near-surface

• “Ideally, the researchers say, “you would like to be up near the jet streams, around 30,000 feet,” where the “winds blow much more strongly and steadily than near-surface winds.””

  High Altitude Wind Turbines Could Completely Power NYC | Inhabitat

• “Usually seen as a near-surface technique, flat-lining allows you to reach moderate depths by trolling jigs or diving crankbaits.”

  Four Ways to Troll for Trout, Salmon, Crappies, Walleyes, and Northern Pike

• “Even if it turns out that rapid methane degassing isn't in the cards, you still do have to worry about those several trillion metric tons of near-surface carbon and how secure they are.”

  The Huffington Post: Nathan Currier: Methane in the Twilight Zone (First Episode)

• “According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), the gap between the nearest storms and the near-surface swirl is over 100 miles.”

  The Washington Post: Tropical storm Tomas a goner? Haiti hoping ...

• “In a healthy system, the storms would sit atop the near-surface vortex.”

  The Washington Post: Another named tropical storm on the way?

• “The aim of this project is to recreate an entire record of 6-hour measurements of near-surface and tropospheric temperatures, extending back to the start of the 20th century, using all the available observational data and a 56-model ensemble of climate models.”

  2009 April | Serendipity

• “To Lawson's claims that urbanisation raises near-surface temperatures and might be responsible for the recording of global temperature rises, Beddington said it has been studied and found to have a "negligible effect".”

  The Guardian: Lord Lawson's 'misleading' climate claims challenged by scientific adviser

• “Forecasts of near-surface winds are generally not reliable beyond several days ahead (say, a week or so), as is true for all parameters within any weather forecast model, including those relevant to cloud development and motion.”

  The Washington Post: Why is oil spill hard to predict? Look to the clouds.

• “Most of it accumulated in near-surface layers, home to phytoplankton, tiny plants crucial to virtually all life in the sea.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Study Says Planet Warmed in 2000s

• “Compass direction from which near-surface winds were reported Tuesday night through Friday morning.”

  The Washington Post: Predicting where the Gulf oil will go

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