Sentences with phrase «constant means occurring»
The definition of constant means occurring continuously over a period of time.
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(That is, if we simply held global mean temperature constant by injecting aerosols into the stratosphere, I have no idea whether that would be enough to halt Antarctic ice loss — probably not, in fact almost certainly not, though it would mean less ice sheet loss than would occur if we didn't do it.»
On the shorter term, fluctuations occur because a state would not be in equilibrium if it were constant, but the change in external forcing means that with the same climate, the shorter term imbalances would be changed, so the weather patterns even in the shorter term would evolve differently.
An interesting and subtle debate may — and, indeed, should — occur over the meaning of the key adjectives «special circumstances» and «clear and constant jurisprudence».