Sentences with phrase «temperature responses as»

The pattern and spatial gradients of forcing affect global and regional temperature responses as well as other aspects of climate response such as the hydrologic cycle.

If you're going to frame a temperature response as a percentage change in response to given size of forcing change, then at a bare minimum you need to use the temperature change due to that forcing as the denominator.

Isn't this [the logarithmic CO2 temperature response as a constraint on future AGW] the crux of the AGW debate?

As I understand it, a GCM which is not ocean coupled should not be necessary for a model which is only attempting to simulate a CO2 - Temperature response as an average for the planet (a 0 - D model).

One wonders academically if a thermometer in his mouth would have shown a temperature response as the damage proceeded.

Not exact matches

Coral bleaching is a response to stressors, such as higher temperatures.

As a result, avian temperature responses generally involve moving up or down in elevation rather than stretching or shrinking their ranges over land.

«We know from other studies that the dengue virus particle expands its outer shell in response to temperature as a sort of breathing,» he said.

The properties include conductivity, stiffness and compressibility, heat transfer and response to temperature change, and the team plans to incorporate more properties as they collect more data, Isayev said.

«Going forward, we need to better explore the biome - specific responses as global temperatures shift beyond the historic range,» Frey said.

In response to stress such as extreme temperatures, nutrient starvation, or desiccation (extreme dryness), some Gram - positive bacteria can form tough spores and survive for thousands of years in the environment.

«We found that these clusters can perform very well as room - temperature nanoscale diodes whose electrical response we can tailor by changing their chemical composition,» says Venkataraman.

«We found compelling evidence that invasive shrubs, such as Japanese barberry, are ready to leaf out quickly once they are exposed to warm temperatures in the lab even in the middle of winter, whereas native shrubs, like highbush bluberry, and native trees, like red maple, need to go through a longer winter chilling period before they can leaf out — and even then their response is slow,» says Amanda Gallinat, a second - year graduate student and third author of the paper.

«Our results highlight the importance of the interactive effects of vegetation type, temperature and moisture in determining of the response of soil decomposition to climate change,» says lead author Julia Bradley - Cook, who conducted the study as part of her doctorate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Dartmouth and who is now a Congressional Science Fellow.

Yale researchers also hope to apply this insight into how temperature affects immune response to other conditions, such as childhood asthma.

They improved the models» handling of the relevant processes, such as cloud formation in response to sea surface temperatures, and let them run.

A different species, M. galloprovincialis, also known as the Mediterranean mussel, displayed a very different response to higher temperatures, Carrington said.

So, a thirsty tree growing in a tropical forest and one in a temperate forest, such as those we find throughout Europe, will have largely the same response to drought and will inevitably suffer as a result of rising temperatures and changes in rainfall patterns on Earth.»

Questions that can't be answered in the lab Sunday and her team also suggest more work should consider a species» response to multiple environmental changes, such as increased temperature and oxidation levels, as well as multiple stages of life.

This receptor, known as Gr28b, is responsible for sensing external temperatures and triggering a quick response if temperatures exceed the fly's Goldilocks zone, Garrity and his team discovered.

The study marks the first time that human influence on the climate has been demonstrated in the water cycle, and outside the bounds of typical physical responses such as warming deep ocean and sea surface temperatures or diminishing sea ice and snow cover extent.

Its purpose is to maintain a balance of bodily functions and regulate daily activities, such as locomotion, ingestion, body temperature and the fight - or - flight response.

The tomato mitogen - activated protein kinase SlMPK1 is as a negative regulator of the high temperature stress response

As a demonstration of how the polymer could be put to practical use, the group designed an L - shaped piece of polymer that can actually walk, in a water environment, as the legs lengthen and contract in response to changing temperaturAs a demonstration of how the polymer could be put to practical use, the group designed an L - shaped piece of polymer that can actually walk, in a water environment, as the legs lengthen and contract in response to changing temperaturas the legs lengthen and contract in response to changing temperature.

The researchers also compared phytoplankton's response not only to ocean acidification, but also to other projected drivers of climate change, such as warming temperatures and lower nutrient supplies.

I used was the surface temperature responses from histAll --(histGHG + histNatural) to obtain the response to aerosols + ozone + land - use and derive the enhancement of the response for that case relative to WMGHGs that I called E. Calculation of TCR based on histAll in a model is approximately the same as calculating the sum of responses to histGHG, histNat, and histInhomogeneous where the latter includes the factor E.

As we have discussed previously, the last glacial period is a good example of a large forcing (~ 7 W / m2 from ice sheets, greenhouse gases, dust and vegetation) giving a large temperature response (~ 5 ºC) and implying a sensitivity of about 3ºC (with substantial error bars).

However, Lewis» study assumed that all forcings induce the same response in global mean temperature as CO2.

[Response: weaker cosmic ray flux - > fewer low clouds - > decrease in sunlight reflected back to space), then you need to explain why the night temperatures appear to increase faster then day temperatures (for any amplification mechanism involving te albedo, you'd expect the opposite, as there is no sunlight to reflect on the dark side of the planet...).

