Sentences with phrase «for upper ocean»

Right: global ocean heat - content (HC) decadal trends (1023 J per decade) for the upper ocean (surface to 300 m) and two deeper ocean layers (300 — 750m and 750 m — bottom), with error bars defined as + / - one standard error x1.86 to be consistent with a 5 % significance level from a one - sided Student t - test.

Right: global ocean heat - content (HC) decadal trends (1023 Joules per decade) for the upper ocean (surface to 300 meters) and two deeper ocean layers (300 to 750 meters and 750 meters to the ocean floor), with error bars defined as + / - one standard error x1.86 to be consistent with a 5 % significance level from a one - sided Student t - test.

Lyman and colleagues combined different ocean monitoring groups» data sets, taking into account different sources of bias and uncertainty — due to researchers using different instruments, the lack of instrument coverage in the ocean, and different ways of analyzing data used among research groups — and put forth a warming rate estimate for the upper ocean that it is more useful in climate models.

For the upper ocean, the situation is only slightly different.

Assume we have two reservoirs A (for atomosphere) and UO (for upper ocean.

Scientists also claim that the impact of the asteroid would have filled Earth's atmosphere with sulphur trioxide, subsequently creating a gas cloud that would have caused a mass amount of sulphuric acid rain to fall in just a few days, making the surface of the ocean too acidic for upper ocean creatures to live.

This is a quite rapid process (for the upper oceans), but much slower for deep ocean temperature changes, which results in the above differences in ratios for short term and long term temperature variations...

Not exact matches

Thanks to Swarm's precise measurements along with those from Champ — a mission that ended in 2010 after measuring Earth's gravity and magnetic fields for more than 10 years — scientists have not only been able to find the magnetic field generated by ocean tides but, remarkably, they have used this new information to image the electrical nature of Earth's upper mantle 250 km below the ocean floor.

Professor Damon Teagle, from Ocean and Earth Science at the University of Southampton and a veteran of numerous scientific ocean drilling expeditions, said: «It is very exciting for IODP to be using a British ship and new technologies to investigate the strange reactions that occur when seawater meets rocks of the upper maOcean and Earth Science at the University of Southampton and a veteran of numerous scientific ocean drilling expeditions, said: «It is very exciting for IODP to be using a British ship and new technologies to investigate the strange reactions that occur when seawater meets rocks of the upper maocean drilling expeditions, said: «It is very exciting for IODP to be using a British ship and new technologies to investigate the strange reactions that occur when seawater meets rocks of the upper mantle.

Most important, the work simulated the movement of dye — not viscous oil — injected in the upper layers of the ocean — not the deep seafloor — for a total of two months — not the ongoing no - end - in - sight disaster.

According to the researchers, to better understand if Matthew's intensification was aided by the warm - water eddies and the residing barrier layer in the Caribbean Sea's upper ocean, more ambient and in - storm upper ocean observations in this basin are needed to improve forecast models for the region.

If carbon - containing fallout from the upper ocean falls fast enough, it bypasses diversions by other creatures and reaches depths where nothing much happens to it for a long time, says Sari Giering of the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, England, where she studies oceanic carbon.

It takes years for bacteria to get around to eating the organic phosphorus in the upper ocean.

The average amount of heat absorbed and trapped in the upper ocean over the past year was also higher than ever seen before, according to Deke Arndt, chief of the global monitoring branch of NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.

For decades, research on climate variations in the Atlantic has focused almost exclusively on the role of ocean circulation as the main driver, specifically the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, which carries warm water north in the upper layers of the ocean and cold water south in lower layers like a large conveyor belt.

Time series of temperature anomaly for all waters warmer than 14 °C show large reductions in interannual to inter-decadal variability and a more spatially uniform upper ocean warming trend (0.12 Wm − 2 on average) than previous results.

He received the Prize for «development of experimental techniques to probe the upper ocean boundary layer.»

For each measurement, they lowered a marine snow catcher beneath the upper layer of the ocean to capture a water sample.

They found increases in sea surface temperature and upper ocean heat content made the ocean more conducive to tropical cyclone intensification, while enhanced convective instability made the atmosphere more favorable for the growth of these storms.

First, it probably needs to be made clearer that generally speaking radiative forcing and climate sensitivity are useful constructs that apply to a subsystem of the climate and are valid only for restricted timescales — the atmosphere and upper ocean on multi-decadal periods.

From 1966 to 2003 the modeled mean world ocean temperature in the upper 700 m increased 0.097 Â °C and by 0.137 Â °C according to observations (Levitus et al., 2005); the modeled mean temperature adjusted for sea ice in the corresponding layer of the Arctic Ocean increased 0.203 ocean temperature in the upper 700 m increased 0.097 Â °C and by 0.137 Â °C according to observations (Levitus et al., 2005); the modeled mean temperature adjusted for sea ice in the corresponding layer of the Arctic Ocean increased 0.203 Ocean increased 0.203 Â °C.

