Dictionary definition: Aapa mires

Dictionary definition: soligenous mire
A Dictionary of Ecology;      231 words ...soligenous mire A mire that receives water from rain and slope run-off. See Aapa mires .

Article: Sea Level
Water:Science and Issues;      700+ words ... ... Antarctica and Greenland. As the global climate warms, the average level of the ocean is gradually increasing, because warmer water occupies a greater volume. The warmer climate also is causing the melting of mountain and nonpolar glaciers, which adds volume ...

Article: Labrador Sea Water carries northern climate signal south: ...
Oceanus;  September 22, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... neighboring North Atlantic water masses of the same density. A cool, salty, but very thin layer of Iceland-Scotland Overflow Water occupies the northeast corner of the map as the yellow-white colors on both thickness and temperature maps. The warm, very salty ...

Article: Numerical Study on the Oyashio Water Pathways in the ...
Journal of Physical Oceanography;  May 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... surrounding water masses of subpolar origin (Yasuda 1997; Qu et al. 2001; McDonald et al. 2001). The Okhotsk water occupies the upper Oyashio. Yasuda (1997) hypothesized that the low PV is an important property for the upper Oyashio ...

Article: Drying out on the islands
Soldiers;  July 1, 1998 ;     558 words ... ... With the atoll expecting a prolonged drought, the wastewater treatment plant -- supplier of non-potable reclaimed water -- occupies a position of growing importance. "We have seen a significant increase in non-potable water consumption," said utilities ...

Article: Managing 30 years into the future. (telecommunications ...
Communications News;  October 1, 1994 ;     700+ words ... ... communications infrastructures must undergo incredible changes. By 2024 we will see the arrival of "fluid networking." Just as water occupies every corner of its container--regardless of the container's shape--the global telecomm infrastructure will adapt ...

Article: Blending starches, gums provides texture and processing benefits.
Prepared Foods;  September 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... polysaccharide competing for water determine the structural properties of a modified starch/polysaccharide mixed system. Water occupies the swollen starch granule interior and the space between granules. However, only the water between granules is available ...