The temperature responses in reconstructions from the past millenium can be reproduced (approximately) without inferring novel solar mechanisms: therefore, they can not be used as evidence for novel solar mechnisms.

(page 4): «The solar forced run exhibits a larger precipitation response per degree of warming than the CO2 forced run, as expected from the theory outlined earlier in this section, even though the precipitation response [note: this must be the temperature response] per unit forcing is smaller than for CO2.»

Suppose also that — DESPITE THIS STABILIZING MECHANISM some as - yet unknown ocean circulation cycle operates that is the sole cause of the Holocene centennial scale fluctuations, and that this cycle has reversed and is operating today, yielding a temperature change that happens to mimic what models give in response to radiative forcing changes.

This shows that the temperature response, even to a geographically defined forcing such as aerosols, shows little overlap with the spatial pattern of forcing itself — although of course there is some overlap.

Direct effects are impacts to trees that arise directly in response to changes in temperature and precipitation; indirect effects are secondary impacts, such as increased number of fires associated with warming temperatures, which then affect trees and forests.

Using this animal with only 302 neurons, she has devoted her research to building the roadmap that shows how genes and the environment influence behaviors such as the response to attractive odors, temperature, touch, and food.

The aim of this study was to assess behavioural responses (in juvenile meagre (Argyrosomus regius) exposed to VFX via water -LRB-[VFX] ~ 20 μg L − 1) and via dietary sources -LRB-[VFX] ~ 160 μg kg − 1 dry weight), as well as to increased temperature (ΔT °C = +5 °C) and high CO2 levels (ΔpCO2 ~ 1000 μatm; equivalent to ΔpH = − 0.4 units).

Due to different regional temperature responses from the tropics to high latitudes, as well as between hemispheres, commonly used concepts such as «mid-Holocene thermal optimum», «altithermal», etc. are not globally relevant and should only be applied in a well - articulated regional context.

Now, for ice ages where the CO2 plays a crucial role is as a globalizer of the temperature response.

Pinning a number on how much global temperature rises in response to a doubling of carbon dioxide — known as the climate sensitivity — is a big question in climate science as it helps more accurately predict how much warming we'll see in future.

They conclude, based on study of CMIP5 model output, that equilibrium climate sensitivity (ECS) is not a fixed quantity — as temperatures increase, the response is nonlinear, with a smaller effective ECS in the first decades of the experiments, increasing over time.

[Response: Such cycles would not produce temperature variations and power surges as extreme as Harms found them to have been.58 Certainly, we would not expect to see thousandfold variations in the ratio of 235U to 238U over distances of less than a thousandth of an inch, especially after 2 billion years.

In projecting climate variables such as temperature, precipitation, and humidity, there is generally a tradeoff between (a) the ability to produce high - resolution projections needed to inform local decisions and model local responses, and (b) the ability to sample uncertainty.

As shown in Fig. 2 ⇓ A, the IgE - dependent PSA response in RhoH − / − mice, evaluated by the reduction of core body temperature after DNP - HSA injection, was smaller compared with those in RhoH + / + mice.

Your body sweats as a response to this increase in core temperature as a protection mechanism to keep you from overheating.

They control functions such as heart rate, blood pressure, digestion, temperature control, bladder control, sweating, and the fight - or - flight response to stress.

Hormesis is the process in which the body's response to a stressor like the slightly toxic flavonoids in plants, intense exercise, or extreme temperatures, benefits the body as a whole.

«When cleansing, skip extremes in temperature as the friction may stimulate an inflammatory response,» says Dr. Madfes.

As the Oscar race slowly begins to take shape, there's much talk of prime contenders building a topical «narrative» to fuel their campaigns: Three Billboards is being pitched as a spiky response to the culture of toxic masculinity exemplified by Harvey Weinstein; on a related note, Lady Bird and Greta Gerwig carry heightened hopes for another female best director winner; Get Out continues to mark the temperature of America's rampant racial tensions; Call Me By Your Name takes the baton of LGBT empowerment and visibility from reigning Oscar champ MoonlighAs the Oscar race slowly begins to take shape, there's much talk of prime contenders building a topical «narrative» to fuel their campaigns: Three Billboards is being pitched as a spiky response to the culture of toxic masculinity exemplified by Harvey Weinstein; on a related note, Lady Bird and Greta Gerwig carry heightened hopes for another female best director winner; Get Out continues to mark the temperature of America's rampant racial tensions; Call Me By Your Name takes the baton of LGBT empowerment and visibility from reigning Oscar champ Moonlighas a spiky response to the culture of toxic masculinity exemplified by Harvey Weinstein; on a related note, Lady Bird and Greta Gerwig carry heightened hopes for another female best director winner; Get Out continues to mark the temperature of America's rampant racial tensions; Call Me By Your Name takes the baton of LGBT empowerment and visibility from reigning Oscar champ Moonlight.

Problems such as too - hot operating temperatures, slow throttle response, and poor fuel economy at low speeds prevented turbine engines from powering mainstream, high - volume vehicles.

The two new versatile Dynamic Dials adapt to the feature in use, providing the instinctiveness and convenience of rotary control to multiple features such as cabin temperature and Terrain Response.