Sentences with phrase «on seasonal distribution»

Because a thin layer of snow is just as reflective as a thick layer, the reflectivity effect depends more on the seasonal distribution of snowfall than the annual average amount.

This underscores the fact that ablation (via the reflectivity effect) depends on the seasonal distribution of snowfall.

A new study, the most comprehensive ever on seasonal distribution patterns and historic trends in abundance of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) in the western North Atlantic Ocean, used records compiled over more than 200 years to update knowledge and fill in gaps in information about this species.

For example, the isotopic signatures of ice cores depend on the seasonal distribution of precipitation.

Not exact matches

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The seasonal model accurately captured both the geographic and temporal heterogeneities in yellow fever transmission and did not perform worse than the annual model relying only on geographic distribution.

A scientific study to understand the impact of climate change and other factors on plant - pollinator interactions, geographic distributions and seasonal abundances

According to the findings, the extent of Arctic sea ice and its seasonal distribution clearly have broad impacts on Arctic climate that extend beyond the Arctic Ocean itself and have important implications for the future of the Arctic system.

Climate oscillations evident in Fig. 4 of Hansen et al. [52] were instigated by perturbations of Earth's orbit and spin axis tilt relative to the orbital plane, which alter the geographical and seasonal distribution of sunlight on Earth [58].

As a result, production and distribution are modest, and the resulting sake can be somewhat delicate; after a tasting I was especially keen on one of the seasonal offerings but was told that particular variety was too temperature - sensitive to survive the trip back home.

Information on seasonal presence, movement and general distribution patterns of large whales is shared with mariners, NMFS Office of Protected Resources, US Coast Guard, California Department of Fish and Game, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, the Marine Exchange of Southern California, and whale scientists.

Thus, not only the centroids but also the distribution widths are available in the model outputs, for instance on seasonal or monthly basis, which makes for interesting comparisons with data (instrumental or from proxy records).

As a result, changes in the position and duration of the seasons on the orbit strongly modulate the latitudinal and seasonal distribution of insolation.

Using an ensemble of four high resolution (~ 25 km) regional climate models, this study analyses the future (2021 - 2050) spatial distribution of seasonal temperature and precipitation extremes in the Ganges river basin based on the SRES A1B emissions scenario.

Using government statistics and geospatial data on natural gas use, we find the average fractional loss rate to the atmosphere from all downstream components of the natural gas system, including transmission, distribution, and end use, was 2.7 ± 0.6 % in the Boston urban region, with little seasonal variability.

It is highly plausible that these cycles are related to solar intensity and the seasonal distribution of solar heat on the Earth's surface.

Zhang, J., R. Woodgate, and S. Mangiameli, Towards seasonal prediction of the distribution and extent of cold bottom waters on the Bering Sea shelf, Deep - Sea Res.

We're also seeing similarly dramatic changes in other aspects of climate and related effects on ecosystems, including the distribution of rainfall, storm activity, extinction of plant and animal species, and seasonal change.