Sentences with phrase «by the air currents»

As the growing snow crystal is tossed by the air currents within a cloud, it encounters areas with different atmospheric conditions.

A deformable mirror next to the 1 - meter telescope erases blurring caused by air currents.

Certain works also had beaded drapery moved by air currents from small electric fans, obscuring the work but also beckoning the viewer.

The powder - fine grains are continually redistributed by the air currents, creating elaborate capillary dunes that record and follow subtle directional patterns of the wind across the surface of the landscape.

Activated by air currents, his dynamic mobiles are ever - changing compositions.

Alexander Calder, American artist best known for his innovation of the mobile suspended sheet metal and wire assemblies that are activated in space by air currents.

More clouds both drastically reduce energy input from the sun and simply slow release of what energy there is trapped in the lower troposphere, but the long term effect would be a fall in average temperature because of the significantly reduced input power but the atmosphere's ability to cool is aided by air current circulation whereby the warmer air rises above those low clouds and that infra - red is more easily re-emitted into space, whereby the low clouds now block that re-emission from hitting the ground again to any significant degree.

For instance, heat is not so much radiated in space as carried by air currents — an entirely different mechanism, which can not cause global warming.

... Infrared radiation is carried slowly aloft by air currents, and its eventual escape into space is delayed by greenhouse gases» (emphasis added).

Not exact matches

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

The Air Force Court of Appeals in May 2017 also reversed a conviction in the sexual assault case U.S. v. Boyce after finding that public statements by Sens. Claire McCaskill and Kirsten Gillibrand regarding the «Marines United» scandal earlier this year created «the appearance of unlawful command influence» in the case, as retired Col. Don Christensen, a former Air Force chief prosecutor and current president of the advocacy group Protect Our Defenders, told Task & Purpose at the time.

«By charging the Smog Free Tower with a small positive current, an electrode will send positive ions into the air.

In this case, the recipients of the transfer payments will increase their spending and, by virtue of the fact that the funding of these payments is created, figuratively, out of thin air, no other entity need cut back on her / his current spending.

But there is little or no discussion in Unions Matter of current intergenerational tensions in the union movement: the movement toward two - tier workplaces, like Air Canada's Rouge Airlines, which aims to hire new, mostly younger workers at a lower pay scale and with fewer benefits than are enjoyed by older, established workers.

Examples include the claim that air has weight, 26 the existence of valleys27 and vents28 on the bottom of the sea, ocean currents, 29 and the fact that winds blow in circular paths.30 These are remarkable claims that could not have been directly observed by a bunch on nomadic sheep herders.

This column often has, by the time it is in print, a certain retrospective air about it: it has usually discussed the media coverage of some story which was topical when written, and which may still be relevant, but is no longer of overriding current interest.

ABC aired Oklahoma - Kansas (before cutting away to LSU - Mississippi), which is unspeakable, but under the current TV college football plan thought up by Bert and Ernie, ABC couldn't have broadcast Arizona State - Washington, anyway.

If I saw a replay or heard the announcers going crazy, I turned my attention to the TV, but the UFC really needs to start thinking about making some changes that help make the presentation of the sport more appealing to casual / lapsed / new fans by say starting things 1 hour earlier, use current Fox technology by airing a commercial while minimizing the arena camera in the top left corner so you can see what is going on, and coming up with some sort of naming system for events that mark said events as high, medium, and low importance.

The 14H Soldier maintains computer data links and networks that provide early detection and tracking of possible air threats from the earth's surface to space, providing the units with situational awareness and current air threat data which enable their engagement and destruction by Air Defense uniair threats from the earth's surface to space, providing the units with situational awareness and current air threat data which enable their engagement and destruction by Air Defense uniair threat data which enable their engagement and destruction by Air Defense uniAir Defense units.

Although it will be incredibly difficult to ever match his contributions on the pitch, it's vitally important for a former club legend, like Henry, to publicly address his concerns regarding the direction of this club... regardless of those who still feel that Henry has some sort of agenda due to the backlash he received following earlier comments he made on air regarding Arsenal, he has an intimate understanding of the game, he knows the fans are being hosed and he feels some sense of obligation, both professionally and personally, to tell it like he sees it... much like I've continually expressed over the last couple months, this team isn't evolving under this current ownership / management team... instead we are currently experiencing a «stagnant» phase in our club's storied history... a fact that can't be hidden by simply changing the formation or bringing in one or two individuals... this team needs fundamental change in the way it conducts business both on and off the pitch or it will continue to slowly devolve into a second tier club... regardless of the euphoria surrounding our escape act on Friday evening, as it stands, this club is more likely to be fighting for a Europa League spot for the foreseeable future than a top 4 finish... we can't hope for the failures of others to secure our place in the top 4, we need to be the manufacturers of our own success by doing whatever is necessary to evolve as an organization... if Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke can't take the necessary steps following the debacle they manufactured last season, their removal is imperative for our future success... unfortunately, I strongly believe that either they don't know how to proceed in the present economic climate or they are unwilling to do whatever it takes to turn this ship around... just look at the current state of our squad, none of our world class players are under contract beyond this season, we have a ridiculous wage bill considering the results, we can't sell our deadwood because we've mismanaged our personnel decisions and contractual obligations, we haven't properly cultivated our younger talent and we might have become one of the worst clubs ever when it comes to way we handle our transfer business, which under Dein was one of our greatest assets... it's time to get things right!!!

