Sentences with phrase «moderate the temperature contrast»

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In collaboration with Laura Kreidberg, we showed2 that the James Webb Space Telescope, scheduled for launch in October 2018, will be able to distinguish between the temperature contrast expected if Proxima b is bare rock compared to the case where its climate is moderated by an atmosphere.

In contrast, the west coast of North America is affected by increased precipitation resulting in moister soil and more moderate increases in extreme temperature.