Sentences with phrase «comprehensive sets of observations»

Genuine progress began in the early 1990s when satellite observations started to provide (nearly) spatially comprehensive sets of observations.

«But no one has had a comprehensive set of observations of what really happens after you seed a cloud,» says Jeff French, an atmospheric scientist at the University of Wyoming (UW) and SNOWIE principal investigator.

Not exact matches

«These fabulous observations of ISON are unique and set the stage for more observations and discoveries to follow as part of a comprehensive NASA campaign to observe the comet,» said James L. Green, NASA's director of planetary science.

However, comparison of the global, annual mean time series of near - surface temperature (approximately 0 to 5 m depth) from this analysis and the corresponding SST series based on a subset of the International Comprehensive Ocean - Atmosphere Data Set (ICOADS) database (approximately 134 million SST observations; Smith and Reynolds, 2003 and additional data) shows a high correlation (r = 0.96) for the period 1955 to 2005.

They must also create comprehensive systems of teacher and principal development, evaluation and support that include factors beyond test scores, such as principal observation, peer review, student work, or parent and student feedback... they must set new performance targets for improving student achievement and closing achievement gaps.

Using comprehensive data sets of observations made between 1979 and 2001 of sea ice thickness, draft, extent, and speeds, we find that it is possible to tune model parameters to give satisfactory agreement with observed data, thereby highlighting the skill of modern sea ice models, though the parameter values chosen differ according to the model forcing used.

Also, you may not be aware that the International Comprehensive Ocean Atmosphere Data Set (ICOADS, www.icoads.gov) ingests all of the marine observations and is used in all reanalyses.

However, comparison of the global, annual mean time series of near - surface temperature (approximately 0 to 5 m depth) from this analysis and the corresponding SST series based on a subset of the International Comprehensive Ocean - Atmosphere Data Set (ICOADS) database (approximately 134 million SST observations; Smith and Reynolds, 2003 and additional data) shows a high correlation (r = 0.96) for the period 1955 to 2005.

In testimony before a Congressional Subcommittee, the Ohio Director of the State of Environmental Protection Agency in 2003 made the following observations, (23)... «With the passage of Ohio's comprehensive solid waste law, H.B. 592, in 1988, Ohio took a proactive step to responsibly manage Ohio's waste by assuring in - state disposal capacity, at state of the art facilities, for solid waste generated in Ohio, and setting state recycling goals.

«Observational evidence of decadal change in cloud cover is seen in a 2009 study by Amy Clements and colleagues using surface observation of clouds from the Comprehensive Ocean Atmosphere Data Set (COADS).

A comprehensive tool that assesses program - wide positive behavior intervention and supports (PBIS), PreSET ™ uncovers the full picture of PBIS in all types of early childhood settings through classroom observations and interviews.