Sentences with phrase «in higher latitude areas»

However, even just 1 degree warming was huge in high latitude areas where polar amplification is occurring (early Jan 2006 post at RC).

We talk about temperatures in high latitude areas, like the Arctic, because, as a general rule, high latitude areas are much more sensitive to human stress than the global average.

The new study, coupled with NASA's previous findings, confirms that Arctic greening is indeed an alarming trend and global warming has been greatly affecting the vegetation in high latitude areas.

Not exact matches

For example: if you live in a far northern latitude, if you live in an urban area where tall buildings and pollution block sunlight, if baby is always completely covered and kept out of the sun, if baby is always inside during the day, or if you always apply high - SPF sunscreen.

In Finland and other high - latitude countries, warmer winters could also mean the disappearance of ice roads, which help connect areas difficult to reach on regular routes.

Assistant Professor Yuzo Miyazaki of Hokkaido University, who led the research, said «In recent years, some studies have pointed out that the amount of organics emitted from the forest floor is similar to, or even larger than, that emitted from tree leaves in cool - temperate or other higher - latitude forested areaIn recent years, some studies have pointed out that the amount of organics emitted from the forest floor is similar to, or even larger than, that emitted from tree leaves in cool - temperate or other higher - latitude forested areain cool - temperate or other higher - latitude forested areas.

The faster increases in AP are more significant in low latitude areas (tropical and sub-tropical regions) than the middle and high latitude areas.

The regions that exhibit cooling are mainly in the shallow equatorial areas and in some high - latitude regions.

It's also more prevalent in areas of higher latitude.

Arizona was among the pioneers of the American charter school movement when it passed its law back in 1994, and has led the way ever since, in no small part because of its high scores in the areas of school autonomy, teacher freedom and the wide latitude it allows for freedom to innovate.

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«Whales feed in highly productive and high latitude areas and then they migrate to low productivity, low latitude areas.

Anav, A.; Murray - Tortarolo, G.; Friedlingstein, P.; Sitch, S.; Piao, S.; Zhu, Z. Evaluation of Land Surface Models in Reproducing Satellite Derived Leaf Area Index over the High - Latitude Northern Hemisphere.

That fluctuation is amplified by land surface temperatures in the same latitude band of about the same area, because the land surface temperatures are at a higher average altitude with a lower average specific heat capacity and the (Tmax + Tmin) / 2 method of determining «average» amplifies the variance.

The regions that exhibit cooling are mainly in the shallow equatorial areas and in some high - latitude regions.

That many of the areas of the world with high ranges of tides are in the areas of Alaska, Canada, and northern Europe has created a misconception that the range of tide increases with increasing latitude (as one moves farther from the equator and closer to the poles).

So what you really want is a good canary in the coal mine and the high latitude areas are canaries, whereas the global average hides real stress.

In high - latitude areas like Alaska, frozen ground known as permafrost can trap large amounts of carbon dioxide and methane produced by layers of decayed plant and animal matter.

Since large portions of the mid - and high latitude land areas have had increasing precipitation during the last half the 20th century, the question arises as to how much of this area is affected by increases in heavy and extreme precipitation rates.

As a result, in 2007 one can observe northward inflow of warm air to the Eastern Arctic through the Russian Far East area, and in 2008, similar inflow via high latitude domain of North America.

The US CLIVAR PSMI Panel seeks new panelists with prior expertise in field / process studies or model development in one or more of the following areas: (a) clouds, (b) high - frequency ocean - atmosphere interaction (diurnal to sub-seasonal), (c) coastal ocean processes, (d) high - latitude processes (i.e., Arctic, Antarctic, ocean - ice interactions), or (e) ocean biogeochemical cycles / ecosystem interactions.

Another element left out of the comparison of temperature change by latitude is that there is much less global area in the higher latitudes than in the lower latitudes.

High latitude areas are tending to see more significant increases in rainfall, while precipitation has actually declined in many tropical areas.»

This «forced» cell is heavily impacted by the dynamic processes in the much larger tropical area, with geostrophic winds enhanced by a larger Coriolis force at a higher latitude.

Even for HadCRUT4v2, used in [Lewis and Curry], the increase in GMST over the period concerned actually exceeds the area - weighted average of increases for ten separate latitude zones, so underweighting of high - latitude zones does not seem to cause a downwards bias.

The disease causes devastating birth defects in fetuses when pregnant women are infected, and climate change could make higher - latitude areas habitable for the mosquitos that spread the disease, experts said.

Yet even in winter the area between Norway and Svalbard is ice - free, notwithstanding its high latitude (about 77 N), on account of the Gulf Stream.

In fact, the orbit is such that the highest latitude areas can not be seen at all.

The culprit behind much of the extreme heat in each case has been large, strong, and persistent areas of high pressure, which have set up shop over these high latitude locations, keeping cooler weather and precipitation at bay.

Three, the temperatures are NOT higher in areas with very high levels of GHGs (e.g., Atlanta, GA) than in areas with very low levels of GHGs that are at the same latitude and altitude.

The results of Samson's study showed that, while areas typically associated with hot, tropical climates will be severely affected, those high - latitude areas which currently have a milder, less temperate climate will experience an even greater upwards shift in temperature.

Because the cooler climates of high - latitude regions have something of an inhibitive effect on the migratory population; by 2050, migration in these areas will increase as those living in these countries find the weather more permitting of a transient lifestyle.