Sentences with phrase «ground observations of»

The new study combines satellite measurements with on - the - ground observations of clouds over Greenland.

Not exact matches

A new feature in the tram lobby will offer visitors on the ground a live webcam stream of the view from the observation space at the top of the Arch.

While the book is stuffed with helpful big picture observations, it doesn't offer much in the way of specific on - the - ground ideas — though Keen does call for reforms to data privacy and gig economy labor laws, and for a serious discussion of a universal basic income.

Peter Neff, a glaciologist at the University of Rochester who travels regularly to the Antarctic, said ground observations would never tell you the full story of what's going on with ice sheets in that part of the world.

The truth from the ground, based on the extensive footwork due diligence I conduct plus emails from readers around the country reporting similar observations, is that the inventory of home listings of soaring (the published inventory reports by design have 2 - 3 month lag), prices are dropping quickly, the time it takes to sell a home is increasing significantly and, most important, the potential pool of middle class home buyers no longer have an income level that will support the size of mortgage it takes to «buy» a home.

In Pentecostal circles, theology and practice are inseparable, so I would like to offer some observations drawn from my own experiences «on the ground» in Pentecostal churches, which may help corroborate and clarify some of Smith's insights.

Rather than allow this experience to float free of the moorings of actual science, as Jurgen Moltmann appears to do, we would prefer to ground it in the dynamic of scientific observation, along the lines indicated in this issue's Notes from Across the Atlantic.

In a manner analogous to Aristotle's grounding of induction in «experience,» Whitehead is quite emphatic in stating that direct observation is incapable of serving as the springboard for arriving at the larger generalities.

It starts from the ground of particular observation; it takes a flight in the thin air of imaginative generalization; and again lands for renewed observation rendered acute by rational interpretation» (PR 5/7).

I suspect that there is, if not a way out, then at least a temporary respite grounded in the observation that the only reason why marriage is even palatable to disordered moderns is that the meaning of marriage has already been twisted beyond recognition.

Rather than ground their discussion in biblical reflection and careful observation of play itself, Christians have most often been content to allow Western culture to shape their understanding of the human at play.

It starts from the ground of particular observation; it makes a flight in the thin air of imaginative generalization; and it again lands for renewed observation rendered acute by rational observation» (PR 5/7).

It starts from the ground of particular observation; it makes a flight into the thin air of imaginative generalization; and it again lands for renewed observation rendered acute by rational interpretation.

it starts from the ground of particular observation; it makes a flight in the thin air of imaginative generalization; and it again lands for renewed observation rendered acute by rational interpretation.»

As a corollary to these observations, I suggest that causal indeterminacy is far from being the ground of temporal asymmetry, but is instead a lurking threat to time.

MANILA, Philippines — Reliable information based on satellite data and ground observations can help the Philippines prepare for and mitigate the effect of recurring disasters, such as typhoons and El Niño on rice areas in Mindanao.

Brilliant panelists with decades of experience across the industry and ground - breaking trailblazers, offering observations and insights into analytics, integration, consumer trends, big data developments, and more

He made a keen observation about how Khabib always resets his position on the ground after a few strikes to maintain control instead of just wailing away till the guy gets up.

According to Defra, exemptions in the Hunting Act allow the following activities to take place in limited circumstances: stalking and flushing out; use of a dog below ground, in the course of stalking and flushing out, to protect birds being kept or preserved for shooting; hunting rats and rabbits; retrieval of hares which have been shot; falconry; recapture of wild mammals; and research and observation.

This observation and assertion is grounded on the clear understanding and full knowledge of the Traditional NDC Members and even the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the NDC, that the Parliamentary Primaries which was held on the 22nd November, 2015 to elect a candidate was fraught and marred with violence, intimidations, fraud and false accusations spearheaded by Sam George, one of the candidates, for which reason the result of that elections could not be said or taken to represent the Will and aspirations of the majority of the NDC membership in the constituency and the country at large.

The white spots would seem to be exposed ice, Brown says, but observations of Ceres with ground - based telescopes don't show any evidence of ice at the bright spots» locations.

In coming years NASA's Webb and WFIRST telescopes will probably attempt such observations on a handful of the nearest, brightest promising exoplanets, as will a new generation of ground - based 30 - meter - class observatories now under construction.

All of these capabilities, the AURA team says, will synergize with the observations of Webb, WFIRST and the next - generation 30 - meter observatories on the ground.

Trapped beneath Earth's ocean of air, ground - based observatories will be stymied by starlight - warping turbulence, and by airglow — faint light emitted by atmospheric chemical reactions that can corrupt delicate observations.