To reach hypersonic speeds, current systems will need to be replaced by what engineers call «air - breathing» systems, which could be achieved by scramjets (also called «supersonic - combustion ramjets»).

Executive use of state aircraft has been a politically contentious subject in New York, and «Air Cuomo» was a campaign issue used by George Pataki in his 1994 campaign against Mario Cuomo, the current governor's late father.

Cuomo's health commissioner, Dr. Howard Zucker says as he examined numerous completed and still on going studies on fracking's effects on drinking water, air quality and other health issues, several «red flags» were raised, and he says he has «identified significant health risks in the current data» that have not been answered by conclusive long term studies with «large population pools».

Gail Brewer recommended on Thursday — based on estimations by Cushman & Wakefield — that the city lower the minimum price set for air rights to $ 250 per square foot, rather than the current $ 393.

Natural daylight can replace 30 to 60 percent of our current energy consumption for lighting, natural ventilation can reduce the energy used for air - conditioning by 20 to 40 percent, and better use of natural shading could cut another 10 percent.

But the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) predicts 10,000 commercial drones will ply domestic airspace by 2017 — almost twice the that of the U.S. Air Force's current fleet of unmanned aircraft.

You're limited by air, currents, surface conditions, and sometimes you don't have the opportunity to stop and smell the roses.»

Produced by such constant, ferocious air currents, wind power could finally be cheaper than coal.

The team studied the impacts of sulphur emitted by ships using current marine fuels, which produce air pollution particles that are small enough to be breathed deeply into the lungs and are considered harmful to human health.

The strong temperature gradient created by fires — between the hot flame and the cooler air surrounding it — can create a vortex; if the air currents and wind conditions are just right, the fire can travel upward in a whirling column.

Pesticides used on banana, coffee and rice plantations are contaminating remote Central American tropical rainforests by hitching a ride on air currents as they sweep up mountainsides.

The animals may be spared the misery of hay fever caused by the ragweed pollen that will inevitably drift into their box on currents of air.

If CO2 emissions reductions are moderately reduced in line with current national pledges under the Paris Climate Agreement, biomass plantations implemented by mid-century to extract remaining excess CO2 from the air still would have to be enormous.

«For example, ocean currents can disperse microorganisms, but there is also evidence that microorganisms travel by air: microbes believed to have originated from the Gobi desert were collected in air samples from the northwestern United States.»

Noting that the timing of KD outbreaks in Japan coincides with certain wind patterns from Asia, climate scientist Xavier Rodó, PhD, and colleagues at the Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies and the Catalan Institute of Climate Sciences, both in Barcelona, used computer models to simulate air currents and airborne particle transport for all days since 1977 with high numbers of KD cases in Japan, based on data compiled by Yoshikazu Nakamura, MD, and colleagues at Jichi Medical University in Japan.

Current testing requires a series of methods including a spirometry test, which measures the amount (volume) and the speed (flow) of air during breathing, followed by a body plethysmography test measuring static lung volumes and airways resistance and finally a diffusion test, which measures the amount of oxygen and other gases that cross the lungs» air sacs.

The current effort to regulate carbon dioxide, in fact, stemmed from a 1999 suit originally filed by liberal groups against EPA, which eventually led to a Supreme Court decision that EPA had to act since greenhouse gases fell under the purview of the Clean Air Act.

This is the rise in air temperature expected by the year 2040, if current trends in the use of fossil fuels and forest - burning continue.

When the particles are introduced into the air — unless captured by high - tech particle traps — they can float away from power plant stacks and travel on air currents locally, regionally, and even globally.

They're getting there by ocean currents and air currents.

Inspired by rats and seals, scientists have developed a robotic «whisker» that detects air currents and builds two - dimensional images of what it senses using tomography, an imaging technique commonly implemented in MRI or CT scans.

Scientists do not know how the birds find that aerodynamic sweet spot, but they suspect that the animals align themselves either by sight or by sensing air currents through their feathers.

The current air traffic flow - management system used by the FAA uses multiple algorithms, or sets of rules, to manage aggregate delays.

By using climate models to simulate what air pollution was like in 1850 and 2000, Jason West at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his colleagues have estimated its effect on current death rates.

The path taken by mercury into the food chain from the air, snow, ice or ocean currents isn't yet clear.

But if people continue to pump greenhouse gases into the air at current rates, global temperatures could increase by as much as 7.8 °C (about 14 °F) by 2100, the new report points out.

The fly must home in on the fruit by tracking the odor, it must navigate the complex visual flow of a three - dimensional world and, all the while, it must maintain flight speed and direction in the face of shifting air currents.

Current state - of - the - art climate models predict that increasing water vapor concentrations in warmer air will amplify the greenhouse effect created by anthropogenic greenhouse gases while maintaining nearly constant relative humidity.

The capabilities of Test Cell 1 include a fuel / air combustion skid for energy input; cooling systems for heat removal; 130 kW eddy - current dynamometer for precision power measurements; and instrumentation, system protection, and power control channels.For measuring the thermal output of fuel - fired thermal energy systems, such as a gas - fired liquid - metal evaporator for Stirling engines, Test Cell 1 offers a gas - gap calorimeter, which simulates the engine by allowing the liquid metal to condense at operating temperatures.

Convections are currents of air or liquid caused by an uneven temperature distribution.