Sentences with phrase «in greenness»

The data is called the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, and there are several teams analyzing this and they are all agreeing that they are picking up a steady increase in the greenness of the planet.

Widespread decline in greenness of Amazonian vegetation due to the 2010 drought.

An increase in greenness and biological productivity has occurred in parts of the Arctic (high confidence).

Urbanites — myself included — seem less likely to seek out parks and nature and are better served by bringing green space into their homes and offices.3 I would have to agree with this study as we often talk about going to the giant 644 acre park nearby to bathe in its greenness, but more often find ourselves walking around the city with our dog.

A new analysis of NASA satellite data shows Africa's Congo rainforest, the second - largest tropical rainforest in the world, has undergone a large - scale decline in greenness over the past decade.

Data from the Visible - Infrared Imager / Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument on board the NASA / NOAA Suomi NPP satellite is able to detect these subtle differences in greenness, and is sending extraordinary images back to Earth giving us a clearer picture of vegetation around the world.

While one NASA satellite measured up to 25 percent decline in rainfall across two thirds of the Amazon from 2000 to 2012, a set of different satellite instruments observed a 0.8 percent decline in greenness over the Amazon.

Not exact matches

There's nothing special about NYU in this regard, though they claim more «greenness» than more purely commercial places I've worked.

Beginning by championing greenness (because Easter occurs in spring), she turns quickly and somberly to the northern - hemisphere - centrism which leads Episcopalians to think places like Japan are experiencing spring too.

Whereas it is certainly naïve and erroneous to suppose that the cells in the grass experience greenness as a sense datum, it is not necessarily absurd to think that cellular experiences have an emotional component.

The prehension of brownness, derived from this hybrid prehension, is now held in contrast with the greenness that is part of this occasion's mentality.

In any event, so now apparently we are pressuring one another to be a certain level of green and making one another feel guilty about our choices and their greenness or lack thereof.

In a big world it is easy to feel tiny or that our acts of kindness or greenness don't seem to add up or matter.

Kudos to you for taking your «greenness» to the next level in doing this.

Mrs. Linda Akwele Ocloo, a teacher and a political greenness, lost the husband in a tragic car crash in March after he won the primary.

Change in Amazon greenness from 2000 to 2012, measured as Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI).

In the past, with greenness data, «it's been hard to tell an El Nino year from a non-El Nino year,» said Lyapustin.

The positive trend in vegetation greenness has been observed through satellite images, but the reasons for it had been unclear.

«In other words, if greenness declines, this is an indication that less carbon will be removed from the atmosphere.

One of the subtle changes visible in the new data - set is how the Amazon's greenness corresponds to one of the long - known causes of rainfall or drought to the Amazon basin: changes in sea surface temperatures in the eastern Pacific Ocean, called the El Nino Southern Oscillation.

«With our work, we have shown that there is a dry season greening but that under extended drought we get a decline in vegetation greenness.»

The greenness of a product has become increasingly important to consumers, but how do they decide how green a product is in the first place?

In another scenario, a consumer might purchase a new, non-essential, energy - efficient electronic device — possibly because of advertising that suggests the «greenness» of the product — instead of not purchasing any device at all.

Shadows, which shorten over the course of the tropical dry season, produce an optical illusion: Leaves reflect more light in the infrared spectrum, even as their actual greenness declines.

A study published in Nature in February suggests that previous models based on satellite data have overestimated greenness during dry seasons in the Amazon rainforest.

In addition to global evapotranspiration trends, they examined vegetation greenness and general climate data including temperature, precipitation and cloudiness.

For example, in years that had more than average burning during the dry season, measurements of soil moisture, evaporation and vegetation greenness — all of which help to trigger rain — decreased in the following wet season.

Previous research used satellite - based measurements of vegetation greenness to investigate changes in the Amazon rainforest, notably the effects of severe short - term droughts in 2005 and 2010.

To clarify the impact of long - term drought on the Congo rainforest, Zhou and colleagues set out to see whether they could detect a trend in a satellite measure of vegetation greenness called the Enhanced Vegetation Index.

I love how they will sit patiently in the freezer until you need some fresh greenness.

Whatever the activity — whether it was playing basketball or reading a book — the degree of relief from ADHD symptoms was tied to the greenness of the setting in which it took place, with relatively green settings like tree - lined streets, backyards and parks trumping the indoors or outdoor places that lacked greenery.

In Spain the olives are allowed to properly ripen so we get a much more smooth and peppery flavor than the «lawn mower tea» greenness of Italian olive oil.

In this nationwide study of adult women, higher levels of greenness around each participant's home address were associated with lower rates of all - cause, nonaccidental mortality regardless of adjustment for age, race / ethnicity, smoking status, individual - level SES, and area - level SES.

I love my 19 - year - old greenness in matters of some special themes like finding the b..

The greenness of the cast outside of Dafoe and a few supporting players (Caleb Landry Jones, Macon Blair) is a considerable liability, not lending itself to Baker's vérité style in the way that the cast of «Tangerine» did.

Given this mission, one might assume that a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification (developed by the nonprofit U.S. Green Building Council, composed of 18,600 building - industry leaders and organizations, that is considered the standard - bearer of greenness) would be a given for Atrium.

«The crayon manufacturing contest,» she says, referring to a project in which the students designed their own crayon companies and made their own crayons, testing the durability, quality, and greenness along the way.

As the work kicked in, Louisiana got its first public building that meets the LEED «silver» standard for «greenness» — as will all 85 schools.

A study was carried out in Massachusetts in the United States to see if there were any links between «greenness» and school - based performance.

905 schools were studied and the results showed that students with a higher exposure to greenness showed better academic performance in both English and Maths, especially in the spring when they sat their MCAS tests.

In theory, the CR - Z offers fantastically frugal motoring without making you suffer for your greenness.

Opel's Monza concept takes a step in the shooting brake direction, and is full of style, tech and greenness.

However, in terms of power performance and efficiency and greenness, hybrids are just better.

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The island's blue, fresh - water lakes are perched in the dunes and perfect to cool down on a hot Queensland Day; or you can wander along crystal - clear streams as they meander through the leafy greenness of the forest.

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By the beauty of river view around Oos River, Komaneka at Tanggayuda Ubud presents the beauty of Ubud in a holiday for tourists who spend the night there.The blow of fresh mountain windy and the greenness of leaf and rice terrace are the feature presented and may be enjoyed from each villa.

Pippin Barr goes «Strolling in the Zen Game Garden» and is inspired to consider strolling casually through video games more often: «What would it feel like to play Baseball Stars for the NES and to think about the smooth swing of the bat, the greenness of the field, the beauty in the curve of a pixellated pitch?

Moonlight in greenery which, as a result of its intense greenness, becomes the highlight of the evening and the party.

But this is a salient reminder that fibbing to your customers about the greenness of your product or service is likely to bite you in the posterior.