Sentences with phrase «levels at this high altitude»

Players in the World Cup soccer tournament, now underway in South Africa, will have to contend with low oxygen levels at high altitude — and with a new ball, which its scientist creators say is the roundest one ever.
The net result is an upward transfer of infrared radiation from warmer levels near the Earth's surface to colder levels at higher altitudes.

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Instructions provided for making it at high altitudes and at sea level.
My husband is from Colorado and he grew up making cookies with high - altitude adjustments — and even now that we live at sea level, we still use a high - altitude cookie recipe and think it turns out great every time.
I'm so glad you find them delicious — I'm always amazed how tasty they turn out given their few ingredients — magic:) As for the rise, are you baking at sea level or high - altitude?
I've tried using less, and 2 teaspoons for the recipe above was okay at higher altitude, but didn't work well at sea level.
Mushrooms love low - altitude and high - humidity climates — attributes typically found in mushroom - growing states like Pennsylvania, not in a little valley tucked in the Colorado Rockies at 7,500 feet above sea level.
Regarding High Altitude: I live at 5500 feet above sea level.
I guess it's because I'm at somewhat high altitude (western NC mountains - 2650 feet above sea level.)
I was also living at a high altitude so I wouldn't be able to post a recipe that everyone could make (that means the majority of you who live at sea - level!)
In my experience though, recipes that are really moist at sea - level tend to be dryer at high - altitude.
At high altitude, I measure 17oz of flour (usually about 10 - 15oz of whole wheat, the rest white), but for you sea - level dwellers, you can just do 16oz.
People living at high altitude have evolved different ways to cope with low oxygen levels.
In addition to the main laboratory north of Zurich, PSI collaborates with an international high - altitude research station at Jungfraujoch, 3580 metres above sea level.
While the altimeter data also showed that the liquid in some of the canyons around Ligeia Mare is at sea level — the same altitude as the liquid in the sea itself — in others it sits tens to hundreds of feet (tens of meters) higher in elevation.
The findings were not a total surprise, with future projections showing that even with moderate climate warming, air temperatures over the higher altitudes increase even more than at sea level, and that, on average, fewer winter storm systems will impact the state.
The study found that runners can shave crucial seconds off their time if they live at high altitudes but train closer to sea level.
To isolate the effects of oxygen concentration, researchers from the University of Colorado compared the rate of SIDS in infants living at high altitudes, where the air is thin, to those living closer to sea level.
«These remarkable data in Tibetans provide a beautiful demonstration of how nature has evidently exploited» nitric oxide levels to offset the effects of high altitude, says Jonathan Stamler, a cardiovascular disease researcher at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina.
Seven of the 10 World Cup venues are at an altitude of 1300 meters or higher; the other three are at sea level.
Many competitive endurance athletes follow a «Live High — Train Low» training regimen, in which they live at moderate altitudes and do their easiest workouts there, saving their most intense training for altitudes closer to sea level.
In the troposphere, the temperature is warmer at the bottom — ground level — and cools down at higher altitudes.
Of particular interest to the researchers is a projection from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that future temperatures on the planet will rise faster at high altitudes than they will at sea level.
The high - altitude locale 5,000 meters above sea level will enable the ALMA's 12 - meter - wide dishes, at least 50 of them, to probe the shorter radio wavelengths near the infrared that the atmosphere tends to filter out.
It also demonstrates the value of using healthy volunteers in studies carried out at high altitude to patients at sea level.
The research, published in PLOS ONE, found that several markers of insulin resistance were increased following sustained exposure (6 - 8 weeks) to hypoxia at high altitude and that this change was related to increased blood levels of markers of inflammation and oxidative stress.
The next step, he says, is to take the research to the human level, specifically looking at the effect of pregnancy at high altitude — where there's less oxygen in every womb — and heart conditions later in life.
At a distance of 170 light - years from Earth, there's a planet seven times the mass of Jupiter where it rains glass at higher altitudes and iron at lower levels, according to NASAt a distance of 170 light - years from Earth, there's a planet seven times the mass of Jupiter where it rains glass at higher altitudes and iron at lower levels, according to NASat higher altitudes and iron at lower levels, according to NASat lower levels, according to NASA.
