Sentences with phrase «between terrestrial»

1987 Harold A. Mooney, et al., «Exchange of Materials between Terrestrial Ecosystems and the Atmosphere.»
«(6) methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that may be exchanged between terrestrial methane hydrate reservoirs and the atmosphere by natural or anthropogenic processes; and
Accounting for changes in all carbon stocks in all areas would yield the net carbon exchange between terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere (NBP).
Dear Nir Shaviv, I would be glad to receive your comment about the recent paper from Andrew C. Overholt et al 2009 ApJ 705 L101 - L103 doi: 10.1088 / 0004 - 637X / 705 / 2 / L101 TESTING THE LINK BETWEEN TERRESTRIAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND GALA Does it mean - the spiral arm mechanism you suggest does nt fit - can some other mechanism explain your measurements and hypothesis - does this have an impact on the cosmic ray climate theory or not If we talk about the paradox of the faint young sun, imho its still an issue that any mechanism solving the problem of the major ice ages occuring each 140 million years in the last billion, does nt work for the first 3 billion years.
His research focuses on the interactions between terrestrial carbon cycling and climate change.
It is misleading to state that the distinction is between terrestrial and aquatic mosses — more correctly, the issue is with whether an organism obtained its carbon from a «reservoir» that is depleted in C14.
Modelling interactions between terrestrial and atmospheric systems requires coupling successional models to biogeochemical models and physiological models that describe the exchange of water and energy between vegetation and the atmosphere at fine time - scales.
By carefully manipulating space, Ronay collapses the traditional distinctions between the terrestrial and the celestial.
Key differences between the terrestrial and aquatic worlds.
Get a better understanding about the local ecosystem and the differences between terrestrial and aquatic worlds.
investigate the unique link between the terrestrial and the nearshore environment, specifically between coastal brown bears and intertidal invertebrates.
Miller, M.A., et al., «Type X Toxoplasma gondii in a wild mussel and terrestrial carnivores from coastal California: New linkages between terrestrial mammals, runoff and toxoplasmosis of sea otters.»
Global associations between terrestrial producer and vertebrate consumer diversity.
Dr. Alex B. Guenther, a renowned scientist in land ecosystem and atmospheric research, has joined the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to lead research in the interactions between terrestrial systems and climate.
Other prior work suggesting a link between terrestrial paleoclimate and solar luminosity variations has not provided any specific mechanism.
Christian would also like to see the Google Earth and Sky interfaces merged into one (for now, users click on a button to switch between interfaces) so that they can navigate seamlessly between the terrestrial and extraterrestrial worlds.
Only male grey seals were observed to visit pontoon traps, and grey seals made trips between their terrestrial resting sites and foraging areas.
These cow products are also used as feed in fish farms, a potentially critical link between terrestrial proteins and the aquatic environment.
«Geochemical method finds links between terrestrial climate and atmospheric carbon dioxide.»
At just under eight times the mass and twice the size of our own world, 55 Cancri e is a welterweight that straddles the hazy boundary between terrestrial and gas - giant planets.
In physical geography, a wetland is an environment at the interface between terrestrial ecosystems and aquatic systems.
The reserve is recognized for high biodiversity, with a robust belt of unaltered mangroves and sandy coasts that provide a critical link between terrestrial and marine environments.

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There is another risk here too, thanks to a proposed terrestrial use of SpaceX's BFR as a hyperfast transport between cities on Earth.
On the terrestrial plane and at the human level, however, the narrative concentrates on Moses, on his role vis a-vis the Lord and Israel, and on his incomparable stature as intermediary between God and People.
But on the terrestrial plane, at the human level, the narrative concentrates on Moses, on his role vis - a-vis Yahweh and Israel, and on his incomparable stature as intermediary between God and people.
«Estimates are that permafrost stores between 780 and 1,400 gigatons of terrestrial carbon.
Wang and Jacobsen now report isotopic differences between lunar and terrestrial rocks that provide the first experimental evidence that can discriminate between the two leading models for the Moon's origin.
It included graphs that appeared to show a remarkably close correlation between solar activity and terrestrial temperatures — suggesting that other factors, such as carbon dioxide levels, have little influence on global temperatures.
