Sentences with phrase «later ice growth»

A new University of Washington study, with funding and satellite data from NASA and other agencies, finds a trend toward earlier sea ice melt in the spring and later ice growth in the fall across all 19 polar bear populations, which can negatively impact the feeding and breeding capabilities of the bears.

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Moving on, our takeaway is that most Android versions are leveling off their growth, likely because Ice Cream Sandwich is on the rise with a 3.8 % upswing in updates for the latest «consumer» Android software.

The latest Android numbers from Google (GOOG) highlight continued growth for Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean.

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After mid-October, ice growth returned to near - average rates, but extent remained at record low levels through late October.

Even though the seasonal ice cover was formed later in the fall of 2007, the mean thickness of the FY ice cover at the end of March seems comparable to that of the previous two seasons because of lower snow accumulation and thus faster growth i.e., higher ice production.

Ice growth for December occurred primarily within the Chukchi Sea, Kara Sea, and Hudson Bay — areas that experienced a late seasonal freeze - up.

Other in situ and satellite data suggest that even though the seasonal ice cover was formed later in the fall of 2007, the mean thickness of first year ice cover is comparable to that of the previous two seasons because of lower snow accumulation and lower air temperatures and thus, faster growth.

Or look at it the other way around: if the ice cover were a record high in late summer, the opportunity for ice growth (increased area coverage) would be reduced, since there would be less open water that could freeze over.

A lowering of atmospheric carbon dioxide levels near the beginning of this time period occurred in response to the rise of land plants and likely cooled Earth, but the rapid growth of extensive Gondwanan ice sheets was delayed for tens of millions of years, until the Late Mississippian.»

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