Sentences with phrase «using environmental temperature»

This discovery will help researchers understand how neurons are using environmental temperature in addition to light to regulate sleep timing in mammals, including humans.

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Some environmental groups have called on rich nations to assess how much carbon the world can continue to emit while still having a shot of keeping temperatures below 2 C above preindustrial levels, and then make the case for using up whatever it cites as a «fair share» of those gigatons.

In particular, current chemical synthesis methods use high temperatures and toxic solvents, which make environmental remediation expensive and challenging.

Using 139 prokaryote - enriched samples, containing > 35,000 species, we show vertical stratification with epipelagic community composition mostly driven by temperature rather than other environmental factors or geography.

In a study published in Process Safety and Environmental Protection, authors Rajinikanth Rajagopal, David Bellavance and Mohammad Saifur Rahaman demonstrate the viability of using anaerobic digestion in a low - temperature (20 °C) environment to convert solid food waste into renewable energy and organic fertilizer.

This temperature curve, established using an isotopic thermometer, is widely applied for reconstruction of past environmental conditions and in this case, is based on the isotopic composition of the oxygen contained in the fossilised remains of fossil marine fish (bone, teeth, scales).

Using different environmental temperatures, which are known to affect roundworms» lifespan, the researchers investigated how neurons process information about external temperature and transmit that information to other parts of the body.

Quaternary scientists can use micro-organisms preserved in marine muds and onshore in lakes [25 - 27] to reconstruct past temperatures, ocean currents, rates of environmental change [28] and previous ice shelf collapses [29 - 31].

A new analysis published in the journal Environmental Research Letters establishes that seasonal forecast sea surface temperature (SSTs) can be used to perform probabilistic extreme - event attribution, thereby accelerating the time it takes climate scientists to understand and quantify the role of global warming in certain classes of extreme weather events.

The team used temperature - controlled photoelectron spectroscopy in EMSL, the DOE's Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory on the PNNL campus, to determine how tightly one cyanide ion and one to three water molecules interact at the very low temperature of -438 °F (12 Kelvin) and again at ambient temperature of 80 °F (equivalent to 300 Kelvin).

Under the guidance of advisors Martin and Karena McKinney, Associate in Environmental Science & Engineering, Wang used lightweight materials that could withstand high jungle temperatures and humidity.

He pointed to the crocodilian method of using temperature to discern young males from females, and suggested that mammalian ancestors may have used some similar environmental mechanism.

There's no satellite in space that's capable of directly measuring ocean acidity, but an international team of scientists writing in the journal Environmental Science & Technology described last week how satellite measurements of sea surface temperatures, salinity and plankton activity could be combined and used to estimate pH.

Science and environmental educators have long promoted the use of student versions of the same tools scientists employ, such as temperature probes connected to laptops, global - positioning and geographic - information systems to track species, digital cameras and microscopes, and statistical software to analyze data.

In designating these intervals, your QAP must take into account factors like frequency of use, environmental conditions (e.g., temperature, humidity, altitude) and type of operation (e.g., stationary or mobile).

** Ford does not recommend using summer tires when temperatures drop to approximately 45 °F or below (depending on tire wear and environmental conditions) or in snow / ice conditions.

The Arduino and Raspberry Pi components allow for not only environmental monitoring (temperature, humidity, lighting) of the conditions near the growing unit, but are also used to automate watering cycles, to monitor and manage nutrients in the water, as well as monitor and correct pH in the system.

I am in no rush to do a forward - projection of temperature using CSALT, because I have been doing environmental prognostication long enough to realize that everyone only seems to remember the original prediction only.

A paper published in Environmental Research Letters by Rahmstorf, Foster, and Cazenave (2012) applied the methodology of Foster and Rahmstorf (2011), using the statistical technique of multiple regression to filter out the influences of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and solar and volcanic activity from the global surface temperature data to evaluate the underlying long - term primarily human - caused trend.

Usually, I use NOAA GLER for lake temperatures and Environmental Canada Ice Service for ice coverage.

NOAA Coral Reef Watch (CRW) thermal stress products used in this study were based on nighttime - only Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) sea surface temperature (SST) data from sensors aboard operational NOAA Polar - Orbiting Environmental Satellites (POES), produced in near - real - time at 0.5 - degree (50 - km) spatial resolution.

The 6-fold increase in hydrocarbon use since 1940 has had no noticeable effect on atmospheric temperature...» (Environmental Effects of Increased Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide)

With the signature of Administrator Gina McCarthy this past Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gave final approval of a rule that will allow the use of climate - friendly refrigerants in several end - uses, such as household refrigerators and freezers, stand - alone retail food refrigeration equipment, very low temperature refrigeration, non - mechanical heat transfer, vending machines, and room air conditioning units.

There is substantial new information that ocean acidification, rising ocean temperatures, declining sea ice, and other environmental changes are affecting the location and abundance of marine fish, including those that are commercially important, those used as food by other species, and those used for subsistence.16, 17,18,19,20,21 However, the relative importance of these potential causes of change is highly uncertain.

Ocean acidification, rising ocean temperatures, declining sea ice, and other environmental changes interact to affect the location and abundance of marine fish, including those that are commercially important, those used as food by other species, and those used for subsistence.16, 17,18,122,19,20,21 These changes have allowed some near - surface fish species such as salmon to expand their ranges northward along the Alaskan coast.124, 125,126 In addition, non-native species are invading Alaskan waters more rapidly, primarily through ships releasing ballast waters and bringing southerly species to Alaska.5, 127 These species introductions could affect marine ecosystems, including the feeding relationships of fish important to commercial and subsistence fisheries.

And as has been conclusively demonstrated in literally thousands of scientific studies, the more CO2 we put into the air, the better plants grow, producing greater amounts of biomass and becoming more efficient at using water, and better able to cope with environmental stresses such as pollution and high temperatures.

A paper published in Environmental Research Letters by Rahmstorf, Foster, and Cazenave (2012) applied the methodology of Foster and Rahmstorf (2011), using the statistical technique of multiple regression to filter out the influences of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and solar and volcanic activity from the global surface temperature data to evaluate the underlying long - term human - caused trend.

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The green roof will also decrease the «heat island» effect, which is a term used to describe the temperature spike in urban areas compared to nearby rural areas due to environmental disturbances and pollution.

Now the researchers, who reported their work in Environmental Research Letters, plan to model further the current state of subsea permafrost over the entire area of the ESAS using their original multi-year data on sea bottom temperatures and some additional data.

Using annual birth records it is possible to identify patterns in the SSR and potential relationships with environmental factors, such as ambient temperature.

According to Heartland, examples of when temperature records are broken in the U.S. are «often used by environmental extremists» as evidence of climate change.

For this study, the area - weighted polar cap geopotential height and air temperature anomalies (PCH and PCT) were computed for the months December through February using the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) reanalysis at global 2.5 ° resolution for latitudes north of 65 ° N, using the period 1950 to 2016 for analysis69.

Performed various environmental climatic simulation tests which include High / Low Temperature, Temperature Variation, Temperature Shock, Humidity, Sand and Dust, Rain / Waterproofness, Altitude / Decompression, Overpressure, and Salt Fog using custom test specifications and DO - 160 and / or MIL STD's.

Areas of study will include the impact on humans from environmental factors such as lighting, noise, air quality and temperature, as well as products and technologies that are used to create and furnish indoor spaces.