Sentences with phrase «at elevations above»

In 2005 the Greenland ice sheet lost around 53 cubic miles (220 cubic kilometers) of mass — more than two times the amount it lost in 1996 (22 cubic miles, or 90 cubic kilometers).5 The melt area set a new record in 2007: it was about 60 percent larger than the previous record in 1998, and extended farther inland.7, 8 By 2007 the melt season at elevations above 6,500 feet (2,000 meters) was a month longer than the average from 1988 to 2006.9

The two papers don't mention any velocity changes due to increased slope, but they do record that at elevations above 1500 - 2000 m, the ice has been growing in thickness by about 5 - 6 cm / yr, whereas below the 1500m level there's been a thinning of about -2 cm / yr.

Taking measurements in 1993 and 1998, the researchers found that the cap's interior was stable or grew slightly at elevations above 2000 meters, a result also seen in satellite data from 1978 to 1988.

According to Forero - Medina, more than half of all birds live at elevations above 1,000 meters, and of those, more than 80 percent live in the tropics.

«The reentry vehicle sees its highest stress level at elevations above ten kilometers.

A glacier that is approaching equilibrium during retreat will thin mostly near the terminus, and at some elevation above the terminus, usually near the equilibrium line or in the lower accumulation zone, there will be comparatively little thinning (Schwitter and Raymond, 1993).

Not exact matches

They will travel in formation at approximate speeds of 315 to 345 mph at an elevation of 1,000 feet above U.S. Bank Stadium.

The Blue Ridge Mountains where the bison graze are more than 3,000 feet above sea level, and Dr. King feels that helps the bison the same way it creates more red blood cells in athletes training at elevation.

And because the OCC campus is on the highest elevation in Oklahoma County, and the track is built on an incline above the campus, and its second curve faces the southwest — whence the winds normally come — it can be semiscientifically deduced that the second curve at the OCC track is just about the windiest corner in the U.S. in early spring.

• Catalina Island Marine Institute (CIMI) at Toyon Bay, Cherry Cove and Fox Landing • Astrocamp, located at an elevation of 5,000» in Idyllwild, California, in the mountains above Palm Springs.

Fultz excels at making shots with a defender right in his face, like the ones above, due to his high release point and excellent elevation.

A low - tide elevation is a naturally formed area of land which is surrounded by and above water at low tide but submerged at high tide.

The highest elevation in the county is a U.S. Geological Survey benchmark known as «Bailey» at approximately 299 m (980 feet) above sea level in Mountain Lakes Park near the Connecticut state line.

The highest elevation is Hunter Mountain, at approximately 4,040 feet (1,232 m) above sea level; the lowest is sea level along the Hudson.

At this point the elevation was 10,000 feet above the level of the sea.

When the mass of the wave struck the breastworks and pilot house, every one of the stout wooden storm windows was burst in, the woodwork being stripped clean to the sashes — and this, be it remembered, at an elevation of 75 feet above the normal sea level.

Left: A standard view of Florida, with green indicating low elevations, and white at the highest elevations, just 197 feet above sea level.

Temperatures plummeted to about 14 degrees Fahrenheit, never again to rise above freezing at high elevations.

Hayes and his team measured the elevation of lakes filled with liquid as well as those that are now dry, and found that lakes exist hundreds of meters above sea level, and that within a watershed, the floors of the empty lakes are all at higher elevations than the filled lakes in their vicinity.

The researchers» findings show that living between 2000 and 2500 meters above sea level offered the best performance enhancement compared to living at higher or lower elevations.

The claim of a 270 - meter run up, which is a measure of the elevation above sea level a wave reaches on shore, is «certainly possible,» says James Goff, a paleotsunami expert at University of New South Wales, Sydney, in Australia.

The great ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica, which rise to over 13,000 feet above sea level, accumulate ice over most of their surfaces and melt only at their lower elevations near the edges.

Examining museum skins revealed that this new species was also smaller overall with a longer and denser coat; field records showed that it occurred in a unique area of the northern Andes Mountains at 5,000 to 9,000 feet above sea level — elevations much higher than the known species of olingo.

Because the vast plateau at such altitudes absorbs a huge amount of solar radiation, the atmospheric layer above it in summer is much warmer than air at similar elevations over lower land or the oceans.

After two hours of hike up on a rocky trail in the Italian Alps, finally I stand at an elevation just above 2,500 meters, staring at a breathtaking and unique mountain range, the Dolomites, that holds an exciting clue to the habitability of our planet.

