Sentences with phrase «of water mass»

Stronger downward transport of water mass must be balanced by upwelling somewhere else, and this occurs in regions of divergence (Ekman suction)- along the equatorward travelling arms of the gyres, and along the equator itself.

So what's the effect on the volume of that water mass with increased CO2?

If GRACE told you that there was some redistribution of water mass it would still leave you with the problem of attributing that redistribution of mass to steric effects or other causes (e.g. changes in wind forcing).

More than anything, this Grace data adds great credibility to the idea of filtering out these shorter - term ENSO effects in the shifts of water mass between ocean and land and back again.

Not hat we know that there is any, but given that polar icecap melting would lower the elevation of the water mass, from land to sea level.

If it is a movement of water mass then where is the replacement water coming from, and what is the temperature of that?

That may be true on a total mass basis, however, the comparison of the water mass versus the mass of only the top crust, that part that is visible for example, down a few kilometers, say to the depth of the deepest part of the ocean — water would be a significantly higher proportion of the mass than you have stipulated.

There are also coral data from the Gulf of Maine off the US coast, which indicate a similar time evolution of water mass changes there as the «cold blob» (discussed further in the same post).

New satellite observations from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE; launched in March, 2002 and administered by NASA and Deutsches Zentrum fà 1/4 r Luft - und Raumfahrt, GRACE will map Earth's gravity field approximately once every 30 days during its lifetime) should soon provide sufficient observations of the redistribution of water mass to more fully describe the causes of recent sea - level change.

Thus, when the characteristics of a water mass were favourable for reproduction of microalgae, researchers noticed that after a certain amount of time, the aerosols detected above this same water mass contained more biological particles.

This results in an effective stratification of the water column, which prevents the mixing of water masses necessary to transfer oxygen to the water at the bottom.

minus 2 degrees Celsius, has protected the shelf from the inflow of water masses that are 0.8 degrees warm, which the Weddell Gyre transports along the edge of the continental shelf (see graphic).

Scientists have developed a model which gives the maximum potential capacity of water masses to produce cyanobacteria at different phosphorus concentrations reaching lakes and reservoirs from agricultural or industrial activities.

The situation is better in the Nordic countries such as Norway and Sweden, where this problem affects barely 5 % of their water masses.

This spatial gradient in pH reflects the age and isolation of the water masses, which accumulate CO2 released by biological respiration as they move through the ocean basins.

Coastal and boundary current systems with a focus on processes that link the nearshore and continental shelf to the open ocean, such as along - and across - shore transport processes, stirring and mixing of water masses, and the coastal response to larger - scale forcing events; long - duration, high - resolution observations using autonomous underwater gliders.

Oceanic eddies are usually composed of water masses that are different from those outside of the eddy.

Oceans, these vast extensions of water masses, move incessantly transporting nutrients and heat.

We do not blame glacial eustasy for those oscillations, rather ocean dynamic factors like drastic changes in evaporation / precipitation or redistributions of the water masses.

Primary production will change in the surface layers according to sun exposure, water temperature, major stratification of water masses, for example, and this will affect the food chain down to the deep seafloor, which will be subject to differences in quantity, quality, and timing of organic matter input.

As for the variation in heat content gain in each basin; this is no great surprise, as there is an exchange of water masses between the ocean basins.

However, such apparent «irregularities» and «motions» require the redistribution of water masses that are 28 times lower than in the case of rotation of the whole Earth.»

On one hand, a substantial part of the water masses reaching Spitsbergen have either passed the West coast of Scotland or came from the North Sea, which might have had dramatic consequences back in 1918.

For the sipunculans, richness may be linked to the temperature of the water masses during the year [289], which reflects a physiological barrier between cold and warm water for cold - and warm - water species.

The use of this particular respiratory index has been disputed (Seibel and Childress, 2013), but it would be useful to develop a metric that could allow for a better assessment of the global extent of water masses where aerobic organisms could not survive.

The Carolina capes and their seaward shoals, along with the broad shelf (up to 200 km), also influence Gulf Stream flow and result in retention of water masses and their pelagic larvae in gyres between the capes.

It is currently thought that this mechanism contributes more than half of the vertical mixing of water masses.

Primeau, F.W., and M. Holzer, 2006: The ocean's memory of the atmosphere: Residence - time and ventilation - rate distributions of water masses.

Not exact matches

So we should, particularly with six ships, have plenty of landed mass to construct the propellant depot, which will consist of a large array of solar panels — very large array — and then everything necessary to mine and refine water, and then draw the CO2 out of the atmosphere, and then create and store deep - cryo CH4 and O2.

This is the third and most extreme mass bleaching event in 18 years to strike the Great Barrier Reef, and in each case, the areas that suffered the worst bleaching were the areas where the water was hottest for the longest period of time, Hughes said.

