Sentences with phrase «show changes in elevation»

The shades of white show changes in elevation, between 0 to 50 feet.

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The maps show changes in vegetation, elevation, amount of rainfall and include scales to show distance.

SETSM uses the Worldview satellites» sensitivity to a very wide band of the electromagnetic spectrum to show things that our eyes alone couldn't see, including tiny changes in elevation.

Jacob said the study shows that the changes in the elevation of the landscape and the stress on faults are so small the effect will be extremely minor.

Recent Forest Service studies on high - elevation climate trends in the Pacific Northwest United States show that streamflow declines tie directly to decreases and changes in winter winds that bring precipitation across the region.

Mountains are useful for exploring the effects of climate change because they show predictable changes in temperature and humidity with elevation: In general, sites at low elevations are warmer and drier than higher elevation sitein temperature and humidity with elevation: In general, sites at low elevations are warmer and drier than higher elevation siteIn general, sites at low elevations are warmer and drier than higher elevation sites.

This map not only shows the curves in the road, but also elevation changes in topographical detail.

This NASA visualization shows changes in the surface elevation of the southeast region of the ice sheet between 2003 and 2012.

Recent land elevation changes via the CryoSat - 2 satellite, showing the greatest amount of sinking land in West Antarctica.

Although the study did not find a significant change in the elevation of the interior East Antarctic Ice Sheet, it shows for the first time that the thinning of the Totten glacier in that region extends to the point where the ice meets the land surface below, known as the grounding line.

Because of the very large changes on Baffin Island through the early Holocene, including a major reduction of glacier elevation, it is not evident that the recent exposures can in themselves constitute a comparison of Early Holocene and present temperatures, though they definitely show a resumption of the glacier drawdown that was interrupted by the Little Ice Age.

The limited resolution of GRACE affects the uncertainty of total mass loss to a smaller degree; we illustrate the «real» sources of mass changes by including satellite altimetry elevation change results in a joint inversion with GRACE, showing that mass change occurs primarily associated with major outlet glaciers, as well as a narrow coastal band.

Recent studies show that at lower elevations, glacial retreat is unlikely to cause significant changes in water availability over the next several decades, but other factors, including groundwater depletion and increasing human water use, could have a greater impact.

First, depression has been linked to multiple biological abnormalities, including vascular pathologic changes, autonomic function changes, hypercoagulability, and hypothalamic - pituitary - adrenal axis hyperactivity.10 Evidence shows that depression in adulthood is linked to elevated risk of developing cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and dementia in later life.11 Second, inflammation contributes to atherosclerosis, insulin resistance, and neurodegeneration.12 - 14 Evidence shows that elevation in inflammation biomarkers, such as C - reactive protein (CRP), in adulthood predicts the development of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and dementia in later life.15 - 17 Third, metabolic abnormalities such as obesity, dyslipidemia, glucose intolerance, hypertension, and cardiorespiratory fitness contribute to vascular lesions and hormonal imbalance.

Some of the most dramatic changes in premiums apply to properties that are in an area in which the flood map has been updated to show an increased flood risk (or wasn't considered a flood area before but now is), and the ground floor of the property is below what's called the base flood elevation.