Sentences with phrase «operate on decadal scales»

But, in contrast with the El Niño Southern Oscillation index [12], the NAO and PDO operate on decadal scales, causing extended periods of high or low population abundance [5], [7].

# 29 — the phenomenon of greenhouse gases retaining heat at the surface of the earth operates on decadal scales, and the orbital variations (Milankovitch cycles) which cause the waxing and waning of the ice ages operate on millennial scales, and both are fundamental physical processes, and are not elucidated by computer models.

Not exact matches

Throw in a decadal scale forcing operating on both, and explain to me why atmospheric trends in particular locations ought to be smooth.