Sentences with phrase «only at elevations»

Today, most of the remaining native forest birds are endangered, and they survive only at elevations where colder - temperatures limit the spread of mosquitoes (4,500 feet or higher).

Not exact matches

Julia — only omit the baking powder if you are at 8500 feet in elevation.

The loaf cake sunk a little — next time I would use only 2 tsp of baking powder (I'm at sea level, so I don't need to worry about elevation).

Cleveland was the only station that did not observe birds increasing their elevation at dawn, possibly because Lake Erie is narrow enough for them to see across without an increase in altitude.

The great ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica, which rise to over 13,000 feet above sea level, accumulate ice over most of their surfaces and melt only at their lower elevations near the edges.

This will take it 50 feet higher than last year, when the lake was at an elevation of only 1,083.8 feet — had it dropped to 1,075 feet, it would have triggered a shortage declaration and forced Nevada and Arizona to curtail their use of the Colorado River.

But other genetic data suggests that at least one high - elevation gene appeared in Tibetans only between 2750 and 5500 years ago — more in line with the appearance of high - elevation agriculture on the plateau.

Yosemite toads only come together for about two weeks once a year in late spring to breed in shallow water areas located at elevations of 6,500 feet or higher in the Sierra Nevada.

The bird is only found at elevations between about 1200 and 1800 meters.

In the ALMA site at an elevation of 5000 meters, the air is very thin and the amount of oxygen is only half of that at sea level.

Numerous studies and surveys have repeatedly reaffirmed the importance of looking good at the office: it affects not only the attitude of colleagues, but also a possible elevation!

Fraser Island is also the only place in the world where tall subtropical rainforests are found growing on sand dunes at elevations of over 200 metres which makes driving past or walking across them pretty spectacular.

It is the only place in the world where tall rainforests are found growing on sand dunes at elevations of over 200 metres.

Located at the far southern edge of Isla Mujeres, Punta Sur features not only the highest elevation in all the Yucatan, but it's also the easternmost point in all of Mexico.

It is scenic here — Fraser is the only place in the world where tall rainforests grow on sand dunes at elevations of more than 200 metres.

Spacious Villas with panoramic views, open terrace, & private infinity pool Ocean views with direct views of the famous Whale's Tail High elevation offering cool breezes that relax your mind, body, and soul & enhance natural beauty sleep Free standing tub and shower with spectacular views Swim up bar and beautiful main pool Tropical setting with flora and fauna all around Service bar in the villas Organic drinks & food at our «guest - only» restaurant

-- Private Villa with panoramic views, terrace, infinity pool / hot tub — Ocean views & direct view of famous Whale's Tail — A / C, however, our elevation allows for nice breezes and great comfort natural beauty sleep — Free standing tub and shower with spectacular views — 24/7 Front Desk & Housekeeping Services — Custom designed comfortable beds with top quality mattresses and linens — Service bar in the hacienda — Tropical setting with flora and fauna all around — Organic drinks & food at our «guest - only» restaurant — Swim up bar and beautiful main pool — Vista Celestial is not only our hotel but also our home, we will ensure that you have the best possible experience.

Not only is it the largest sand island in the world — 123 kilometres (76 miles) long and 22 kilometres (14 miles) wide — but it's the only place on Earth where tall rainforests grow on sand dunes at elevations of more than 200 metres (656 feet).

One feedback that I have only rarely heard discussed is the effect that the drop in elevation of, for example, the Greenland Ice sheet will have on the melting at the top.

Do regional sets of tree ring data exist which contain not only trees close to the alpine tree line but also at lower elevations?

Since all of the proxy sources are located at different latitudes and elevations and therefore have different ambient temperature conditions, this is the only way they can be compiled.

It is only a half - hour drive from Stovepipe Wells to Furnace Creek along 190, and most of it is at elevations a little below sea level.

Extrapolation from site to site for accumulation can be accomplished, but only when the sites are at similar elevations and the sites have a baseline history documenting the specific development of snowpack..

This ratio is dependent only on temperature rise, which reduces snowpack at all elevations for a given amount of precipitation.

Each elevation band is then a good predictor of SWE only at the sites in the same elevation band.

Aircraft not only emit 12 percent of CO2 emissions from U.S. transportation sources — they also emit nitrogen oxides other than nitrous oxide, causing warming when emitted at high elevation.

This is somewhat OT, but Ryan points to the 3 degree difference between McMurdo and Scott Base which are at similar elevations and only 2.5 km apart.

In this case, we can infer that not only one species but a community of plants occurred at a high - elevation location ∼ 5000 yr ago under likely warmer conditions.

One month later, only some sites — generally those at higher elevations — had any measureable snowpack.

Not only did Greenland Ice Sheet surface melt in 2012 occur over a bigger - than - average area, it also began about two weeks earlier at lower elevations and, for any given elevation, lasted longer.

The only known direct temperature comparison between West Perth and East Perth is within 11 year mean temperature records from 1897 to 1907, during which time Mt Eliza recorded 63.9 F (17.72 C) and the Perth Gardens (elevation unknown but at Supreme Court Gardens near the Swan River and about the same elevation as Wellington St) recorded 64.9 F (18.27 C).

If the PATTERN of the PDO is providing any contribution to any elevation in Arctic Sea SSTs, then it would be visible at the Bering Strait, since the North Pacific only interacts directly with the Arctic Sea at the Bering Strait.

A measurement comparing these systems demonstrates an unprecedented atomic clock instability of 1.6 × 10 ^ -18 after only 7 hours of averaging... Clock measurement at the 10 ^ -18 level can be used to resolve spatial and temporal fluctuations equivalent to 1 cm of elevation in Earth's gravitational field (25 — 28), potentially impacting geodesy, hydrology, geology, and climate change studies.

Temperature drops with elevation by less than 1 degree per 100 m. Accepting the temperature explanation would imply that trees at the tree - line * are * limited, while trees 150 m below the tree - line (that experience temperatures by only about 1 deg C higher than the treeline) are totally not.

This process also releases energy in the form of heat, an effect that takes place only at high elevations where the condensation occurs.

The elevation that year of CO2 at MLO above the global average was only 0.197 % above the global average, at 363.56 ppmv.

Of course, this may only happen mostly on the 30 % land surfaces, predominantly at lower elevations, I would think — not on water covered surfaces where the heat capacity of water would limit the cooling or heating of the crust, although any part of the affected plate that is land bound would still lever the whole plate to or fro.

To take a simple example, the city of Miami lies at an average elevation of only about 2 meters above sea level.