Sentences with phrase «provided observational evidence»

It provided observational evidence that proved the models were accurate.

The new finding provides observational evidence that the two phenomena are connected, although the exact nature of the relationship between ordinary bright lightning and the dark variety is still unclear, the scientists said.

These results provide observational evidence of a link between helium stars and thermonuclear supernovae, and is a step towards understanding the progenitor systems of these mysterious explosions.

Also, please provide observational evidence that the 200 - year trend in pH decline -LRB--0.07, or -0.000035 / yr)(«ocean acidification») is too fast for marine species to adapt to... since that's what you believe.

You will need to provide some observational evidence.

These data do not provide observational evidence (i.e. empirical data) to support the premise that CO2 drives temperature, so it is a bad example for you to use.

Not exact matches

A UK, Canadian and Italian study has provided what researchers believe is the first observational evidence that our universe could be a vast and complex hologram.

Commenting, Professor Richard Carlson (Carnegie Institute of Washington), Past President of the Geochemical Society said: «This exciting result is adding to the observational evidence that important aspects of Earth's composition were established during the violent birth of the planet and is providing a new look at the physical processes by which this can occur.»

«They are the first to provide compelling observational evidence for these objects being the remnants of bigger galaxies,» says Elena Gallo at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Observations of the ultra-faint galaxy Segue 2 (zoomed image) have revealed that it must reside within such a tiny dark matter halo, providing possibly the first observational evidence that dark matter is as clumpy as long predicted.

It could provide the first observational evidence for life beyond Earth.

Recent observational and modelling evidence thus provides strong additional support for the combined water vapour - lapse rate feedback being around the strength found in AOGCMs.

«Our findings provide compelling observational evidence for inverse associations between vitamin D levels and risk of breast cancer progression and death,» Song Yao and colleagues concluded.

«It has been proposed, mainly on the basis of observational studies, that nuts may provide superior satiation, may lead to reduced calorie consumption,... but evidence from randomized, interventional studies is lacking.»

CONCLUSIONS: Controlled trials and observational studies provide concordant evidence that consumption of TFA from partially hydrogenated oils adversely affects multiple cardiovascular risk factors and contributes significantly to increased risk of CHD events.

«This diet study is much better than purely observational ones, but it is far from one that provides definitive evidence,» Dr. David Knopman, a neurologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, said by email.

Alternatively, for those who argue that VAMs provide useful evidence about teacher effectiveness and that the year - to - year stability concerns are overblown, these results suggest that observational and student survey components also appear to be capturing some stable element of teacher effectiveness.

People convinced as to the accuracy of AO - GCM (Atmosphere Ocean General Circulation Model) simulations may believe that these provide acceptable estimates of S, but even the IPCC does not deny the importance of observational evidence.

«Direct observational data on surface air temperature are sparse for the Antarctic, but none of the datasets examined provides evidence of net warming south of 60 ° S since 1979, a period during which sea - ice extent increased a little.»

The authors concluded that their research «provides significant observational evidence that wind farms can inhibit the growth and productivity of the underlying vegetation.»

«Consequently, these several findings led Tang et al. to conclude that their research «provides significant observational evidence that wind farms can inhibit the growth and productivity of the underlying vegetation `.»

As a result, the study would provide little evidence that historical period observational estimates of ECS have been biased low in relation to effective climate sensitivity.

[*] You had said: «is based purely on observational evidence, with no dependence on any climate model simulations... to obtain a direct measure of the overall climate response or feedback parameter... Measuring radiative flux imbalances provides a direct measure of Y, and hence of S, unlike other ways of diagnosing climate sensitivity.»

... But by placing the null hypothesis in a priviledged position from which it can only be dislodged by a mountain of observational evidence, this approach provides a strong inbuilt bias for the status quo which can not be justified on any rational decision - theoretic grounds.»

In this study, the potential predictability of seasonal variations in extratropical storm activity is investigated using analysis of variance to provide quantitative and geographical observational evidence indicative of whether it may be possible to predict storm activity on the seasonal timescale.

The results provide, for the first time, global observational evidence for the barotropic nature of large - scale ocean variability at mid and high latitudes.

It can not be right, when providing an observationally - based estimate of ECS, to let it be influenced by including GCM - derived estimates for aerosol forcing — a key variable for which there is now substantial observational evidence.

I would say that all the papers cited by IPCC as evidence for the assumed strongly positive feedback from clouds provide even less «robust observational evidence that clouds provide a net positive feedback».

You say Spencer et al. and LC2009 do not provide «robust observational evidence that clouds provide a net negative feedback».

The law also provides that operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, narcotic, or hallucinogenic or habit - producing drug may be proven by other observational - type evidence with or without a particular BAC test result.

Validation for preschool MDD (based on meeting all DSM - IV symptom criteria) has been supported by the finding of a specific symptom constellation that was distinct from other psychiatric disorders and stable during a 6 - month period.22 Additionally, alterations in the hypothalamic - pituitary - adrenal axis reactivity similar to those known in adults with depression, greater family history of mood disorders, as well as observational evidence of depressive affects and behaviors were detected in preschoolers with depression, providing further validation.22,25,27 - 30 More recent findings from a larger independent sample (N = 306) ascertained from community sites (and serving as the population for this investigation) have replicated the findings described above and have also demonstrated that preschoolers with depression display significant functional impairment evident in multiple contexts rated by both parents and teachers.24