However, even state - of - the - art climate models (GCMs) have systematic errors in simulation of different climate characteristics, which are often much
larger than observations uncertainties (Covey et al. 2003).
Not exact matches
One of the few historical
observations on which there is a
large consensus is that companionate marriage of the last 150 years — in which the marriage relationship is based on intimate love alone — has created more problems
than it has solved, carrying within it the seeds of its own destruction.
SMMIS contains over 500,000
observations, so even though fewer
than 2 % had a planned home birth, the absolute number of planned home births was
large enough to give reasonable power to statistical tests.
«We created the
largest database of surface ozone from hourly
observations at more
than 4,800 monitoring sites worldwide, and we're making these data freely available to anyone who wants to investigate the impact of ozone on human health, vegetation, and climate.»
In February, Kepler will release its first major set of
observations; early word is that the data will include tentative identification of several hundred planets that are just slightly
larger than our own.
Observations revealed that D. villosus took a far greater toll on the other species in its tank
than did G. duebeni, killing and mangling
large numbers of blue - tailed damselflies, water boatmen, fish leeches and water hoglice.
In the
largest study of its kind to date, researchers used mitochondrial DNA microsatellites from skin samples gathered from more
than 3,000 individual humpback whales across the Southern Hemisphere and the Arabian Sea to examine how whale populations are related to one another, a question that is difficult to answer with direct
observations of whales in their oceanic environment.
The research team compared these sounds against the
largest available database of orangutan calls collected from over 12,000 hours of
observations of more
than 120 orangutans from 15 wild and captive populations.
The collection of
larger than usual amounts of Arctic winter weather data in 2015 was due to two reasons: the Norwegian research vessel Lance was in the Arctic Ocean observing and collecting upper atmosphere meteorological data, and the frequency of
observation and data collection was increased at some of the land - based
observation stations around the Arctic.
Observations and results Were the craters always
larger than the meteorites that formed them?
Other studies have attempted to determine how the research activities of MSTP graduates differ from those of other groups of MD and MD / PhD recipients.7 - 10 Although the data from these studies suggest that a
large majority of MSTP graduates hold appointments in clinical departments, and that most have clinical responsibilities, MSTP graduates are less likely
than other groups of physician - investigators to publish in journals containing high proportions of clinical
observations and clinical studies.
Observations of two galaxies made with the National Science Foundation - funded Atacama
Large Millimeter / submillimeter Array (ALMA) radio telescope suggest that large galaxies formed faster than scientists had previously tho
Large Millimeter / submillimeter Array (ALMA) radio telescope suggest that
large galaxies formed faster than scientists had previously tho
large galaxies formed faster
than scientists had previously thought.
Mapping and seafloor
observations revealed that, of the material that erupted, which was nearly 1.5 times
larger than the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, about 75 percent floated to the surface and drifted away with winds and currents.
An adjustment is necessary because as climate models are continually evaluated against
observations evidence has become emerged that the strength of their aerosol - cloud interactions are too strong (i.e. the models» «aerosol indirect effect» is
larger than inferred from
observations).
The image also suggests that low mass brown dwarfs — objects that have the awkward distinction of being too
large to be called planets and too small to be categorized as stars — may be more common
than observations so far suggest.
Shoemaker added that the new
observation provides «further confirmation of the existence of stellar - mass black holes that are
larger than 20 solar masses» — objects which he said scientists «didn't know existed before LIGO detected them.»
This
observation clashes with the fact that men are significantly
larger than women.
The global increase in ocean heat content during the period 1993 to 2003 in two ocean models constrained by assimilating altimetric sea level and other
observations (Carton et al., 2005; Köhl et al., 2006) is considerably
larger than these observational estimates.
According to
observations made by NASA and ESA orbiters, the extremely close flyby of comet C / 2013 A1 Siding Spring was accompanied by a meteor shower
larger than any seen on Earth.
It may be that the galaxy we have observed, EGSY8p7, which is unusually (intrinsically) luminous, has special properties that enabled it to create a
large bubble of ionized hydrogen much earlier
than is possible for more typical galaxies at these times,» said Sirio Belli, a Caltech graduate student who helped undertake the key
observations.
Radar
observations find that about 80 percent of the surface is covered by lava flows with a few Australia - size uplands of two to five km (1.2 to 3.1 miles) high, and there are
large shield volcanoes that rise above the plains as high as 11 km (6.8 miles)-- higher
than Mount Everest's eight km (five miles) above Earth sea - level.
After initial
observations led to the belief it was
larger than Earth, the recently - created IAU accepted the object as a planet.
Researchers collected more
than 55,000
observations of social interactions of spotted hyenas over a 20 year period in Kenya, making this one of the
largest to date of social network dynamics in any non-human species.
The coronal magnetic reconnection hypothesis can explain the
observations via the notion that superflares and solar flares share the same origin and that the two activity distributions therefore are within similar range, but that superflares mainly take place on stars with activity levels
larger than the Sun.
