Sentences with phrase «tidal water on»

This channel sees the the greatest volume of tidal water on earth.

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Tidal restrictions, or constrictions, which alter the flow of salt and fresh water have a major effect on the conditions which can favor the growth of the invasive reed Phragmites.

This is also unnecessary since the tidal Thames effectively complies with the EU Directives on water quality and there are options, proven in several US cities and on the continent, not only to reduce the occasional storm water flows into the Thames, enough to collect perhaps 5 % sewage on the way, but also retain rain water for other greener uses.

The city also plans to open a new tidal wetlands area, dubbed «The Cove,» in the summer between Canal and Water streets and start work on the next phase of their Stapleton Waterfront Development site, Torres - Springer said.

Venice, Italy, decided to invest $ 5 billion ($ 6.4 billion) on tidal gates to hold back water, because the city sees its buildings as priceless, Kennel said.

Off the coast of American Samoa, the tropical sun beats down on a shallow tidal lagoon, heating the water to a sizzling 35 °C for a few hours each day.

This presupposes that the moon has a porous core that allows water from the overlying ocean to seep in, where the tidal friction exerted on the rocks heats it.

Throughout the experiment, they measured the effects of each species mix on three important salt marsh functions: overall grass growth (productivity); the rate of dead plant removal (decomposition); and how fast tidal or storm surge water percolated through the marsh (filtration).

Star A's late spectral type and dim luminosity puts it possibly close to the lower limit of habitability for (multicellular) Earth - type plant and animal life, given the redness of its light and the increased risk of tidal locking from the closeness of the orbit necessary for liquid water on a planetary surface.

The small fish, which uses its front fins and tail to move on land, lives in tidal areas near shore, spending time in the water and on sandy and muddy surfaces.

Depending on the mass of the planets and their distance from the brown dwarf, we should get Io / Europa analogues or, if it has enough mass to hold onto an atmosphere, we could get something different: a world that thanks to tidal heating (and infrared radiation) keeps the surface water liquid.

In addition to the database, a complementary report was released that provided an in - depth analysis of the environmental impacts of wave, tidal and current devices, including on wildlife and overall health of the host water body.

It's the nighttime moment in July 1969, when Sen. Edward Kennedy drove his Oldsmobile sedan off a wooden bridge on Chappaquiddick Island, a tiny speck of land connected to Martha's Vineyard, and into the dark waters of a tidal pond.

Then, without warning, a tidal wave of churning, dirty, debris - filled water crashes down on the resort battering the guests and employees as it plunges over them.

Activities in scope of licensing are: climbing, abseiling or scrambling over natural terrain and cliffs; trekking on foot, horse or cycle over remote hills or mountains; watersports on the sea, tidal waters, large lakes or white water; exploring natural caves underground.

The stretch of tidal wetlands located along Ninth Avenue near Totten Street has been home to the Le Cats on the Water colony for nearly 20 years, with a handful of dedicated community members caring for the stray cats while also using trap - neuter - return practices.

There is a paved walkway on the water's edge of False Bay between Muizenberg and Kalk Bay, passing alongside the pretty painted bather change rooms overlooking the tidal pool of St James.

Forget the helipad: the way to arrive at this pricey hotel, located on a private island off the coast of South Devon, is via the world's only hydraulic Sea Tractor — an unusual contraption that rises above the lapping waters of the tidal causeway.

Huge chunks of smooth, dazzlingly blue ice are deposited on the beach and with the changing tidal waters, you never quite know what the layout of the beach is going to be until you get there.

Here you can explore the reef that seems to stretch out forever, build sand castles, collect oysters and clams, swim in the warm ocean water or just relax on the lawn while the kids explore the tidal pools.

Caloundra's AUD4 million tidal swimming pool on the stunning Kings Beach foreshore is equipped with shade sails, and has a free 25 - metre sea - water lap pool, children's swimming pool and wading area with disabled access.The pool is easy to access and plenty of parking is available.

But parents come here for the spotlessly clean beach, the relatively wind - free and calm waters, and the tidal pool, which you'll find at the south end of the beach on the opposite end from the surfers.

