The phrase
"spring thaw" refers to the time when the snow and ice from winter start to melt and become liquid again, as the weather gets warmer in spring.
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Are you trapped on your bike - trainer waiting for the end
of spring thaw so you can hit the trails?
It was the
first spring thaw and he was trying to figure out where the leaks were coming from.
Their study was recently published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters in a paper titled, «Large CO2 and CH4 Emissions from Polygonal Tundra
During Spring Thaw in Northern Alaska.»
The long
awaited spring thaw is finally underway in Alberta, the snow is melting and the run - off in some places is quite substantial.
Furthermore, the heavy rains, as well
as spring thaws, that these storms bring frequently also lead to flash flooding in the Boston area, including the town of Brookline.
In the paper, he reported that they (University of Alberta and Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development) had compared the two tillage systems (zero till and conventional till) and had
included spring thaw emissions as well as growing season emissions.
The heat also can alter precipitation, as well as
shift spring thaw earlier, lengthening the fire season.
In one run, she simulated what would happen if a gush of methane like the one observed in 2003 recurred every year — a realistic scenario if the
martian spring thaw releases methane trapped in ice or produced underground by bacteria.
A
quicker spring thaw might be welcome to warm weather lovers in the eastern half of the U.S., especially following this winter where some locations experienced one of their 10 snowiest winters on record.
Reports of the first upturn in average Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores in many years have been greeted like a long -
overdue spring thaw.
N2O emissions were higher from conventional till than zero till at
spring thaw time.
Full year emissions data from Alberta indicates that
spring thaw nitrous oxide emissions from conventional tillage systems can actually exceed emissions from zero tillage systems.A series of experiments is suggested in items 1 to 3 which would confirm the effects of banding on nitrous oxide emissions and also measure emissions from pulse crops grown under zero Village systems.
The use of nitrogen inhibitors when fall banding may be an option to reduce N2O emissions
during spring thaw.
Due to «when will the ice break up» contests in Alaska and other records dating back more than 150 years, climate scientists are able to study the onset
of spring thaws.
While out walking during an
early spring thaw, Catherine discovers the body of a woman leaning against an apple tree near her house.
I have a treasured crocheted red / green / white throw made by a disabled neighbor that I use for a table topper, and I think this may be my year to start collecting «FatAlbert» dwarf Alberta spruces to plant outside the
first Spring thaw.
Qualitative indicators like sea ice coverage,
spring thaw dates, and melting permafrost provide strong additional evidence that trends have been positive at middle and high northern latitudes, while glacier retreat suggests warming aloft at lower latitudes.
When
spring thaw emissions were combined with growing season emissions, the conventional tillage system actually had higher total nitrous oxide emissions than the zero till system.We suggest that this type of experiment (full year emission measurements) be repeated with deep banding of N fertilizer, which would be expected to further reduce emissions from zero till systems.
Drive down any major road this spring in Canada and you are liable to come upon one of those potholesthat appear after
the spring thaws and eats up city buses.
Canadian rigs are moved before
the spring thaw.
Mostly he heard only familiar, comfortingthings: the soft snort of horses awakening in their stalls, the myriad, sibilant noises of
a spring thaw, a bird chirping bravely in a tree, the mutedrumble of ice breaking up in the Black Sea.
When not threatening to blow up his attic laboratory, he was haunting the local clay courts, raking and rolling the humps left by
the spring thaw.
Outdoor mold spores begin to appear after
a spring thaw and reach their peak in July in warmer states and October in the colder states.
The city's 100 - year - old water system is bursting year - round, not only with
the spring thaw.
By
the spring thaw, his liberal side emerges from the frost (i.e.,same - sexmarriage, ending finger imaging, fracking limits, weak teacher evaluation disclosure, etc.).
Spring thaws can weaken the bonds that form between crystals as the snow melts and refreezes, paving the way for deadly, heavy, wet snow avalanches.
If this time isn't somehow accounted for, the calendar «drifts» relative to the seasons, and the next thing you know, Christmas Day is coming after
the spring thaw.
In March, when the inaugural «AgSummit» was held in Des Moines, it was more than just tires that were spinning their wheels in the mud of
the spring thaws.
My holiday decor is packed up (except for the lights in the trees that won't come down until
the spring thaw — haha) and week one of the New Year was pretty productive.
And sometimes the messes they make are a daily issue depending on the season — ie muddy paws from
the spring thaw.
It's a neat twist on a silly gimmick, and if director Gonzalo Lopez - Gallego (making his English - language debut) can fulfill its promise, this could mark the start of
the spring thaw at the box office.
The spring thaw has brought a lush greenness to Norway, and around nearly every turn is another waterfall.
If
the spring thaw in automobile innovation has penetrated even the icy reaches of Russia, please stand by for an ongoing flood of clever ideas and upward - reaching technology.
Our favorite is the Sport with its 325 - horsepower 2.7 - liter EcoBoost engine, paddle shifters that let you manually select gears and a continuously controlled damping system with Pothole Mitigation Technology (making the Sport also great during
the spring thaw when frost heaves start showing up).
In the fall, she gives the tree a jacket to ward off the autumn chill, and in the winter she introduces it to a snowman friend... even if the friendship doesn't last beyond
the spring thaw.
The dog in the picture makes his point obvious: of all the places in the yard to lounge, he lays on the block of icy snow that has not yet melted in
the Spring thaw.
Of course, you could keep your pet inside until
the spring thaw arrives, but that's not practical or terribly fun.
Intended to help the Allies strike German U-boats far out in the Atlantic Ocean, the ice ship proved seaworthy, but the plan was scrapped — and its prototype melted with
the spring thaw.
Vibrant oil painting of
a spring thaw by Kathrine Sawyer - Bryant (American, 20th Century).
Ernest Lawson •
Spring Thaw (c. 1912) Private Collection.