From the DistantEarths blog of Daniel Apai After two hours of hike up on a rocky trail in the Italian Alps, finally I stand at an elevation just above 2,500 meters, staring at a breathtaking and unique mountain range, the Dolomites, that holds an exciting clue to the habitability of our planet.

Projections for middle - to - low - elevation watersheds — for example the Musselshell at Mosby, Powder River near Locate, and Poplar River near Poplar — show similar increases in winter and spring streamflow (i.e., most of the projections fall above the 0 line).

If we concentrate on the 1870's — 1895 the observations were made in Downtown Cincinnati, roughly at an elevation of 400 ft. (~ 122m) above mean sea level (msl) in the often humid Ohio River Valley.

The Eemian - age chevron beach structures with consistent southwesterly direction throughout windward shores in the Bahamas, with wave runup deposits at elevations as much as 20 — 40 m above today's sea level and reaching as far as a few kilometers inland, must have been formed by massive storms in the direction of the prevailing winds.

First 72 hours: Follow the RICE protocol — rest (keep off the sprain as much as you can and, if you must walk, use crutches), ice (for 20 minutes, four times a day), compression (use a bandage or an ACE wrap, available at drugstores, to immobilize and support your ankle), and elevation (keep your ankle propped up above your heart level as much as possible to minimize swelling).

Keep in mind though that I'm an avid hiker and mountain biker in the summer, and I live at high elevation (7500 feet above sea level), so I get a good deal of daily sun, which is why my levels jumped from 35 - 52 ng / ml after a couple months of daily summer sun.

I live at 4500 foot elevation and water never gets above 95 degrees when it is boiling so I need to invest in a pressure cooker or rely on canned beans.

E: (elevation) Simply raise the injured area above the level of the heart at all possible times.

The supercharged V8 engine in our tester was impressive even at over 5,000 feet above sea level, feeling just strong as it did at a much lower elevation.

The base GS model, with its 2.4 - liter 162 - horse four paired to a five - speed manual, performs more than acceptably as well, and even at mild elevation (just more than 2000 feet above sea level), never feels wheezy or strained for breath.

The start line for the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is 9,390 feet above sea level, and the finish line is at an elevation of 14,115 feet.

The finished grade elevation beneath the manufactured home or, if a basement is used, the grade beneath the basement shall be at or above the 100 - year return frequency flood elevation

The city's elevation goes from sea level all the way to 370 metres (1,200 feet) above, at the summit of Burnaby real estate Mountain.

The farm elevation begins at sixteen hundred feet and gently slopes up to two thousand feet above sea level.

At present the «Kona Coffee Belt» — an area extending about 22 miles long and two miles wide from North Kona through South Kona at elevations of between 700 ′ to 2400 ′ above sea level — is home to more than 650 coffee farms with an average size of about 5 acreAt present the «Kona Coffee Belt» — an area extending about 22 miles long and two miles wide from North Kona through South Kona at elevations of between 700 ′ to 2400 ′ above sea level — is home to more than 650 coffee farms with an average size of about 5 acreat elevations of between 700 ′ to 2400 ′ above sea level — is home to more than 650 coffee farms with an average size of about 5 acres.

Their breathtaking vineyards sit high above the clouds at an elevation of 2300» in the highly acclaimed Red Hills Appellation.

The elevation is 6,600 feet, that's about 1,400 feet above the level at which you can find public transportation.

Most of our Costa Rica budget tour destinations are less than 5000 feet in elevation with the exception of Poas Volcano, which is at an elevation of 8800 feet above sea level.

Your four passenger gondola cabin will transport you to the summit at an elevation of 7,486 feet (2,281 m) above sea level.

PHYSICAL FEATURES & CLIMATE The reserve runs along the banks of the Belize River, in an area of alluvial sods, good for agriculture, at an elevation of approximately 80 feet above sea level.

Nestled within 10 acres of artful landscaping, at an elevation of 1500 feet above the sea, it is cooled by almost constant hillside trade winds, offering gorgeous views for miles.

At an elevation of 1500 ft. above the sea, it is cooled by almost constant hillside trade winds, and its high locale provides wonderful views for miles into the distance.

Munnar is a famous hill station in Kerala and located at an elevation of 1700 meters above the sea level.

The Turtle Mountains reach an elevation of 4,231 feet (1,290 m) above sea level at Bolson Peak.

The 5 - acre Ocean View estate is perched at the temperate elevation of 1,200 feet above sea level, directly above Kealakekua Bay.