Here, we use
observations from the
Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fibre Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST, also called the Guoshoujing Telescope at Xinglong observatory, China) 33 to show that superflare stars are generally characterized by
larger chromospheric emissions
than other stars, including the Sun.
The combination of small telescopes optimized for SZE
observations and
large correlator bandwidth make this system roughly 100 times more sensitive
than the previous SZE system on the OVRO (10.4 m dishes) and BIMA (6.1 m dishes) telescopes.
In order to catch this particular FRB in the act, astronomers had to use the National Radio Astronomy Observatory's Karl G. Jansky Very
Large Array, located near Socorro, New Mexico, which provided more
than 80 hours of
observation time.
When I lecture on heart health, I draw from nutrition studies such as the Adventist Health Study of nearly 100,000 participants, the EPIC - Heart trials with more
than 500,000 subjects, and other
large collections of
observations.
It was also observed that in the 1960s the prevalence of coronary heart disease among the nomadic pastoralists in Xinjiang in northern China who consumed
large quantities of animal fat from grass - fed, free - ranging animals was more
than seven times higher
than that of other populations both within Xinjiang and throughout China which consumed significantly less animal fat.33 These
observations support the suggestion that cardiovascular disease was common among the Mongols of the 13th century who subsisted almost exclusively on a diet based on grass - fed, free - ranging animals.»
Downsizing sees Payne and Taylor working on a
larger palette
than usual, but like their shrunken characters, the filmmakers» humor and their sharp
observation of the human condition have survived the change in size and scope.
In general, survey results based on
larger numbers of
observations are more precise, that is, less prone to sampling variance
than those made across groups with fewer numbers of
observations.
Variation within regions Another key
observation to come from the report is that the difference in academisation within regions is
larger than variation between regions.
In general, survey responses based on
larger numbers of
observations are more precise, that is, less prone to sampling variance,
than those made across groups with fewer numbers of
observations.
Numbers from the
largest available database of classroom
observations, and the striking conclusions experts draw from more
than 2 million data points
Is this
observation linked to the possibility that a
larger than normal percentage of sexually tantalizing reading material is bought over the internet?
Also, note the
observation that the long - term Treasury fund, with no credit risk but
large term risk, has a higher standard deviation of annual returns
than does the high - yield corporate bond fund, which has significant credit risk but much less term risk.
It and the corticosteroids have the
largest number of proponents, but it has been my
observation that most dogs with panosteitis do not respond to these anymore
than they do to anything else.
In addition, some newer behavioral research and ongoing
observations at
large - scale bird rescue / placement organizations now suggest that parrots who are hand - fed as babies may actually make worse long - term human companions
than parent - reared chicks.
As we strolled into a
large exhibition space filled with paintings — more
than any other medium, a friend made an interesting
observation.
However, the observed amplification of rainfall extremes was found to be substantially
larger in the
observations than what is predicted by current models.
In the short
observation from the Mayo clinic which you cite, it says Caffeine only has a diuretic effect if you consume
large amounts of it — more
than 500 to 600 milligrams (or 4 to 7 cups of coffee) a day.
In 2015 and 2016, OCO - 2 recorded atmospheric carbon dioxide increases that were 50 percent
larger than the average increase seen in recent years preceding these
observations.
What if Emanuel's
observations turn out to mean that the effect of SST on hurricane intensity is
larger than the theoretical prediction?
Pursuing this last point, it is clear that in the coming few decades we are going to be continually confronted with
observations of trends or events of just this type — relatively short records; much
larger magnitudes
than our models suggest — raising the question of whether, on the one hand, models / theories are underestimating the rapidity of the response or missing something fundamental or, conversely, whether it is internal variability.
So, for CMIP5, the diagnosis of ECS involves a much
larger change in forcing
than the period of
observation (ie., ~ 40 % increase in the «real world», vs. a 400 % increase in the diagnostic test of model sensitivity.)
Hubble's millionth
observation records the spectral signatures of the gas giant HAT - P - 7b, a planet
larger than Jupiter orbiting a star hotter
than our sun.
To leave out the polar regions, and specifically the northern hemisphere, which, both by
observation and by measurement has seen a
larger percentage warming
than the mid-latitudes is to slice the greatest area of dynamic change related to global warming right out of the equation.
This discrepancy is associated with simulated increases in daily maximum temperature being
larger than observed, and could be associated with simulated increases in cloud cover being smaller
than observed (Braganza et al., 2004; see Section 3.4.3.1 for
observations), a result supported by other analyses (Dai et al., 1999; Stone and Weaver, 2002, 2003).
For several days this month, Greenland's surface ice cover melted over a
larger area
than at any time in more
than 30 years of satellite
observations.
Independent
observations by NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory and by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego show that not only did 2015 have the
largest increase, but also that the annual increase was
larger than two ppm for each of the last four years, another first.