Although officials from corrections departments in all three areas say things went smoothly, accounts from inmates and their families suggest otherwise, with reports of flooding, at least one mass escape, food and water shortages, unhygienic conditions, and a lack of reliable communication.

Not only do warmer waters cause bleaching of the living coral polyps that make up the mass, by leading them to expel the algae that give them color, but they have also led to an explosion in the numbers of a creature called the crown - of - thorns starfish.

Most of the pieces in there are microplastics — those tiny particles of plastic that seem to be in most bottled water these days — but they only make up for 8 % of the total estimated mass.

Viewed in one dimension, the standoff over construction of a 1,172 - mile, $ US 3.8 billion oil pipeline pits thousands of protesters massed on the prairie to safeguard a sole source of tribal drinking water from the fossil fuel industry and its allies in government and finance.

Storm surge — the mass of water hurricanes push onshore from the ocean — will have a higher bed of water that will rush farther inland and destroy more property.

Part of its being «without form and void» was that the continents (or continent, as it may have originally been one land mass) had not been formed (raised up above water level) yet.

On at least two occasions and in two different locations the Israelites received a miraculous provision of water froma rock - mass (Exodus 17:5 - 7; Numbers 20:1 - 11) Therefore, rock - mass as a source of water, in effect, followed them.

However, the Rosina mass spectrometer aboard Rosetta found that the ratio of deuterium to hydrogen in the comet is far greater than that found on Earth, adding to the growing body of evidence that the water on Earth was delivered not by comets, as previously thought, but by asteroids.

A mass of something purple, so huge that he took it for a heather - covered mountain, was his first impression: on the other side, beyond the larger water, there was something of the same kind.

It is no longer true as it used to be, that the judgment of the masses is like foam on water — nonsense, though loudly proclaimed; blind, though sharply decisive; impossible to follow because it changes more swiftly than a woman changes color.

A suitable disposal site for mined geologic waste must include the following characteristics: the rock mass's previous geologic history should indicate probable stability for the next 10,000 years or more; it should be relatively isolated from circulating ground water; it must be capable of containing waste without losing its desirable properties; and it must be amenable to technical analysis.

Jesus, who was nailed on the cross after feeding five thousand other people from out of his ass, walking on water, bringing back a boy they KNEW was dead because he was rotting and shouting down every single saduccee and pharisee for praising their white - washed selves and holding salvation from the masses, who never took money for himself, who historically KNOWINGLY gave his life for the rest of humanity,... «did it for the good economic standing?»

No one disputes that many of today's land masses spent some time under water.

All of these scientific hypotheses boil down to first there was an planetary mass covered with water and providing the correct conditions for chemical reactions to create a simple organic compound from which life was formed.

Calculations indicate that in several ways it is quite an Earth - like planet: its radius is 1.2 to 2.5 times that of Earth; its mass is 3.1 to 4.3 times greater; and, crucially, its orbit lies within its star's «Goldilocks zone», which means its surface temperature is neither too hot nor too cold for liquid water - and therefore potentially life - to exist on its surface.

Then comes a list of lesser things «beyond necessity, purely as a special service to God, which is contrary to faith... Tonsures, chasubles, albs... altar cloths, lights... bells, holy water, holy salt, incense», and a further list of ambivalent things: «veiling of statues, keeping fasts (except for the clergy), Litany of the Saints, Hymns to Mary of an evening, Confession torture, Palm swallowing, Passion sermons eight hours long, Consecrating the fire,... St Martin's Goose... three Christmas Masses, Oats on St Stephen's Day, St. John's draught».

«The environment around this quasar is very unique in that it's producing this huge mass of water,» said Matt Bradford, a scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. «It's another demonstration that water is pervasive throughout the universe, even at the very earliest times.»

Goper reation according to the Divine Word of God Genesis 1 science in CAPS; FIRST CAUSE «In the beginning God» (v1)-- we are given the first cause, causation BIG BANG «created the heavens and the earth» (v1)-- matter and energy created, singularity establishing time and space «Earth dark formless mass «(v 2)-- chaotic sub atomic particles STAR IGNITION «Let there be light» (Day One)-- God was the light or light from reionizing the universe PLANETARY ACCRETION = > EARTH, MOON = > WATER = > ATMOSPERE «Separated the waters to make atmosphere» (Day Two)-- molten earth or water forming atmosphere as cWATER = > ATMOSPERE «Separated the waters to make atmosphere» (Day Two)-- molten earth or water forming atmosphere as cwater forming atmosphere as cools.

Water makes up just 0.02 percent of Earth's mass; carbon just 0.003 percent.

To wager «He is» is to become a seeker, following the way of others «who have been bound like you, and who now stake all their possessions,» «by the abatement of your passions,» «taking holy water, having masses said, etc.» (Pensées, item 233).