Sentences with phrase «only account for the discrepancy»

Not exact matches

The U.S. investigation pegged the number at 1,517; one reason for the discrepancy is that, at the time, officials counted passengers only after the ship reached its final destination, to account for passenger changes at ports and stowaways.

That difference only accounts for some of the discrepancies in measurements between ships and buoys, which don't run completely in parallel.

As discussed below, it seems likely that undersampling of the ocean, especially the deep ocean, may well account for the main discrepancy as it is manifested at only certain times (when La Niña is present).