Sentences with phrase «planetary processes»

That may sound like a small fraction, but lakes play a key role in several planetary processes.

The number of planets in the system will also enable new research in the field of comparative planetology, which uncovers fundamental planetary processes by comparing different worlds.

Understanding materials at this microscale is essential to comprehending Earth's history and making reasonable predictions about how planetary processes may change in the future.

«Nobody imagined that bodies like Vesta underwent planetary processes like internal melting,» Raymond says.

Volcanism, Misra said, may help distinguish between oxygen that is produced by life or other planetary processes by helping astronomers better understand the planet's environment.

Based on computer simulations, the group concludes that chondrules were not building blocks, but rather byproducts of a violent and messy planetary process.

The direct linkages between life and planetary processes on the volcanically active, deep - sea, mid-ocean ridge system can only be understood through tightly integrated studies across a broad range of disciplines in geophysics, geology, chemistry, biology, and oceanography, according to the NSF.

The global - scale problems of today — climate change, biodiversity loss and the vast impacts from our manipulation of planetary processes to cycle elements — call for realistic solutions grounded in the reality of our species» ability to change and adapt.

Humanity faces the challenge of how to achieve a high quality of life for over 7 billion people without destabilizing critical planetary processes.

The Magic Planet, which is a stunningly animated representation of Earth's atmospheric, oceanographic, geological, and planetary processes.