Sentences with phrase «as snow layers»

Dynamics of a continental glacier are a slow build up as snow layers accumulate, followed by a relatively rapid melt as snow turns to rain.

Not exact matches

And you will too once the same garment has kept you cool and dry when worn with nothing more than a t - shirt under it during summer downpours as well as warm and dry when worn with thermal base layers during winter sleet and even snow.

The first 110,000 annual layers of snow in that ice core (GISP2) have been visually counted and corroborated by two to three different and independent methods as well as by correlation with volcanic eruptions and other datable events.

We tramp in from the cold, stomping our feet to get the snow off, our bodies shivering as we peel off layers of wet clothes.

A warm summer can remove enough snow to allow several years of impurities to concentrate at the surface as surrounding snow layers disappear.

As the top layers of fresh snow disappear, old impurities, like dust from erosion or soot that blew in years before, begin to appear, darkening the surface.

Black carbon aerosols — particles of carbon that rise into the atmosphere when biomass, agricultural waste, and fossil fuels are burned in an incomplete way — are important for understanding climate change, as they absorb sunlight, leading to higher atmospheric temperatures, and can also coat Arctic snow with a darker layer, reducing its reflectivity and leading to increased melting.

The new cores, drilled from Peru's Quelccaya Ice Cap, are special because most of their 1,800 - year history exists as clearly defined layers of light and dark: light from the accumulated snow of the wet season, and dark from the accumulated dust of the dry season.

Ginot and his team of researchers can also track aerosols — small particles in the atmosphere that fall with snow and get trapped and stored in the ice, layer by layer, as the years pass.

So, at the dawn of our universe — and I have to emphasize our universe, because there could be others — so, dawn of our universe, physicists think there was one type of force, one type of matter and that as the cosmos expanded, as space expanded, it cooled and things started to condense out like snow flakes, and over time that single force broke, it differentiated; and something similar happens in the human body as we develop from a single cell; we differentiate, different tissues form in our bodies, different layers of tissues.

The exact thickness of that layer is unknown, but as it gradually cools, it should form solid chunks that sink like iron snow into the denser, solid inner core, also of unknown size, says geophysicist Sean Solomon of the Carnegie Institution of Washington's Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, the mission's principal investigator.

By the end of the test, snow that got extra algae was three times as likely to have melted to slush or down to a layer of ice beneath it.

Layering dresses over jeans again and as much as I want to leave the jeans at home, we're having more snow warnings.

The layers of chiffon make this sheer dress dance and as beautiful as it looks in the wintry snow it is definitely a must piece for the spring and summer too.

I'm really hoping it builds up as the hours go by for a thick and stormy layer of snow but going by what my weather app says it's supposed to rain in the evening so not the best for driving in with black ice beginning to form...

As it's part of Hell Bunny's spring / summer line it's made of a quality lightweight cotton, so it won't leave you overheated as we head out of the snow and into (fingers crossed) milder spring months, but in winter it would be easy to add layers to continue wearing it comfortablAs it's part of Hell Bunny's spring / summer line it's made of a quality lightweight cotton, so it won't leave you overheated as we head out of the snow and into (fingers crossed) milder spring months, but in winter it would be easy to add layers to continue wearing it comfortablas we head out of the snow and into (fingers crossed) milder spring months, but in winter it would be easy to add layers to continue wearing it comfortably.

As I've mentioned in my previous post, the snow has arrived to Finland and we've been enjoying some brightness and Winter fun (read: sliding through slippery streets, making first snowman, putting on 4 - 5 layers of clothes, etc.) but as of yesterday, we're back to Fall like weather, warmer temperatures and pouring raiAs I've mentioned in my previous post, the snow has arrived to Finland and we've been enjoying some brightness and Winter fun (read: sliding through slippery streets, making first snowman, putting on 4 - 5 layers of clothes, etc.) but as of yesterday, we're back to Fall like weather, warmer temperatures and pouring raias of yesterday, we're back to Fall like weather, warmer temperatures and pouring rain.

As a southern California girl, my closet isn't exactly brimming with puffer jackets and snow boots, but that's why I've become a master of layering.

There was actually snow on the ground in DC yesterday morning, then it got progressively colder as the day wore on - reminding me just how wonderful the whole button - down - under - a-sweater layering thang could be.

As I am typing this we are experiencing a snow storm here in NY, school is canceled and we are all hanging out in cozy layers and enjoying the day off.