With ALMA constructed at high altitudes at 5000 m above sea level, we will open the door to the submillimeter astronomy.
At altitudes of 5000 m and higher, life is not easy here: the atmospheric pressure is much lower than at sea level, and oxygen is scarcAt altitudes of 5000 m and higher, life is not easy here: the atmospheric pressure is much lower than at sea level, and oxygen is scarcat sea level, and oxygen is scarce.
The reason sleeping at high altitude is beneficial is because sometimes training at high altitude means you lose speed as you physically can not push yourself as hard as you can at sea level.
To answer the question what is maca root, let's climb high above sea level till we get to altitude of 13,000 feet in Peruvian Andes and find there this amazing root plant, which is the only plant that is used for food to grow at such extreme heights.
Teff can grow where many other crops won't thrive, and in fact can be produced from sea level to as high as 3000 meters of altitude, with maximum yield at about 1800 - 2100m high.
Same as water boiling at sea level at 100C (212F) but at lower temp at high altitudes because pressure is less, same rule applies to refrigerant.
With the Salt Flats being at an altitude of 4200ft and the salt surface having a higher drag factor than regular tarmac a car capable at 200mph at sea level would only achieve 180mph on the salt flats so 225mh was a fantastic achievement.
The NISMO RC's 100 % electric drivetrain needs no oxygen, so it can maintain peak performance levels even at high altitudes where thin air really degrades the effectiveness of combustion engines.
The center console itself is made up of three polygons mashed together crazy - quilt - style and at three different altitudes: the iDrive controller sits highest, the shifter sprouts from a slightly lower level, and the parking brake tucks in below both in a hollow in front of the armrest (BMW calls the whole assembly a «deliberately asymmetric centre tunnel»).
Climbing through the trim levels like the mountains of Vail, more impressive tech and features are available to keep you comfortable even at the highest of altitudes and most perilous of driving conditions.
At the W.M. Keck Observatory on the very high altitude summit of Mauna Kea, there was no routine monitoring of mental functioning, blood oxygen levels, blood pressure or heart rate of workers.
Its vegetation varies from grass - woodland savannah to tropical forest, and the altitude ranges from sea level to 750 m above sea level at the highest peak on Komodo National Park.
And, for adult fun, go on a high - altitude wine tasting with expansive views of Maui's Central Valley and the West Maui Mountains at Hawaii's only commercial winery, Tedeschi Vineyards, sitting 2,000 feet above sea level.
Cuzco sits at a high altitude of 3300m above sea level so this is what makes it difficult.
Located high in the Tilarán Mountain Range at an altitude of about 4300 feet above sea level, Monteverde is one of the Costa Rica's most scenic spots.
So, by the time we came to start the trek I wasn't worried about how well my body would cope with hiking at altitude (the summit of the Laguna 69 hike was 4600 metres above sea level); the only concern I had was that the experience would not live up to my (incredibly high) expectations.
Vinicunca is located at a very high altitude, with the maximum elevation ~ 5,000 m above sea level.
The air at high altitudes contains less oxygen than at sea level and forces your body to work harder to get the oxygen it needs.
At an altitude of 2,270 m above sea level on the second highest peak in Bali after Mount Agung, the temple is surrounded by cool natural forests, providing a pleasant sightseeing stopover for Read More...
The Absolutely Green in the lush high heartland of Bali at an altitude of 1.142 meters above the sea level which surrounded by rolling mountain, crater lakes and ancient forest, the course design is meant to blend the fairways and create a dramatic backdrop for tea shots and approaches.The deep blue sky, the air fresh, clear and the temperature average between 14 - 20 Celsius degrees.It is rights comfortable golfing destination in Bali.It features tall trees and flowers of riotous colour separating the fairway of this 18 holes championship course.Designed by Peter Thompson, Michael Wolferidge & Associates, Bali Handara Kosaido Country Club will make you feel a part of the rich, sporty, and exotic nature.
the laymen just want to know, how can high altitude areas be cooler than than at sea level yet the energy is coming from above [the sun].
In this explanation what is changing is the altitude at which emission occurs, and at higher levels it is colder, so this level needs to warm up to maintain the radiative balance; what would happen once the altitude of radiative emission reaches above the tropopause?
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