Because they're located in the transition between land and ocean — the terrestrial - aquatic interface — the challenge for salt marshes is that their biogeochemistry is also influenced by tides, which bring matter and energy in as they rise.
After all, similar connections have been found between Earth's auroras and terrestrial radio emissions.
Based on an extensive collection of lunar and terrestrial samples, a new study probing the elusive origins of the Moon — now typically thought to have formed from a collision between a proto - Earth and a solid impactor — supports theories of a collision with extremely high energy.
Their analysis showed a 3 - to 4 - ppm (parts per million) difference between the oxygen isotopic concentrations of the lunar rocks and the terrestrial basalts, but no significant difference between the lunar samples and terrestrial olivine, a common mineral in Earth's subsurface.
Through an array of behavioral, microbiological, and morphological tests, the researchers identified a number of differences between the space and terrestrial worms.
The working group on coupled biogeochemical cycling and controlling factors dealt with questions regarding the role of plankton diversity, how ocean biogeochemistry will respond to global changes on decadal to centennial time scales, the key biogeochemical links between the ocean, atmosphere, and climate, and the role of estuaries, shelves, and marginal seas in the capturing, transformation, and exchange of terrestrial and open - marine material.
The research, which was funded by the Royal Society, forms part of a broader programme of study challenging the traditional division between marine ecology and «mainstream» ecology, the notion that marine systems are somehow fundamentally different from terrestrial systems, and that this demands separate research approaches and indeed research institutes — to study them.
Although terrestrial gamma - ray flashes typically last between 300 and 400 microseconds, the burst observed by the satellite sensors in 2006 lasted a mere 70 microseconds, the researchers report online and in a forthcoming issue of Geophysical Research Letters.
It is a complete and self - contained book, and the introductory chapters are strong on basic ecological principles, especially on the differences between marine and terrestrial ecosystems.
Astronomers were at a loss to explain how such planets formed and whether there was a continuum between rocky terrestrial «super-Earths» and gassy «mini-Neptunes.»
James Garvin from the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland is anticipating a wealth of information about the surface of Mars — «We will be able to make direct comparisons between dramatic Martian landforms, such as Olympus Mons and Valles Marineris, and their terrestrial counterparts.»
Evolutionary biologists have now addressed shape variety in terrestrial vertebrates» eggs, pinpointing morphological differences between the eggs of birds and those of their extinct relatives, the theropod dinosaurs.
«Terrestrial climates around the world tend to alternate between cool, wet summers in some years and warm, dry summers in other years,» said UBC forestry PhD candidate Colin Mahony, lead author of the study.
For example, scientists have shown a connection between the rapid warming of the Arctic region to the increase in terrestrial gross primary productivity (vegetation growth) in high latitudes.
However there are important differences between the Martian and terrestrial spheres, says Phil Christensen, a Mars rover scientist from Arizona State University, Tucson.
In this latest study, the team of researchers applied empirical and process - based models, to analyze local areas, as well as the global surface, and the effect of temperature and water availability variations on carbon exchange between the atmosphere and the terrestrial biosphere.
«Our finding that vegetation plays a key role future in terrestrial hydrologic response and water stress is of utmost importance to properly predict future dryness and water resources,» says Gentine, whose research focuses on the relationship between hydrology and atmospheric science, land / atmosphere interaction, and its impact on climate change.
We will then explore early deep life, the population of terrestrial niches, the challenges that were overcome, and the feedbacks and interactions between the geosphere and the biosphere.
While the differences between orbiting telescopes are a bit complicated, we should be clear that space telescopes in general are going to provide us with a sharper picture than terrestrial ones.
JPL, CalTech, NASA Larger illustration Astronomers have identified Iota Persei as a prime target for the Terrestrial Planet Finder (TPF), now planned for launch between 2014 and 2020.
As an aside, it is also easy to get an apparent coherence between two band - pass filtered stochastic series of finite extent which are unrelated by definition — a common weakness in many studies on solar - terrestrial climate connection.
Pat's general research interests include (1) the evolution of birds, (2) the relationship between osteological features and different soft - tissue systems (e.g., pulmonary, neurosensory), and (3) the biogeographic history of terrestrial vertebrates on Gondwanan landmasses during the latter half of the Mesozoic.
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