Sentences with phrase «relatively weak»

New Dutch research has shown for instance the overturning has been relatively weak in recent years [which means cold water has accumulated close to the surface instead of sinking to deeper waters, one of two reasons why there has been a lull in upper ocean warming].

Radon is radioactive, and if it were present at 400 ppm, collisions of neutrons with neighboring air molecules would cause more warming than an equivalent concentration of CO2 by absorbing relatively weak infrared waves / photons.

For instance, scientists might conclude that that there is a cause - effect relation between two variables based solely on correlation, even relatively weak correlation, and a «weight of the evidence» approach.

Nares Strait is currently blocked by relatively weak ice.

where latent heat release and net radiation into the atmospheric column, R, balance heat divergence, and the relatively weak contribution from sensible heat transport from the land surface to the atmospheric column has been neglected.

Though details of monsoon circulations are complicated, observations reveal a defining moisture - advection feedback that dominates the seasonal heat balance and might act as an internal amplifier, leading to abrupt changes in response to relatively weak external perturbations.

«Ocean evaporation has little direct influence on California precipitation because of its relatively weak variability,» Wei said.

A control system that smooths out inter-area oscillations — a problem affecting power systems connected by relatively weak tie lines — has been successfully demonstrated by researchers from Sandia National Laboratories and Montana Tech University.

It also helps explain the initial cooling after the Industrial Revolution began (the smoke effect overwhelmed the relatively weak warming effect back then), the increase of global temperture during WW2 (shut down of industries) and decrease after WW2 (re-industrialization) and acceleration in the 1970's after the passage of the Clean Air Act.

«However, the relatively weak * decrease * in precipitation with temperature seen in general circulation models...»

The report on impacts of climate change — one of three main sections of each of the panel's periodic assessments — has long been seen by some climate scientists, including some participants in the I.P.C.C. process, as a relatively weak element in the overall effort, in part because it has less scientific literature to draw on.

««Of the rise in global atmospheric temperature over the past century, nearly 30 % occurred between 1910 and 1940 when anthropogenic forcings were relatively weak.»

So if Texas 2011 was attributable to AGW (as Mass asserts it isn't but with little supporting evidence), this intensity of event will have been relatively weak compared with what we should expect in the coming century.

In the abstract of the paper, it reads: «Adjusted data from 5S to 20N continue to show relatively weak warming».

Although the global warming signal is relatively weak today in most of the planet (outside of the Arctic), our best science indicates that the warming will greatly increase by the end of the century.»

This year, the college has stepped up its alumni fund - raising, an area where it had been relatively weak, and contributions have increased by almost one - third.

Combat reminds me of Diablo in that enemies are relatively weak and fast to kill.

However, even a game like Black Ops 2, which tried nothing but new things, was still a relatively weak single - player experience overall.

While there are a few things to get used to, such as using R2 to fire your main, relatively weak attacks, generally the control scheme works very well in Smite.

Solid Snake David Hayter — while he does have the gravely Solid Snake voice everyone knows, it's pretty different from the one in MGS4, where he's old and relatively weak.

Even third - party support, which was relatively weak since the Nintendo 64 days, was slower than ever.

These range from fast, relatively weak hand blades to giant, unwieldy hammers.

Available to the player throughout, it never runs out of ammo but is relatively weak and imprecise.

I got to the party a little late, so maybe most of the issues had been ironed out, but other than the relatively weak ending that won't be finished on screen, I experienced very little to complain about.»

Nova: (Flight)-- Nova is a ranged brawler who can charge his ranged attacks for added damage but has relatively weak melee attacks.

Nick Fury: (Tech)-- Nick Fury is a relatively weak ranged character who plays similarly to Black Widow.

Her ranged attack starts off relatively weak, and it can never achieve full auto.

This months offerings are relatively weak compared to previous rewards but I'd recommend Mario's Picross to any puzzle enthusiast out there.

Enemies are relatively weak at first, provided you can hit them, but, I imagine a bit of gamification was required to make it feel like progression was more than just story progression.

So while Thursday's meeting may have been tough for those from the industry in attendance, there's a good chance that any potential regulation would be relatively weak to avoid challenges in court.

The story is relatively weak compared to how solid The Force Awakens and The Clone Wars play sets were.

After all, these 3rd parties couldn \» t simply port their existing AAA games, designed for powerful hardware, to the relatively weak and meager Wii, forcing them to make either bold, creative, and risky investments, or none at all.

just keep listening to those indie devs that tell you how beast the ps4 is... lol, while the games keep coming out looking worse than things I was playing 6 years ago I just mentioned sheer power draw there smart guy its one thing that can easily be looked at, and it is quite telling it lets you know that the ps4 is relatively weak, hence a game like bf4 is sub-1080p, still has tons of aliasing as ps4 is NOT powerful enough to utilize proper AA techniques, the draw distance is reduced, performance is less than ideal, shaders are weaker, textures are muddied and blurred

External factors are placing growing pressure on the sector to increase sustainability, but according to 19th World Travel Monitor Forum, customer demand for sustainable holidays is still relatively weak.

On top of that, unless you can really get great value from Aeroplan miles (which most people can't), the card is a relatively weak card for most people.

This card is relatively weak in comparison to the other cards in my wallet.

Unfortunately, Kentucky's animal cruelty laws are relatively weak and poorly - defined compared to other states.

It typically affects very young kittens (or very old cats) because their immune systems are relatively weak, but any cat can become infected.

Cats» relatively weak thirst drive is attributed to their evolution from a desert - dwelling species.

Usually occurring in dogs that have relatively weak muscles, tendons and ligaments, a luxating patella can also occur in medium and large sized dogs whose kneecap groove is too constricted or shallow.

We think online ads have relatively weak secondary effects, such as building the animal advocacy movement and increasing the likelihood of a major social shift away from factory farming.

We think they have relatively weak secondary effects, such as building the animal advocacy movement and increasing the likelihood of a major social shift away from factory farming.

Previously, the pipelines and storage were seen as relatively mature industries and growth was relatively weak.

After months of relatively weak performance and decline, the November over-the-counter (OTC) forex trading volume of GMO Click Securities — one of the Japanese GMO Click Holdings» (TYO: 7177) forex, CFD and binary options brokerages has posted a spectacular recovery to become the second highest this year so far and the best since February.

And because of the «sustained drop in new work,» construction companies reported that there was a «relatively weak rate of job creation.»

In Strategic Total Return, we continue to view the prospective return / risk profile in fixed income securities as relatively weak, but that will change over time.

While the market making segment has still been relatively weak, it is stronger than it was for a significant amount of time.

One of the more disappointing aspects of the AT&T Access card is its relatively weak welcome bonus.

Some place the main blame on the strong U.S. dollar, but the historical correlation of gold to the U.S. dollar is relatively weak measuring only about -0.3 to -0.4.

While the card has nice benefits, and earns valuable miles, the earning power is relatively weak.