Sentences with phrase «other ocean region»

Computer simulations of the atmosphere and ocean, when run with rising greenhouse gases, show the warm pool heating at the same rate as other ocean regions, in contrast to what has been observed there so far, the researchers said.

Does this mean that the established data sets or in error, or that Kossin's method (trained in the Atlantic) does not translate well to the other ocean regions?

It will be harder to get such a clear sign in a shell from other ocean regions — as variables like temperature and the amount of minerals available can significantly change the chemistry of a given ocean region.

Federal studies also found acidity levels in the North Pacific and off Alaska are unusually high compared to other ocean regions.

Not exact matches

While Antarctica is a continent with landmass underneath the ice, the Arctic is basically an ocean, though the edges of other countries and regions — from Alaska and Canada to Greenland, Scandinavia, and Russia — fall within the Arctic Circle.

Whilst this is a small figure in actual terms, combined with the contribution from other melting glaciers around the world and expansion of the world's oceans, it will have an impact upon society through flooding of low - lying coastal regions.»

«These data are a fundamental reference for the radiation hazards in near Earth «geospace» out to Mars and other regions of our sun's vast heliosphere,» says CRaTER principal investigator Nathan Schwadron of the UNH Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS).

But now, a vulnerable glacier on the other side of the island, part of a massive flow of ice known as the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream, shows that yet another region of Greenland is feeling the effects of warming oceans.

So far the team has looked only at data from the Pacific Ocean region, but if other tropical oceans have the same effect, Earth may be well equipped to handle global warming.

More recently, several island nations in the western Pacific and Indian oceans formed the Coral Triangle Initiative, adopting a 10 - year plan of action to avert growing threats to coral reefs, fish, coastal mangrove buffers and other marine resources across the region.

A report about U.S. oil and gas exploration in the Arctic published last month by the National Petroleum Council found most drilling opportunities under America's jurisdiction are less than 100 meters below the ocean's surface, more shallow - than - standard depths in other drill regions, like the Gulf of Mexico.

Bringing together observed and simulated measurements on ocean temperatures, atmospheric pressure, water soil and wildfire occurrences, the researchers have a powerful tool in their hands, which they are willing to test in other regions of the world: «Using the same climate model configuration, we will also study the soil water and fire risk predictability in other parts of our world, such as the Mediterranean, Australia or parts of Asia,» concludes Timmermann.

In the Southern Ocean, the extra drawdown of heat had gone unnoticed and is increasing on a much longer timescale (multi-decadal) than the other two regions (decadal).

This line marks a deep ocean channel that remained water - filled even during past ice ages, when sea levels saw channels between other islands in the region dry out.

To understand where that carbon dioxide is going, we need precise, comprehensive, ongoing data about carbon dioxide absorption and emission by forests, the ocean and many other regions.

The reason for this is the limited growth of unicellular algae compared to other oceanic regions, which would otherwise color the ocean green.

If the subduction zone near Sendai can produce a great quake, then other areas with similarly old ocean crust might too, says Okal, who says that Tonga and the northeastern Caribbean are regions to look at more closely.

The Pacific Coast region includes: the states of Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada and Utah; Alaska; the Province of British Columbia; Mexico, excepting the states of Sonora and Chihuahua; the Hawaiian Islands; the Philippine Islands; and other islands of the Pacific Ocean.

«After 50 years of international protection, a number of humpback whale populations are beginning to recover in the Southern Hemisphere and other regions,» said Dr. Howard Rosenbaum of WCS's Ocean Giants Program.

An analysis of sediment from 17 seabed sites — from European estuaries to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the deep Atlantic Ocean — found that the bathyal region of the Rockall Trough has more species than any other area so far measured.

In general the Arctic Ocean is considered highly under - sampled compared with other marine regions.

During the Medieval period (7th - 15th century AD), maritime trade took off between this region and other areas of the Indian Ocean.

Blooms of algae in the Arctic Ocean could add a previously unsuspected warming feedback to the mix of factors driving temperatures in the north polar regions up faster than any other place on the planet, according to the authors of a new study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Blooms of algae in the Arctic Ocean could add a previously unsuspected warming feedback to the mix of factors driving temperatures in the north polar regions up faster than any other place on the planet, according to the authors of a new study in

By comparison, other biogeochemical models divide the entire ocean into a two - dimensional grid of no more than five regions.

To establish CINAR as a leader in promoting «rational ocean stewardship» and serve as a model for development of similar ecosystem approaches to management in other regions;

Randerson said the other main climate factor that could influence next year's fire season is ocean temperatures in the North Atlantic, which also have a strong tie with rainfall in the region.

The latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says it's more likely than not we'll see more intense hurricanes in the North Atlantic and western North Pacific Oceans, but a lack of data means the same can't be said of other regions just yet.

The required additional fossil fuels will involve exploitation of tar sands, tar shale, hydrofracking for oil and gas, coal mining, drilling in the Arctic, Amazon, deep ocean, and other remote regions, and possibly exploitation of methane hydrates.

Generally, flights coming from African continent, Asia and sub regions, the Middle East and islands of the Indian Ocean, and flights coming from any other country where mosquito borne diseases are prevalent.

Massive oceans physically separate the continent from other regions in the world by great distances.

Other high - profile projects include the construction of three firsts: The Panamera, the first Waldorf Astoria hotel in Latin America (set to open in June 2012); the Trump Ocean Club, the region's tallest building, which opened last summer; and Frank Gehry's first Latin American design, the BioMuseo, a natural history museum scheduled to open in early 2013.

Expect freshly baked, crusty bread and other sweet treats, fresh seafood straight from the ocean combined with crisp and tender veggies, washed down with some of the finest wines from the surrounding regions.

A region of Oceania, Australasia is comprised of Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea, and other neighboring islands in the Pacific Ocean.

Other merus represented the dominant natural features in the Mengwi kingdom, or regions of landscape that held special power, such as the mountains, the lakes the slopes, the plains and the ocean.

Harrowfield is also serviced by the «go2000.com» courtesy bus for 90 minute, half and full day tours round the Ballarat region including, gardens, wineries, the old gold towns, Daylesford, Grampians, Great Ocean Road, Geelong and Melbourne including transfers to some Melbourne football matches, Melbourne Cup and other special events such as the Commonwealth Games.

Experience the raw, majestic beauty of the Australian environment: Uluru, Kakadu, the Kimberley, the Great Ocean Road, Blue Mountains, Fraser Island, Atherton Tablelands, the Daintree, the Tasmanian Wilderness and countless other regions.

Private yachts and boats are welcomed at local Campbell River marinas and other destinations with ocean access in the North Central Island region.

Other services include pick up and delivery to accommodation in the Penola / Coonawarra region, airport transfers from Coonawarra and Mount Gambier or you may wish to be collected from Adelaide or Melbourne and travel to the Limestone Coast via the Coorong or the Great Ocean Road.

Perhaps even some secret regions that pop up from under the ocean, and all regions of the game world have to interact with each other.

So posit an initial dynamic change of ocean circulation that warms the surface (and cools below or in other regions).

Effectively, CO2 is absorbed into the ocean in polar regions and is outgassed via the tropics and other upwelling zones.

2) Anthropogenic global warming will not affect the Arctic (or any other region) solely by increasing local temperatures, but also by its complex effects on climate as a whole, which includes affects on patterns of wind and ocean currents.

As to the other query, pingos, by definition are restricted to permafrost regions, although one might note they can be found in the ocean where permafrost underlies the continental shelf.

It's clear there's more research to be done, but also seems fairly evident that proper procedures can lure sharks, when necessary, without raising risks to surfers and others eager to enjoy ocean waters in regions also frequented by this remarkable predator.

The fate of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is determined by a complicated mix of factors, including the pressure changes, with the biggest loss of old thick ice resulting more from a great «flush» of floes than melting, Dr. Rigor and many other scientists tracking the region say.

Ocean waters around Antarctica have warmed steadily for the past 50 years, but in addition to that, the region's shallow seas are also heating up, more quickly than others.

Other aspects of global warming's broad footprint on the world's ecosystems include changes in the abundance of more than 80 percent of the thousands of species included in population studies; major poleward shifts in living ranges as warm regions become hot, and cold regions become warmer; major increases (in the south) and decreases (in the north) of the abundance of plankton, which forms the critical base of the ocean's food chain; the transformation of previously innocuous insect species like the Aspen leaf miner into pests that have damaged millions of acres of forest; and an increase in the range and abundance of human pathogens like the cholera - causing bacteria Vibrio, the mosquito - borne dengue virus, and the ticks that carry Lyme disease - causing bacteria.

«The Southern [Ocean] works well [to study this issue] as it is a region where anthropogenic CO2 uptake, and thus acidification, has progressed more than in other regions.

In other regions, warm sub-surface ocean water was shown to be responsible for thinning glaciers as they went afloat, resulting in rapid acceleration of a broad area of the glacier (Pritchard et al. 2009).