Sport these as your only pant while enjoying a brisk fall night by the fire pit, or layer up under your ski pants when snow starts falling.

Layer with a simple long cardigan for warmth, and protect your feet from rain and snow with a trusty pair of hunter rain boots, this outfit is just as practical as it is cute!

And on days like today, when it's snowing, you certainly don't leave the house looking at cute as you do when you get to the office and strip off the layers and change out of your snow boots.

Depending on where you live, winter can mean mild temperatures that require a light coat and hat, or sub-zero mornings where you sport a full - length parka on top of two layers of clothing as you trudge through a foot of snow.

By the next morning a wintry cold front had moved in, and the trails were covered with a fresh layer of powder snow greeting us as we headed out to explore the mountain's 75 runs spread out across four faces — Northstar Mountain, Tamarack Ridge, Vimy Ridge and Black Forest.

Layer up and celebrate the season as you schuss and traverse your way along fresh snow on your next winter getaway.

The snow on Hoth has a light layer of sparkling crystals running along the top of the pleasingly crunchy snow, while the Forest Moon of Endor is lush with foliage that sways in the wind, and don't even get me started on the splash of water as an AT - AT foot comes stomping down.

Though the added layer of seasons and dynamic weather don't necessarily change the game by any means or spawn anything new, it does bring the land of Gemea to life further by giving it a realistic and vibrant change of color as the seasons pass by, the wind blows, and snows and rains accordingly.

Writing about Matisse's Snow Flowers (1951), Morris notes: «This chromatic orchestration in and out of pictorial space is inseparable from a literal, collaged layering, as fronds overlap or touch edges, some crisp, some soft.

Because a thin layer of snow is just as reflective as a thick layer, the reflectivity effect depends more on the seasonal distribution of snowfall than the annual average amount.

Over thousands of years, the layers of snow pile up into thick masses of ice, growing thicker and denser as the weight of new snow and ice layers compresses the older layers.

The fresh snow serves as insulation and is it builds up over time the temp gradient is preserved layer by layer.

As the top layer of snow melts, it leaves behind a deposit of tiny particles that were trapped inside it.

Year after year, as fallen snow added layers to the ice sheet, lead emissions were captured along with dust and other airborne particles, and became part of the ice - core record that scientists use today to learn about conditions of the past.

In addition the layering in the snow, (as is in lake sediments or varies) represent snow fall events, (flood events in lakes), of which many might occur during a year.

The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet, for reasons that may include its layered atmosphere, which traps heat, and the loss of sea ice and snow cover, which when present help reflect the sun's energy.

The DSS cores stop there, as it takes several decades for falling snow to pack the layer below to CO2 - trapping firn.

During the Younger Dryas transition, drastic shifts in the entire North Atlantic climate were visible within five snow layers, that is, as little as five years!

The air in the pores of the snow in the top layer has exactly the same composition as in the atmosphere above it.

Poorly characterized mechanisms driving both production and destruction of GEM in the interstitial air of snowpacks depend on environmental conditions (irradiation, temperature, and presence of water layer around snow grains) and the chemical composition of snow (e.g., presence of halogens or divalent mercury species as a consequence of surface deposition)(25).

You could divide up the geography into numerous cells, each with numerous layers of atmosphere; you could divide up the time into many small steps, and work out the dynamics of air masses in a refined way; you could make complex calculations of the transfer of radiation through the air; you could construct detailed models for surface effects such as evaporation and snow cover... but you could not do all these at once.

The latest rethink begins not with the pools of water that collect on the surface each summer, or the acceleration of the glaciers as they make their way to the ocean, but with a granular layer of snow just below the surface, called firn.

Quinzee — very common as it can be constructed quickly even from only a thin layer of snow (igloos need thick packed snow or else ice).

Subarctic Climate Occurs mainly in Northern hemisphere south of Arctic Ocean Winters are long and bitterly cold; summers short and cool Below freezing half the year Tundra Climate Coastal areas along the Arctic Ocean Long, bitterly cold winters In some parts is permafrost, or permanently frozen layers of soil Ice Cap Climate North and South poles Temperature lows of more than - 120 F Snow and ice remain year - round, but little precipitation Highland Climate Found on mountains Includes polar climates plus others; several climates in one As you go up a mountain, temperatures drop and plant life grows sparser.

It will be very cold with an abundance of snow and ice, so dressing in layers is advisable, as well as bringing appropriate outerwear.