Sentences with phrase «coastal margin of»

It is very possible that the close ceramic affinities between Marco Gonzales and Lamanai are associated with the community's apparent independence from the factors that influenced the abandonment of the coastal margin of the northern part of the island (Pendergast 1990).

The Hakai Institute conducts long - term scientific research at remote locations on the coastal margin of British Columbia, Canada.

We conduct science on the coastal margin of the Northeast Pacific Ocean.

Ile great surprise was that the coastal margins of Ambergris were largely abandoned by 1000 A.D..

The sea - level estimates are consistent with those from delta18O curves and numerical ice sheet models, and imply a significant sensitivity of the WAIS and the coastal margins of the EAIS to orbital oscillations in insolation during the Mid-Pliocene period of relative global warmth.

Not exact matches

At the time, these hydrocarbon - rich areas were marine coastal margins, where the productivity of marine algae was generally high and sedimentary rocks were thickly deposited.

The northern third of the delta is lowering at the rate of about 4 to 8 mm per year due to compaction of strata underlying the plain, seismic motion, and the lack of sufficient new sediment to re-nourish the delta margin being eroded by Mediterranean coastal currents.

«Modelling has been used to help develop forecasting systems to predict flood risk around the shallower southern regions of the North Sea, where the coastal margin is low - lying and population density is high.

The winds drove westward Ekman transport, which induced a geostrophic northward coastal current (20 cm / s) off the western coast of Wilhelmina Bay and upwelling at its southern and eastern margins.

Our specific research axes then are set by the geography of the coastal margin.

Of course, with such a small footprint, Idzi does not have much margin for error, so she sticks with best - selling categories such as collars and leads, toys and gourmet treats — all of which reflect a nautical, coastal sensibilitOf course, with such a small footprint, Idzi does not have much margin for error, so she sticks with best - selling categories such as collars and leads, toys and gourmet treats — all of which reflect a nautical, coastal sensibilitof which reflect a nautical, coastal sensibility.

The shift to a farming economy at Basil Jones on the interior of the island at the same time coastal margin sites, such as Chac Balam and San Juan, are abandoned may have occurred because of this «horizontal integration» of the coastal trade system by the Putun Maya.

Another of Walker's students was Arthur Watson, now president of the Royal Scottish Academy; in the introduction to Downie's exhibition catalogue for her 2013 show Walk Through Resonant Landscape, the consequence of her Chinese residency and travels, Watson observes the contribution made by Walker to her students» ability to perceive and explore the unique landscape of Scotland and for the primacy of drawing: «With a base on the island of Tiree, [Frances Walker] ranged across the West Coast and Western Isles interrogating the coastal margins — the rhythm of pebbles across a storm beach or the fractured architecture of a rocky foreshore, meticulously recorded through a vocabulary of precise but unforgiving ink lines.»

Living many years at the margin of old logging, more recent logging, a ridgeline overlooking an alluvial valley where a small city is growing and similar cities extend to the horizon in inland coastal range mountains in CA, I am reminded often of the coolness in the tall forest contrasting to the heat generated on sunny days where forests are discontinuous because of logging or absent because of urban growth.

These changes include melting and thinning of the coastal margins (30) and surging of outlet glaciers (29, 31), which may be contributed to by the intrusion of warming ocean waters (32).

In coastal areas and margins, increased thermal stratification may lead to oxygen deficiency, loss of habitats, biodiversity and distribution of species, and impact whole ecosystems (Rabalais et al., 2002).

Reinstate federal flood - protection standards that require all federally funded infrastructure projects to meet a higher margin of safety for future sea - level rise and flooding from coastal storms and extreme weather events.