Sentences with phrase «vast ocean area»

The vast ocean area and harsh environment presents a challenge for observing systems, but new sensors, materials, battery technology, and more efficient electronics could increase the effectiveness, efficiency, and longevity of ocean - observing instruments.

Not exact matches

Despite the importance of oxygen levels, relatively little information has been collected across the vast watery reaches of earth and this research is confined to six areas in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans.

Richardson, an oceanographer at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Massachusetts, realised that if he could unravel the bird's flying secrets, they could lead to a new generation of uncrewed gliders capable of surveying vast areas of ocean without using a drop of fuel.

This provides important weather data, however they are mostly located around the coast, so leave vast areas of the continent and the surrounding oceans uncovered.

«If protective ice shelves were suddenly lost in the vast areas around the Antarctic margin where reverse - sloping bedrock (where the bed on which the ice sheet sits deepens toward the continental interior, rather than toward the ocean) is more than 1,000 meters deep, exposed grounding line ice cliffs would quickly succumb to structural failure as is happening in the few places where such conditions exist today,» the researchers point out.

«We need creative and effective policy to manage damage inflicted upon ocean wildlife in the vast spaces between marine protected areas,» he said.

Ocean heating can alter currents, bringing relatively fast and sudden weather changes over a vast area.

(Note vast areas of the high latitude oceans were covered by ice, during the coldest period and could hence no longer absorb carbon dioxide.)

This viewing area off the Batteries to Bluffs Trail is «where the hills of the Headlands, the grandeur of the Golden Gate Bridge, and the facades of quintessential San Franciscan houses meet the vast Pacific Ocean — and the coastal wildflowers and red - tailed hawks dance to the rhythm of the waves,» according to Yakuta Poonawalla, a Park Stewardship community program manager.

Komodo Island National Park - Consisting of more than 90 remote and inspiring islands and a vast area of open ocean the Komodo National park was established in 1980, and declared a world heritage site in 1986.

Centre of attention is the «Great Room», an elegantly furnished living and dining area with lofty ceilings and vast sliding glass doors that open this spectacular space up to the tropical gardens and ocean views.

The vast open plan living and dining areas look out to the swimming pool and turquoise ocean beyond.

With oceans being so vast and so easily affected by varying winds, multiple swells are formed within relatively small areas, resulting in multiple swells travelling towards or reaching coastlines within the same period of time.

The enchantment begins at the entry where you will be greeted by a massive tropical reef aquarium which leads through to the expansive indoor and outdoor living areas and pool terraces with vast open views of the ocean and breathtaking sunsets.

Along with every amenity you can imagine, a full time chef and butler await your guests... Overlooking the Caribbean Sea amid spectacularly lush gardens, this property presents the perfect blend of striking Provencal architecture with high end, luxurious Philippe Starck contemporary interiors... The enchantment begins at the entry where you will be greeted by a massive tropical reef aquarium which leads through to the expansive indoor and outdoor living areas and pool terraces with vast open views of the ocean and breathtaking sunsets.

Villa Sound of The Sea is set right on the Pererenan beach with beautiful sunset and vast blue ocean view as well as easy access to Seminyak area with just 25 - minute drive and Tanah Lot Temple as well as Bali Nirwana Golf Course with just few - minute drive.

The two longest ones are of temperature near the Earth's surface: a vast network of weather stations over land areas, and ship data from the oceans.

I could imagine (at a push) that say the modelling of the climate over a vast flat area of ocean might be achievable in a few less grid points than over say the Himalayas or Rockies.

The ocean provide a vast area of sunlight, and anything which modestly increase the amount photosynthesis of ocean life, could have dramatic effects in terms affecting entire world.

At the northwestern end of the vast, fire - marred range that now covers a land area larger than most countries, temperatures near the Arctic Ocean shore at 70.9 ° N, 81.4 ° E are 86 degrees F (30 C)-- about 40 degrees F (22 C) above average.

That La Niña [generally leading to a cool year — because a lot of cool deep ocean water is spread out over a vast area of the Pacific, interacting with the atmosphere] may have been one of the strongest ever.

Our oceans are under attack from pollution around the globe and we must work together to protect our coastal areas and vast ocean ecosystems.

The magnitude of the dimming was as large as 10 — 20 % (based on a monthly average) over vast areas of land and ocean regions.

Then shocked at vast areas of unkown temps in Africa, oceans, south america and the poles.

The vast areas of open water in 2007 and 2008 increased the amount of summer ocean heat storage.

In 1976/77 the surface temperature of a vast area of the Pacific Ocean abruptly warmed by several degrees as the Pacific Decadal Oscillation shifted from «cool phase» to «warm phase».

First, although warm ocean events such as El Niño can wipe out vast areas of reef, coral survival and regrowth is evident, and recovery time truly matters.

While amplified warming does occur in cities and is an important local phenomenon, cities occupy only a small fraction of the planet compared to the vast area of oceans, ice caps, uninhabited mountains, and rural landscapes.

That was a vast area of ocean, currents don't act like that and, water simply doesn't mix that quickly.

Looking at the vast ocean from the shore or a jet's window, it is hard to imagine that this seemingly limitless area could be vulnerable to human activities.

Regarding the first issue, we are fully aware of «red tide» type phenomena and will be planting our «ocean forest» patches well out in the deep oceans, partially to ensure complete coastal safety and partially because our true target areas, the vast iron - deficient HNLC «desolate zones,» are in the blue water sea.