Sentences with phrase «periodic changes in the shape»
«We've discovered that most trees have regular periodic changes in shape, synchronised across the whole plant and shorter than a day - night cycle, which imply periodic changes in water pressure,» says András Zlinszky...
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«The impact of astronomical cycles on climate can be quite large,» explains Meyers, noting as an example the pacing of the Earth's ice ages, which have been reliably matched to periodic changes in the shape of Earth's orbit, and the tilt of our planet on its axis.
Not exact matches
Glacial cycles (ice ages) are set in motion by (1) periodic wobbles in the tilt of the Earth's rotation, (2) changes in the tilt of its axis, and (3) the shape of its orbit occurring over tens of thousands of years.
• In any kind of sawtooth - shaped wave of a temperature record subject to periodic or episodic maintenance or change, e.g. painting a Stephenson screen, the most accurate measurements are those immediately following the change.