Sentences with phrase «climate phase»

The study predicts that a continuation of these trends will likely exacerbate regional drought - induced disturbances, especially during regional dry climate phases associated with strong El Nino events.

In general when the planet is in a warm climate phase C02 levels are up two twice what we are at today.

Data on past peatland growth patterns, vegetation development, and carbon (C) dynamics during the various Holocene climate phases may help us to understand possible future climate - peatland feedback mechanisms.

The seasonal climate may relate to changes in the ocean circulation pattern prior to 4.6 Ma that resulted in an increased temperature and atmospheric pressure gradient between the east coast of North America and the Atlantic Ocean, but this climate phase seems to be only a temporary condition, as underlying and overlying sediment are both consistent with drier conditions.