Sentences with phrase «by tidal waters»

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The increase in water level was probably only a few centimeters — enough to make only a small difference compared with the magnitude of the tidal surge created by the storm.

«I was very happy to see this new work by Kite and Rubin that brings to the fore a process that had escaped notice: the pumping of water in and out of the deep fractures of the south polar ice shell by tidal action,» said Carolyn Porco, head of Cassini's imaging science team and a leading scientist in the study of Enceladus.

At the mouth of the Bay of Fundy, just off the coast of Maine, a tidal power system built and operated by the Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) draws energy from currents created as 100 billion tons of water flow into and out of the bay.

They might hear the arrival of food - rich tidal water, or the currents created by predators.

The loudest squeaking observed by researchers was produced in the middle of the day by hot dry sand in the tidal zone, although they observed that completely water - saturated sand could be induced to squeak as water was receding.

What they discovered is a near - perfect system in which krill aggregations situated over the Palm Deep Canyon — a region of nutrient - rich waters that produce a lot of food for the krill — are delivered close to shore by tidal currents and winds.

It's a crust of ice, water ice, but below it is liquid water and it's kept liquid by the gravitational or what we call tidal action of Europa's orbit with this massive Jupiter.

The warmth generated by these tidal forces is probably what allows the moon to sustain water in a liquid state — lots of it.

(2) $ 54,243,826 for the World Trade Center Hub project, which was inundated by approximately 125 million gallons of tidal water.

A flood is defined as «surface water, waves, including tidal wave and tsunami, tides, tidal water, overflow of any body of water, or spray from any of these, all whether or not driven by wind, including storm surge».

Cushioned by the water, the sound was heard only within a small area, and the tidal effect was slight.

Go out of season, even by a few weeks, and you can understand the attraction — warm waters, good fishing, a tidal pool, passing schools of dolphins and a dense coastal forest just behind the beach.

Langebaan Lagoon extends in a finger of water away from Saldanha Bay, its 16 kilometres controlled by tidal currents, tailing off into salt marshes and a cluster of salt pans, rich with water bird life.

Bordered on all sides by tidal rapids, the Octopus Islands boast clear, nutrient rich waters and an abundance of marine organisms.

Understanding what kind of waves you might expect because of the current tidal state or forecast tide prior to being in the water is often something that is overlooked by new or developing surfers.

Fully trained in water safety, MASS surf coaches begin each day by performing a detailed analysis of the weather, wind, and tidal conditions to give MASS students the best surfing experience.

A number of key works have been recreated inside the gallery and one wall has been given over to a new painting, Muddy Water Falls (2015), using mud from the River Avon: the top half, a dynamic hand - and finger - painted mural; the bottom half, a flurry of drips, splashes and smears, created by gravity, reflecting the constant redistribution of this mud in the tidal river of its origin.

«Batture» (2017), a striking series of photographs by Jeff Whetstone on view at UNO St. Claude Gallery, documents the makeshift economies that thrive at the water's edge, in the eponymous, unowned tidal lands.

Over the long night, when the Arctic Ocean is mostly totally frozen, the only (non cyclonic) clouds that be are caused by leads (from open water), caused by tidal and wind effects, there are no other aside from ocean air flows.

We define nuisance flooding as occurring when the water level at a NOAA tidal gauge exceeds the local threshold for minor flooding impacts that has been established by the local Weather Forecasting Offices (WFO) of the National Weather Service (NWS).

I suspect that larger tidal currents over shallow water mix ocean heat up to the surface to keep these waters covered by water or dangerously thin ice.

By pumping at the right points in the tidal cycle, such a system could minimise the impact on water levels behind it, helping preserve wetlands and other desirable habitats.

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Temperatures varied more than 10 - degrees - Celsius over a single tidal cycle and became most extreme when the low tide period aligned with maximum heating by the sun at noon, which warmed the shallow water on the reefs.

Thus, if we supplement considerably with solar, wind, water / tidal, some biofuels, etc... we will significantly improve the longevity of fossil fuels we need while reducing their combustion by an amazing percentage of total energy source use.

Inspired by an early name for the Hudson River, the Muhheakantuck, or «river that flows two ways» — or, as the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation puts it, a «tidal estuary, an arm of the sea where salty sea water meets fresh water running off the land» — members of the Architecture Research Office and dlandstudio proposed using both porous streets that can filter water and extending the lower part of the island to create a new Lower Manhattan that is part «twenty - first - century business district,» part «center of regional ecological renewal»:

As defined by NFIP, it is a temporary or general condition of partial or complete inundation of two or more acres of normally dry land from: mudflow, overflow of inland or tidal waters, unusual or rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source, and a collapse or subsidence of land along the shore of a lake or other similar body of water as a result of erosion or undermining caused by waves or currents of water exceeding anticipated cyclical levels.

This additional earthquake protection covers all direct physical losses or damage to your property caused by an earthquake, except those caused by tidal waves, floods, surface water or waterborne objects, whether or not they are attributable to an earthquake The additional earthquake coverage also covers living expenses, such as accommodation rental, additional cost of food and transportation for you and your family while your home is being repaired (some eligibility rules may apply).

Mudslides which are proximately caused by the overflow of inland or tidal waters and are akin to a river or liquid and flowing mud on the surfaces of normally dry land areas including your residence, as when earth is carried by a current of water and deposited along the path of the current.

Such loss is excluded regardless of any other cause or event contributing concurrently or in any sequence to the loss... 3 (a) Flood, surface water, waves, tidal water, overflow of a body of water, or spray from any of these, whether or not driven by wind.»