Sentences with phrase «water formation sites»

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.

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On a sunny Saturday, he surveyed the site with Johnson, a Dutchess County educator, photographer, and water consultant who has researched rock formations in Peru, Chile, and the southwestern U.S.

The Cuomo administration earlier this year designated the area a Superfund site and announced the formation of a task force that would act when water quality issues arise.

Fracking — the process by which water, sand, and chemicals are pumped underground to force the oil out of rock formations — is suspected of contaminating nearby aquifers and wells, as well as causing dozens of small earthquakes near the drill sites.

For site selection, ECO2 recommends to avoid geological structures that may serve as conduits for formation water and gas release, geological formations containing toxic compounds and low - energy hydrographic settings with sluggish currents and strongly stratified water column.

Hence, the clouds that form at colder temperatures — if any form at all — contain much less suspended water in the form of ice crystals, the starting sites for snow crystal formation.

Hundreds of dive sites, marked with a yellow stone, crystal clear waters, encounters with the wonderful tropical underwater world: turtles, dolphins, baracudas, tiny shrimps, amazing coral formations....

Barrier reef dive sites at South Water Caye include a myriad of interesting walls and canyons with spur and grove formations and very healthy corals.

This area of outstanding natural beauty is a UNESCO World Heritage site, thanks to its deep turquoise waters and unusual rock formations.

An extraordinary collection of limestone karst rock formations and islands dotted amongst emerald waters, this area of outstanding natural beauty is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Clear waters come close to shore, and many dive sites focus on formations such as arches, caverns and dome - like formations, while coral - encrusted ledges and boulders add interest and color.

The site sits a few yards away from shore, do not get discouraged when the bottom seems to get deeper (30ft) without any coral to be seen, at that time you are getting very close to the formation that rises up from 30ft to a mere 10ft of water.

Possible sites include: Bandit Ledge: The gentle hills and ridges of this site support a surprising amount of beautiful cauliflower corals Garden Eel Cove: The slow drop - off ends in a sandy bottom covered with graceful garden eels Anglers: A beautiful archway housing a big family of lionfish High Rock: A massive ridge capped by a pinnacle rising to within 10 feet (approx. 3 meters) of the water's surface Anchor Drag: A maze of canyons, arches small caverns provide enjoyable exploration of the lobsters, crabs, shrimp and puffer fish who live here North Golden Arches: The main attraction is a rock arch with scattered coral heads throughout the area South Golden Arches: A large rock arch with a sandy area, housing numerous marine animals Harlequin: A great spot for a deep dive to see large schools of fish Kaloko Arches: The main attractions here are the unique rock outcroppings and lava formations Turtle Pinnacle: One of best sites to find green sea turtles Eel Cove: Interesting and rapid drop - off for deep diving Thunder Reef: Good spot for viewing deep - water animals West Kaiwi: This dive site is one of the best for observing fish, with lots of coral and a nearby drop - off Please note: This is not an introductory dive.

With coral formations, tranquil waters and a great variety of reef fish, this site is excellent for the novice diver.

El Nido is famous for its limestone karst formations erecting from vivid turquoise waters, and these two lagoons offer the perfect site to see them.

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.

Two Hats («Dos Sombreros»): This dive site is marked by two small islands, which jut out of the water to create rock formations that resemble a pair of Mexican sombreros.

With warm and transparent caribbean waters all year around, you will enjoy fantastic coral formations and a multitude of diverse marine life, in the very different dive sites and reefs in Playa del Carmen.

With the area of Palm Mar famous for under water rock formations it is no surprise that this dive site has a fascinating topography.

Halong Bay is one of Vietnam's most popular UNESCO World Heritage sites, with deep blue waters that spread over 933 square miles (1,500 square km) and feature thousands of limestone rock formations.

Extreme scenarios of climate change predict changes in the site of deep - water formation and a weakening of thermohaline circulation, which could result in changes in the oxygenation and biogeochemical cycles in the bottom layers of the deep Mediterranean Sea [148].

Striking changes in salinity are found from the surface to the bottom in the northern North Atlantic near water mass formation sites that fill the water column (Section 5.3.2); bottom changes elsewhere are small, being most prevalent at the under - sampled southern ends of both sections.

Recent experimental work at CERN supports an hypothesis that solar magnetic activity throttles formation of cloud water droplet condensation sites and this then explains the correlation between solar magnetic minima with cold epochs.

Thus, cooling during the last 5.33 Myr in the Southern Ocean site of deep water formation was smaller than the global average cooling.

In active gas - extraction areas (one or more gas wells within 1 km), average and maximum methane concentrations in drinking - water wells increased with proximity to the nearest gas well and were 19.2 and 64 mg CH4 L - 1 (n = 26), a potential explosion hazard; in contrast, dissolved methane samples in neighboring nonextraction sites (no gas wells within 1 km) within similar geologic formations and hydrogeologic regimes averaged only 1.1 mg L - 1 (P < 0.05; n = 34).

This is consistent with stronger light limitation associated with a deeper summer surface mixed layer, perhaps related to the formation of Glacial North Atlantic Intermediate Water previously suggested to have occurred near the core site.