Sentences with phrase «only direct observations»

The spacecraft made the only direct observations of the impact.

Not exact matches

Only with the dawn of the space age in the 20th century has it been possible for humans to travel far enough into space to verify by direct observation that the earth is a globe.

At any rate it is remarkable that this is the only place in the gospels where the belief that Christ had risen is a direct inference from observation of the state of the tomb.

Direct observation is not only unnecessary in science; direct observation is in fact usually impossible for the things that really mDirect observation is not only unnecessary in science; direct observation is in fact usually impossible for the things that really mdirect observation is in fact usually impossible for the things that really matter.

On the other hand, the concrete aspect of God is his dependent, related, and contingent actuality; and it, being entirely inaccessible to rational proof, can only be known by direct, empirical observation or «encounter.

Six models showed favourable effects on primary outcome measures (e.g., standardized measures of child development outcomes and reduction in behaviour problems).13 Only studies with outcomes using direct observation, direct assessment, or administrative records were included.

The technique produced only a limited number of direct observations.

TPF combines its interferometric observations with data from a coronagraph, which cancels glare by blocking the star's direct light with a physical object so that only the corona of the star is visible, like a pilot blocking the sun with his or her thumb.

Direct observation of cosmic rays is possible only above the earth's atmosphere.

«They not only provide unprecedented insights into molecular and materials behavior — they do so in an especially satisfying fashion by allowing direct observation of complex structural changes in real space and real time.

But some of them (Like prolonged water fasting, etc) should be undertaken only under the direct observation and guidance of an expert.

Measures such as those based on classroom observations and principals» assessments lack that direct link to valued outcomes; evidence connects these other measures to student outcomes only weakly.

There is only one mention of the Kindle, an out - of - context observation that «Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing platform has enabled writers to produce ebooks.»

We only have direct observations of total solar irradiance (TSI) since the beginning of the satellite era and substantial evidence for variations in the level of solar activity (from cosmogenic isotopes or sunspot records) in the past.

Only those that can't be constrained using direct observations of the phenomena are available for tuning to get better large scale climate features.

(Not until 2004 did direct observations on the surface of Mars prove that the planet had indeed once carried standing water, although only much farther in the past than Sagan guessed.)

They found that, although the aerosol direct effect or an increase in continental cloud albedo could contribute to damp the surface temperature diurnal cycle, only an increase in continental cloud cover would be consistent with observations (Karl et al., 1993).

Models and direct observations find that CFCs only contribute a fraction of the warming supplied by other greenhouse gases.

One might point out that our understanding of solar cycles comes from direct observation of approximately only 250 - some years.

This is only suggested by ice - core paleoclimate data which is ultimately uncheckable by direct empirical observation.

I am very skeptical of the indirect feedback amplification effects put down to CO2 (and water vapor), which supposedly double or triple the direct effects, don't see any observation evidence for this and the last 7 years have only firmed my skepticism.

Direct measurements of the AMOC are only available for the past ten years or so, but Yeager et al. present a combination of observation - and model - based evidence that suggests that the Atlantic thermohaline circulation (THC, which is closely related to AMOC) transitioned from a weak state in the 1970s to a strong state in the 1990s and that this strengthening contributed to the accelerated rate of winter sea ice loss that was observed in the late 1990s.

If we rely primarily upon computer modeling to resolve the most important questions as to how the natural processes work — as opposed to direct observation — then are we not caught on an infinite merry - go - round of circular reasoning which leads us only to that set of conclusions which the computer modelers themselves determine?

The graph on his website only diverges from the «hockey stick» in the 1900s where we actually have direct temperature observations, making proxies unnecessary.

Other than direct observations and commonly accepted relationships, we only have to assume what part of the observed warming is GHG - induced.

So, for the period before satellite observation, only direct local observations (e.g., Murphy et al., 1995) and proxies (e.g., Curran et al., 2003) are available.

The opinion can only be confirmed or contradicted by other opinion evidence, almost none of which is based on direct observation and all of which concerns, not one individual or even ten, but an entire segment of society.

That's only an empirical observation, but I do believe there are fewer lawyer - produced (or directed) ads getting published lately.

Since 1981, the few studies that have evaluated maternal feeding style by direct observation in association with child weight status have included a total of only ∼ 200 child participants, and > 80 % of these participants have been white (3, 4, 10, 18, 28, 29).

Used properly, data obtained via methods including, but not limited to, third party references, historical records, interviews and direct observations should help assure that conclusions are reached only when there is data convergence.

Only after having the answers to all of these questions (from direct observations), can an evaluation of the relative safety of the wiring system be made.