Sentences with phrase «oceanic conditions over»
Meteorologists say it is not a surprise that this storm comes during a time when El Nino, a set of atmospheric and oceanic conditions over the Pacific, is especially strong.
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Khazendar said Smith's fast retreat and thinning are likely related to the shape of the underlying bedrock over which it was retreating between 1996 and 2014, which sloped downward toward the continental interior, and oceanic conditions in the cavity beneath the glacier.
Over the last 30 years of direct satellite observation of the Earth's climate, many natural influences including orbital variations, solar and volcanic activity, and oceanic conditions like El Nino (ENSO) and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) have either had no effect or promoted cooling conditions.
lower than average over only a few land and oceanic areas, including the equatorial eastern Pacific Ocean, where La Niña conditions predominated.
Relatively cool (La Niña) conditions continued to prevail over the central and eastern tropical Pacific, and temperatures were below average over several other tropical and subtropical oceanic regions.
below average over a few land and oceanic areas, including the equatorial eastern Pacific Ocean, where La Niña conditions predominated.
Teleconnected atmospheric / oceanic / orbital systems causes rapid heat rise over land but jagged falls back to cold conditions, thus explaining the past 800,000 years of stadial / interstadial swings.