Sentences with phrase «remain over the scale»

Contrary to what Peter Taylor says in his book, it is well known that sulphate aerosols created in the atmosphere from fossil fuel combustion were a major influence on the small cooling trend from 1940, although uncertainties remain over the scale of the effect.

Not exact matches

For turnover in FX derivatives, several things stand out (Graph 4): (i) activity has generally risen over the past decade even when scaled by a measure of cross-border transactions; (ii) developed Asian markets stand out as having a high degree of turnover; (iii) there was a particularly strong increase in turnover in these markets between 2013 and 2016; and (iv) FX derivatives turnover in emerging Asian economies has also increased significantly in the past few years, but remains a small part of the global market.

The dragged object must be smaller than the length scale over which the light waves remain orderly and «coherent,» Saénz says.

Glasses have many important industrial applications, yet understanding the changes that occur over the wide range of time and length scales of the glass transition remains a challenge.

Sharks belong to a more basal group of vertebrates and their scales have been observed in the fossil record over the course of 450 million years of evolution, so the Sheffield researchers believe this indicates that all vertebrates, whether they live on land or in the sea, share the same developmental programme for skin, teeth and hair that has remained relatively unchanged throughout vertebrate evolution.

Although their work remains a milestone in successfully reproducing the intricate shapes, the method assumed that only neighboring clumps of material, about a micrometer in length, interacted — neglecting processes that occur over a continuum of distance scales.

Research with human subjects has grown in scale and become more diverse... Yet these developments have not been accompanied by major change in the human subjects research oversight system, which has remained largely unchanged over the last two decades.»

While this leads to an elevation in the level of scientific understanding from very low in the TAR to low in this assessment, uncertainties remain large because of the lack of direct observations and incomplete understanding of solar variability mechanisms over long time scales.»

Over the wide frequency range of seismic waves transmitted through the Earth (hundreds of seconds to ten cycles per second), the sensors of the permanent and transportable seismic and magnetotelluric arrays will resolve the smallest background motions at the quietest of sites, while remaining «on scale» for all but the largest ground motions from regional earthquakes.

And South Park Bigger Longer & Uncut remains their defining statement, a work combining epic scale (a land war with Canada, a trip to the depths of Hades, a daylight raid on the Baldwin compound) with intimate character comedy (Satan's grief over his lover Saddam Hussein's infidelity is genuinely touching), wrapped in a biting commentary on censorship and topped off with belting show tunes worthy of West Side Story.

While the scale of the dropout crisis remains troubling, it is worth noting that the majority of the nation's largest cities have seen improvements in their graduation rates over this period and that some of those gains have been substantial.

Defenders of the defined - benefit structure also argue that it can encourage teachers to enter and remain in the profession over the long term, because to maximize their future pension wealth, they must accrue the maximum years of service and reach the top of their district's pay scale.

While it is an improvement over the original ESEA legislation posted at the beginning of the week, concerns remain over the language within the bill that allows 21st CCLC funds to be used for expensive, whole scale school redesign — an initiative that is also funded elsewhere in the bill through School Improvement Grants.

A growing research base shows that high - quality pre-k programs have both short - and long - term benefits for students, but bringing those programs to scale remains challenging due to long - standing questions over funding and teacher quality.

The large - scale, powerfully executed paintings included in the exhibition demonstrate that the artist's vigour and power as a painter remain undiminished after over 60 years as a practicing artist.

For one thing - although Mr. Lassaw found a sculptural equivalent for Pollock's «all - over,» it remained for the most part tentative and table - top bound in scale.

Over the years, Chun's Aggregations have become more colorful and evolved in complexity and scale, but the use of mulberry paper remains at the core of his practice.

«And it remains one of the most significant contemporary art events in the calendar, not just because of the scale of the event itself but because of the increasing number of people who come form all over the world, whether that is professionals, critics, curators, other artists, dealers and collectors as well as the international visitors over the following six months.»

While this leads to an elevation in the level of scientific understanding from very low in the TAR to low in this assessment, uncertainties remain large because of the lack of direct observations and incomplete understanding of solar variability mechanisms over long time scales.»

For the entire Northern Hemisphere, there is evidence of an increase in both storm frequency and intensity during the cold season since 1950,1 with storm tracks having shifted slightly towards the poles.2, 3 Extremely heavy snowstorms increased in number during the last century in northern and eastern parts of the United States, but have been less frequent since 2000.11,15 Total seasonal snowfall has generally decreased in southern and some western areas, 16 increased in the northern Great Plains and Great Lakes region, 16,17 and not changed in other areas, such as the Sierra Nevada, although snow is melting earlier in the year and more precipitation is falling as rain versus snow.18 Very snowy winters have generally been decreasing in frequency in most regions over the last 10 to 20 years, although the Northeast has been seeing a normal number of such winters.19 Heavier - than - normal snowfalls recently observed in the Midwest and Northeast U.S. in some years, with little snow in other years, are consistent with indications of increased blocking (a large scale pressure pattern with little or no movement) of the wintertime circulation of the Northern Hemisphere.5 However, conclusions about trends in blocking have been found to depend on the method of analysis, 6 so the assessment and attribution of trends in blocking remains an active research area.

154 Australian scientists demand climate policy that matches the science «While the Paris Agreement remains unbinding and global warming has received minimal attention in the recent elections, governments worldwide are presiding over a large - scale demise of the planetary ecosystems, which threatens to leave large parts of Earth uninhabitable.

While political support for urban agriculture has been increasing over the past years, financial support for urban small scale producers and agro-entrepreneurs remains limited: existing micro-finance institutions, banks, and micro-credit initiatives seldom allocate resources and loans to urban and peri - urban agriculture.

Zhang et al. (1997) estimated that about 800 Tg yr — 1 of Asian dust emissions are injected into the atmosphere annually, about 30 % of which is re-deposited onto the deserts and 20 % is transported over regional scales, while the remaining approximately 50 % is subject to long - range transport to the Pacific Ocean and beyond.

Unfortunately, we are stuck with the historical temperature record, where there are only a handful of stations in the world that have remained at the exact same location with the exact same instrument and observation time with no major changes to micro - or meso - scale environments over the last 100 + years.

About half of a CO2 pulse to the atmosphere is removed over a time scale of 30 years; a further 30 % is removed within a few centuries; and the remaining 20 % will typically stay in the atmosphere for many thousands of years.