Drawing from AAAS» fingerprint report, which includes an extensive review of the scientific literature, evaluations of when such analysis is or is not well grounded in science and a review of practices lacking scientific foundation, Holt urged the Justice Department to not permit examiners to estimate the frequency of any fingerprint observation or use the term «identification» or «source identification» in testimony or reports.

Scientists have only a rough sense, based on ground observations, of the shape of MU69 (center).

By combining observations from the ground and in space, the team observed a plume of low - energy plasma particles that essentially hitches a ride along magnetic field lines — streaming from Earth's lower atmosphere up to the point, tens of thousands of kilometers above the surface, where the planet's magnetic field connects with that of the sun.

These ground - based observations have helped shed light on key characteristics of these plumes, such as how often they occur, and what makes some plumes stronger than others.

In addition to historical records and ground observations, the researchers will use newly available Earth System Data Records from NASA — satellite images of the Amazon and its tributaries over the complete high - and low - water cycles.

ORANG - UTANS may be perfectly adapted for swinging through trees, but new observations suggest they also spend a surprising amount of time hanging out on the ground.

Observations from the ground with HARPS and other facilities will be able to continue even after the end of the space mission.

Combining observations from satellites and ground stations with climate models, they evaluated different factors that affect telescope vision, such as the amount of water vapour, wind speeds and atmospheric turbulence.

Trapped below Earth's ocean of air, even the largest ground - based observatories will be stymied by starlight - warping turbulence and by airglow, faint light emitted by atmospheric chemical reactions that can corrupt delicate observations.

His latest project — the High Mountain Glacial Watershed Program — blends the best of modern technology with on - the - ground observation to mitigate the coming challenges associated with glacial lake outbursts.

Air pressure changes linked to the phases of the moon were first detected in 1847, and temperature in 1932, in ground - based observations.

They determined that it was a different species from the following observations: the parts above ground are a dark purple, the filament of the male (staminate) flower is no higher than the anther, and the style of the female (pistillate) flower is club - shaped with multiple papillae.

Vanderburg and his colleagues made additional observations using a number of ground - based facilities: the 1.2 - meter and MINERVA telescopes at Whipple Observatory, the MMT, MEarth - South, and Keck.

The CRaTER observations have validated the models and the ground - based measurements, meaning that lightweight shielding materials could safely be used for long missions, provided their structural properties can be made adequate to withstand the rigors of spaceflight.

Observations with ground - based telescopes then suggested that the galaxies» light had been bent and magnified by the gravity of intervening galaxies on its way...

Observations with ground - based telescopes then suggested that the galaxies» light had been bent and magnified by the gravity of intervening galaxies on its way to Earth (Science, vol 330, p 800).

In the case of Kepler 452 b, the team performed extensive simulations as well as ground - based observations of the star and its immediate surroundings to rule out the possibility of anything spoofing the planetary signal.

The scarps directly expose bright glimpses into vast underground ice previously detected with spectrometers on NASA's Mars Odyssey (MRO) orbiter, with ground - penetrating radar instruments on MRO and on the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter, and with observations of fresh impact craters that uncover subsurface ice.

«This observation would be almost impossible to do from the ground because you need ultraviolet spectroscopy to detect the fingerprints of these elements, which can only be done from space,» Bordoloi said.

Skrutskie was principal investigator of the Two - Micron All - Sky Survey (2MASS), a ground - based observation campaign taken in shorter (warmer) infrared wavelengths than those WISE will probe.

The resolving power of modern telescopes has exceeded Einstein's expectations; the first gravitational lens was discovered in 1979 from ground - based observations.

Weighing against that hypothesis is an observation that the ground west of the crest slopes away, not toward the crater.

The results will help them understand how particles are ionized in Saturn's upper atmosphere and will help them put a decade of ground - based telescope observations of Saturn in perspective, because they can see what disturbance in the data comes from Earth's atmosphere.

The five «exoplanets» described today are Kepler's first finds, confirmed by ground - based telescopic observations of how the exoplanets gravitationally tug on their stars.

«We've never looked at these systems before with the sensitivity of Webb, so it's not unlikely that we could discover lower - mass planets that we weren't sensitive to in previous ground - based observations of these stars,» Hinkley says.

«If we can predict these events with some certainty, hopefully more than minutes, maybe hours before they occur, we collectively can take remedial action,» says David Kendall of the Canadian Space Agency, which is funding the ground - based observation network.