feel great when you finally get through them.

If the warmer water which Rob thinks might have reached the ice did melt even a small area you would have massive amounts of fog lifting off that area to form a cloud.

Think where ice forms: either in and close to oceans, which are large sinks of CO2, or in huge areas of snow and ice where the only CO2 available is volcanic and geothermal.

One of the interesting things looking at sea ice from cryosphere today, is how rare it is now for ice to form in much of the Baltic (last year was the first year in a long time that it got very far south) and other peripheral areas.

Newly grown sea ice (greyish areas) forming between old floes, which survived the previous summer melt.

But in recent years, the ice has more often been internally fissured and riven with enormous «leads» — areas of open water that can form as the ice pack shifts and cracks — or melts.

The strong reduction of ice extent in 2007 left large areas to form new ice in winter 2007/2008.

The combination of a green roof (unaffixed object), slope, and gravity imply the need to address physical containment and resistance to downward pressures exerted by the green roof against the parapet and mechanical fixtures of the roof especially in cold climate areas where ice crystals may form on the slip sheet / root barrier surface during winter.

especially in cold climate areas where ice crystals may form on the slip sheet / root barrier surface during winter

If northern Siberia does not heat up, then the necessary depressions may not form in the northern part of the Urals and the coming melting season could look more like 2007 and 2012 with significant high pressure areas over the sea ice during summer months.

Such conditions will not only hasten melting of ice formed the previous winter but, independently of that process, will also increase the apparent area of open water by rafting and compacting small, isolated ice floes.

Still, since there are no long term ground measurements for dust and high clouds in these areas, and because it has been hard to measure these high clouds with satellites, it is difficult to make firm conclusions regarding ice forming around dust kernels, high clouds and rainfall.

Although inclement weather in the form of ice and snow are rarely seen in this area, other weather occurrences such as heavy rain can cause drivers to get into accidents while operating their vehicles.