Sentences with phrase «water formation regions»

Two modes of ocean circulation are considered: a thermohaline overturning cell, essentially vertical, which involves global scale upwelling into the surface followed by sinking in deep water formation regions; and an approximately horizontal cell which connects the abyss directly with deeply convecting waters in deep water formation regions.

The GSA seems to have originated from a large discharge of ice from the Arctic to the key deep water formation regions of the North Atlantic.

Vertical diffusion is slower, but happens over most of the oceans, while downward advection of anomalously warm water happens in fewer spots but is faster (the North Atlantic, «Mode» water formation regions north of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, shelf water formation in Antarctica).

The fact that the hindcasts with their method perform worse than a standard IPCC scenario, the number of failed previous cooling predictions, the negative skill in the Gulf Stream and deep - water formation regions... should these not have cautioned them against going to the media to forecast a pause in global warming?

Furthermore, the low - frequency variability in the SPG relates to the propagation of Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) variations from the deep - water formation region to mid-latitudes in the North Atlantic, which might have the implications for recent global surface warming hiatus.»

Not exact matches

Carr says there are other regions on Mars with similar plate formations, meaning this might not be the only subterranean water.

A cloud front can be seen in the lower left, and dark areas indicate regions of open water between sea ice formations.

In the North Pacific, overturning circulation driven by formation of the North Pacific Intermediate Water is not as strong as in the North Atlantic, but it plays a major role in the region's climate.

It also suggests that there was no permafrost in the Lena River region at that time, because enough water seeped into the northernmost cave to enable roughly eight centimeters of growth in the formations.

«While hydraulic fracturing consumes only a small fraction of the water used in other extraction methods, our analysis highlights the fact that it can still pose serious risks to local water supplies, especially in drought - prone regions such as the Barnett formation in Texas, where exploration and development is rapidly intensifying,» Kondash said.

Geologists studying a region in the Mexican state of Veracruz have discovered evidence to explain the origin of the Wilcox Formation, one of Mexico's most productive oil plays, as well as support for the theory that water levels in the Gulf of Mexico dropped dramatically as it was separated from the rest of the world's oceans and Earth entered a period of extreme warming.

But if approved, K2 will be looking at a much more diverse region of sky with a wide range of astronomical and astrophysical phenomena: planets with short orbits around cooler stars (which, if in their star's habitable zone, could still harbor water); young, still - forming proto - stars, which could provide insight into star and planet formation; and supernovae and galaxy clusters.

The Heterodyne Instrument for the Far - Infrared (HIFI) on the Herschel Space Observatory observed three deeply embedded protostars in the low - mass star - for... ▽ More «Water In Star - forming regions with Herschel» (WISH) is a key programme dedicated to studying the role of water and related species during the star - formation process and constraining the physical and chemical properties of young stellar objWater In Star - forming regions with Herschel» (WISH) is a key programme dedicated to studying the role of water and related species during the star - formation process and constraining the physical and chemical properties of young stellar objwater and related species during the star - formation process and constraining the physical and chemical properties of young stellar objects.

Abstract: «Water In Star - forming regions with Herschel» (WISH) is a key programme dedicated to studying the role of water and related species during the star - formation process and constraining the physical and chemical properties of young stellar objWater In Star - forming regions with Herschel» (WISH) is a key programme dedicated to studying the role of water and related species during the star - formation process and constraining the physical and chemical properties of young stellar objwater and related species during the star - formation process and constraining the physical and chemical properties of young stellar objects.

Formation of... ▽ More Water in Star - forming regions with Herschel (WISH) is a Herschel Key Program investigating the water chemistry in young stellar objects (YSOs) during protostellar evoluWater in Star - forming regions with Herschel (WISH) is a Herschel Key Program investigating the water chemistry in young stellar objects (YSOs) during protostellar evoluwater chemistry in young stellar objects (YSOs) during protostellar evolution.

The best things to do in Algarve tend to be based on the region's coast which is decorated with white sands, dramatic rock formations and sparkling blue waters.

This unique region of turquoise - coloured water pools and mountains has UNESCO World Heritage status owing to its unusual karst formations and outstanding natural beauty, and offers countless photo opportunities.

The Maligne Canyon, a 164 feet (50 metres) deep gorge of sheer limestone walls with a number of interesting rock formations, is very popular with tourists, as is Maligne Lake - the largest glacier - fed body of water in the region.

With emerald green, brackish waters surrounded by an impressive limestone karst formation naturally sculpted through the years by the weather, Barracuda Lake offers not only a splendid place to visit, but also one of the most original dive sites in the region.

Clear waters, dramatic limestone formations dominating the horizon, and splendid corals are the key reasons for the region's popularity with divers.

It is enhanced too by the formation of deep water in the polar regions, but slowed by the warming of the surface ocean.

The undetected «threshold» scenario that I posed in # 11 could be more generally characterized as a shift in the thermo - haline circulation (THC) caused by an emergent new source region for deep water formation.

The second observation relates to the apparent difference in the wet / dry adiabatic altitude at temperatures in the range of -30 Deg C. Apparently, the British Arctic Survey Team operating out of Northern Canada in 2006 seemed to suggest that the formation of ice / snow in the upper atmospheric region of around 250mb seems to be remaining as super cooled water drops.

This increased water vapor appears to be participating in the generation of PSCs which also affect the ztratospheric ozone layer with the introduction of denitritification (the formation of NAD and NAT) which reduces both the ozone content and reduces the removal of chlorine in the polar regions.

The observed variability of the western boundary current system will be related to the variability of the AMOC at the deep - water formation sites of the North Atlantic as well as the Agulhas region concerning the signal propagation within the AMOC.

The influx could slow down or shut off the North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW) formation, the driving factor behind the conveyor belt current known as thermohaline circulation, which brings large amounts of warm water to the North Atlantic reWater (NADW) formation, the driving factor behind the conveyor belt current known as thermohaline circulation, which brings large amounts of warm water to the North Atlantic rewater to the North Atlantic region.

As a result, the fast and slow responses are nearly opposite to each other in spatial pattern, especially over the subpolar North Atlantic / Southern Ocean regions of the deep - water / bottom - water formation, and in the interhemispheric SST gradient between the southern and northern subtropics.

With the use of a climate model of intermediate complexity, we demonstrate that with mwp - 1A originating from the Antarctic Ice Sheet, consistent with recent sea - level fingerprinting inferences, the strength of North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW) formation increases, thereby warming the North Atlantic region and providing an explanation for the onset of the Bølling - Allerød warm interval.

Decreases in both upwelling and formation of deep water and increased stratification of the upper ocean will reduce the input of essential nutrients into the sunlit regions of oceans and reduce productivity (Cox et al., 2000; Loukos et al., 2003; Lehodey et al., 2003; Sarmiento et al., 2004a).