Sentences with phrase «fresh water discharge»

The collective fresh water discharge of this region is more than four times greater than the mighty Yukon River of Alaska and Canada, and half again as much as the Mississippi River, which drains all or part of 31 states and a land mass more than six times as large.

«He was speculating on massive fresh water discharge to the ocean that I don't think anybody thought was possible before,» says Rob DeConto of the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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Groundwater that seeps into the coastal zone beneath the ocean's surface — termed submarine groundwater discharge (SGD)-- is an important source of fresh water and nutrients to nearshore coral reefs throughout the globe.

These include increasing water recycling and conservation by Israel and Jordan; importing water from Turkey; and desalinating sea water on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea or at Aqaba, then discharging the brine into the Dead Sea and pumping the fresh water directly to Amman.

Mobile Hospital • Florida licensed mobile animal hospital (setup as vaccination clinic) • Two 15,000 BTU roof - top air conditioning units • 7kw Onan generator with outlets and fluorescent lighting • Exterior body wall is aluminum, no rusting • Flat exterior walls with room for large graphic signage • Interior floor is aluminum for easy cleanup with no odors • Sliding aluminum door separates hospital from driving compartment • Permanently mounted aluminum steps with handrails • Interior walls are cabinet grade laminate with Formica finish • Insulation in most exterior walls • Electronic floor scale • Backup camera • Refrigerator • Over 14 ft of counter space with storage under • Sink with fresh water tank • Gray water tank and discharge port

My local river alone discharges 5000ML of slightly dirty fresh water each year and tries to flood the town just about every year.

And secondly, it helps the local ecosystem since not so much fresh water is discharged into the bay and marshes after cleansing.

With the Antarctic sea ice maximum observed this year I wondered if it was due to the sub-surface melt lakes discharging fresh super-chilled water out under the ice sheets.

However, with improving techniques, researchers recently estimated total submarine groundwater (saline and fresh water combined) discharges suggesting a rate 3 to 4 times greater than the observed global river runoff, or a volume equivalent to 331 mm / year (13 inches) of sea level rise.

The largest of BioHitech's machines consumes up to 300 gal (1,135 L) of fresh water and discharges 400 to 500 gal (1,514 to 1,893 L) of effluent when operating over a 24 hour period.

Grand and majestic rivers of Siberia and America discharge into the puddle and make it fresher than Atlantic Ocean waters.