Outer reef slopes provide dramatic drops in exceptional clear waters, while the channels that cut through the reefs attract schooling fish and sharks on tidal changes, creating exciting opportunities for drift dives and big animal viewing.

The Pacific coast population of the snowy plover is defined as those individuals that nest adjacent to tidal waters of the Pacific Ocean, and includes all nesting birds on the mainland coast, peninsulas, offshore islands, adjacent bays, estuaries, and coastal rivers (USDI Fish and Wildlife Service 2004).

Incoming tides can also produce a tidal bore along a river or narrow bay as the water flow against the current results in a wave on the surface.

Overlooking the azure waters of the Indian Ocean on Zanzibar's only non tidal beach, the property is designed with an African feel and environmentally - fri...

Overlooking the azure waters of the Indian Ocean on Zanzibar's only non tidal beach, the property is designed with an African feel and environmentally - friendly architecture.

Bordered on all sides by tidal rapids, the Octopus Islands boast clear, nutrient rich waters and an abundance of marine organisms.

Thanks to massive rock formations on the white sand beach, the baths are actually a fun, natural water park of tidal pools, arches, hidden grottoes and tunnels.

Two unique beaches in Isabela are Playa Montones and Pozo Teodoro, these are tidal pools perfect for lounging with your feet on the water to admire the strong surf smash against a rock wall.

Water bottles can rain a tidal wave onto your foes to knock them off the stage and explosive lighters will spew flames on the battlefield.

Roy began to receive grants for this work, the first from the New York Foundation for the Arts, and invitations to create installations around the world: Japan, Finland, Italy, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, France, Korea, Taiwan, and the United States (he recently returned from a residency on the tidal shore of the Mississippi River south of New Orleans where he created a piece in the water from black willow sticks).

«Batture» (2017), a striking series of photographs by Jeff Whetstone on view at UNO St. Claude Gallery, documents the makeshift economies that thrive at the water's edge, in the eponymous, unowned tidal lands.

By pumping at the right points in the tidal cycle, such a system could minimise the impact on water levels behind it, helping preserve wetlands and other desirable habitats.

Incoming tides can also produce a tidal bore along a river or narrow bay as the water flow against the current results in a wave on the surface.

And that's a possibility: The commission's study on tidal energy earlier this month concluded that placing turbines in the waters below the Golden Gate Bridge would be too expensive.

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Temperatures varied more than 10 - degrees - Celsius over a single tidal cycle and became most extreme when the low tide period aligned with maximum heating by the sun at noon, which warmed the shallow water on the reefs.

hamy on the 6th may, Shell is very unlikely to invest in water turbines (wave / tidal) as they are still early prototypes and far more expensive than Wind, Dberr calc's put them at 4 - 6 times more expensive than offshore wind!.

The Delaware estuary is unfortunately a perfect example of how higher sea levels due to warmer global temperatures will endanger water supplies for millions of people — around 15 million in this particular area.According to Blue Living Ideas, the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary has completed a study on the impacts higher sea levels will have on drinking water, as well as tidal wetlands and shellfish.

Features of the model described here include the following: (1) tripolar grid to resolve the Arctic Ocean without polar filtering, (2) partial bottom step representation of topography to better represent topographically influenced advective and wave processes, (3) more accurate equation of state, (4) three - dimensional flux limited tracer advection to reduce overshoots and undershoots, (5) incorporation of regional climatological variability in shortwave penetration, (6) neutral physics parameterization for representation of the pathways of tracer transport, (7) staggered time stepping for tracer conservation and numerical efficiency, (8) anisotropic horizontal viscosities for representation of equatorial currents, (9) parameterization of exchange with marginal seas, (10) incorporation of a free surface that accommodates a dynamic ice model and wave propagation, (11) transport of water across the ocean free surface to eliminate unphysical «virtual tracer flux» methods, (12) parameterization of tidal mixing on continental shelves.

Mudslides which are proximately caused by the overflow of inland or tidal waters and are akin to a river or liquid and flowing mud on the surfaces of normally dry land areas including your residence, as when earth is carried by a current of water and deposited along the path of the current.

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