Aside from the fact that there's no physical support from such a picture, this state of affairs is highly unlikely because you'd still have to account for things like the way the system responds to CO2 at the LGM, the observed radiative imbalance of the planet at present, the observed penetration of heat into the upper ocean, and so forth.

They compared existing National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) records of upper - ocean temperatures in coastal waters for each U.S. ocean coastline with records of actual sea level changes from 1955 to 2012, and data from U.S. / European satellite altimeter missions since 1992.

«With the hydrological cycle projected to change under global warming, impacting upper - ocean stratification and mixing, the results from this study have potentially important implications for understanding future tropical cyclone activity.»

Uncertainties for all annual upper - ocean heating rates are given at one standard error and are derived from OHCA uncertainties.

Uncertainties for upper - ocean heating rates are given at one standard error derived from OHCA uncertainties.

The upper 95th percentile is not well constrained, particularly in studies that account conservatively for uncertainty in, for example, 20th - century radiative forcing and ocean heat uptake.

1) the atmosphere (which can also be subdivided into northern and southern hemispheres, and even into Hadley Cells) all with fairly short time constants 2) the upper ocean — time constant on the order of years to decades 2a) the biosphere — time scale from 1 year to decades and even centuries and millennia for some processes 3) abyssal ocean (timescale of many decades to ~ a century or more) 5) the geosphere — timescale of millennia to eons.

The authors note that more than 85 % of the global heat uptake (Q) has gone into the oceans, including increasing the heat content of the deeper oceans, although their model only accounts for the upper 700 meters.

The striking ocean blue upper will add a delightful splash of colour to any casual outfit, making them the ultimate welly for upcoming festivals and outdoor events.

OBSERVATION DECKS The upper decks are generally open for viewing wildlife and enjoying the open ocean.

3rd Bedroom Suite — upper level, queen bed, AC, TV, seating area, wet bar, ocean view, exterior entrance, full bath with shower, queen Aero Bed for 7th and 8th guests

Designed for the spectacular, there are four guest bedrooms including the upper level master suite with its private and sunny ocean view lanai.

We had an upper unit; great view of the ocean and a private cove suitable for snorkelling.

Be sure to book an upper - floor suite for views of the ocean.

For even more open space and improving your tan lines head up to the upper most deck and enjoy a nice lounge chair and a magnificent view of the Indian Ocean.

The bungalow offers lovely ocean views from both the lower pool deck and the upper deck, and offers plenty of space, ideal for family and friends, or a romantic holiday.

With three bedrooms, including an upper - floor master suite with ocean views, Bayu Gita Residence is large enough to offer space and privacy for small groups and families, but is also intimate and secluded enough to be a romantic honeymoon hideaway.

DESIGN AN ARTFUL BLEND OF ELEGANCE, COMFORT AND TRANQUILITY Two sumptuously furnished bedrooms, each with its own luxe master bath Spacious, fully equipped kitchen with granite countertops Top - of - the - line Sub-Zero and Viking appliances Comfortable outdoor living terrace and upper level balcony, perfect for entertaining with an awesome view Exquisite marble and solid hardwood flooring Vaulted ceilings with crown molding, natural native materials and old - world craftsmanship Wireless Internet (Wi - Fi) access and global Vonage phone service Panoramic ocean views with magnificent sunsets Outside your door, native stone walkways winding through stunning tropical landscape.

Perfect for two couples sharing, each apartment also features a fully equipped kitchen with dishwasher, dining area, lounge room with complimentary Foxtel television, laundry facilities and a upper floor balcony that offers stunning ocean views.

And what better place could there be for a relaxing massage or a rousing yoga session than the pool - gazebo's upper deck, which embraces an awe - inspiring picture of the sunsets and ocean waves.

Across the street from the beach, this fabulous home features a private infinity edge pool with corner hot tub surrounded by IPE decking and ocean views from the upper levels (pool can be heated for a fee).

It was my understanding that CO2 in the upper atmosphere (and thus neither readily available to plants nor to ocean absorption) was responsible for the «greenhouse».

In a sense, you have to wait for those deeper waters to finish warming before they stop removing energy from the upper ocean.

It seems to me that they must show deeper mixing than 50 M, since there is not enough mass in the upper 50 meters of ocean to account for the annual heat storage changes that are implied by observations for the the full integrated 700 meter volume of ocean.

However, the ocean is very strongly stratified, and the interaction with the bulk of the deep cold water is very slow — it is generally the upper ocean that determines the time scale for the transient warming we might expect.

Second, physically there is absolutely no problem for wind changes to cool the upper ocean at the same time as they warm the deeper layers.

We find that the difference between the heat balance at the top of the atmosphere and upper - ocean heat content change is not statistically significant when accounting for observational uncertainties in ocean measurements3, given transitions in instrumentation and sampling.

The shift from a multiyear to seasonal ice cover has significant implications for the heat and mass budget of the ice and for primary productivity in the upper ocean.

Most CO2 absorbed by the oceans stays in the upper portion of the ocean — there's just no way for it to transport to the depths.