Sentences with phrase «low water circulation»

Hurricane season may be enhancing the current problem, resulting in low water circulation in the southwestern Caribbean and thus creating a «warm pocket» of water along the coasts of Panama and Costa Rica, the researchers speculate.

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Both processes occur in regions of the ocean that are naturally low in oxygen, or anoxic, due to local lack of water circulation and intense phytoplankton productivity overlying these regions.

For decades, research on climate variations in the Atlantic has focused almost exclusively on the role of ocean circulation as the main driver, specifically the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, which carries warm water north in the upper layers of the ocean and cold water south in lower layers like a large concirculation as the main driver, specifically the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, which carries warm water north in the upper layers of the ocean and cold water south in lower layers like a large conCirculation, which carries warm water north in the upper layers of the ocean and cold water south in lower layers like a large conveyor belt.

Presently, much of the Atlantic Ocean is well oxygenated (Figure 1) relative to the North Indian and Pacific Oceans, where bottom water O2 concentrations are lower because of the biological removal of O2 as thermohaline circulation moves deep waters across ocean basins from the North and South Atlantic towards the North Pacific, in isolation from the surface ocean.

To ensure high standards of hygiene, CRCG's water management system filters, heats and sanitizes the water through a circulation pump, a specially designed in - line electric heater and a high - rate sand filter system before a low dose of chlorine is added manually.

A tropical cyclone is the generic term for a non-frontal synoptic scale low - pressure system over tropical or sub-tropical waters with organized convection (i.e. thunderstorm activity) and definite cyclonic surface wind circulation (Holland 1993).

«A fundamental new trend in atmospheric and ocean circulation patterns in the Pacific Northwest appears to have begun, scientists say, and apparently is expanding its scope beyond Oregon waters... This year for the first time, the effect of the low - oxygen zone is also being seen in coastal waters off Washington,»

Due to the relatively cool waters around the Azores the classical «Azores high» had a good chance to develop and settle, together with low pressure systems around Iceland leading to a strong west circulation (a positive NAO) over Europe.

-LRB-- NAO) This sea ice then melts in the Sub Polar Atlantic, releasing fresh water into the sub - polar Atlantic waters, which in turn impedes the formation of NADW, which slows down the thermohaline circulation causing warm air not to be brought up from the lower latitudes as far north as previous while in lessening amounts.

Thermohaline circulation (THC)- Large - scale circulation in the ocean that transforms low - density upper ocean waters to higher - density intermediate and deep waters and returns those waters back to the upper ocean.

Among them: Rapidly warming Arctic waters could worsen summer heat waves in Europe and North America by lowering the temperature differential that drives mid-latitude circulation.

Tropical cyclones are low pressure systems that form over warm tropical waters and have well defined wind circulations of at least gale force strength (sustained winds of 63 km / h or greater with gusts in excess of 90 km / h).

Scientists have recently observed major changes in these glaciers: several have broken up at the ocean end (the terminus), and many have doubled the speed at which they are retreating.2, 5 This has meant a major increase in the amount of ice and water they discharge into the ocean, contributing to sea - level rise, which threatens low - lying populations.2, 3,5 Accelerated melting also adds freshwater to the oceans, altering ecosystems and changing ocean circulation and regional weather patterns.7 (See Greenland ice sheet hotspot for more information.)

Secondly, the freshening of Antarctic surface water induces a slowdown of the lower overturning circulation, leading to an increase of the biological carbon storage in the Southern Ocean.

Furthermore, the low - frequency variability in the SPG relates to the propagation of Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) variations from the deep - water formation region to mid-latitudes in the North Atlantic, which might have the implications for recent global surface warming hiatus.»

This is because of the North Atlantic Current and large - scale atmospheric circulation which transport warm water and air masses from lower latitudes northwards across the Atlantic and along the coast of Norway to Svalbard (Figure 1).

That's one of the many reasons why I believe that when taking the natural dynamics of the climate — and especially water and its circulation — properly into account, we obtain a lower result than the no - water no - feedback sensitivity, whatever the latter exactly is.