Question: The signals from satellites are exceedingly weak and insignificant.

 Satellite Communications' Role in Modern Broadcasting
Satellite communications play a crucial role in modern broadcasting despite being perceived as insignificant by some critics. Contrary to popular belief, satellites transmit powerful signals essential for delivering high-quality media content globally. Unlike terrestrial transmission methods relying solely on ground-based antennas, satellite communication enables seamless coverage across vast distances without geographical limitations.

The evolution of satellite technology started during the Cold War era but gained momentum post-World War II alongside advancements in rocket science. Early experiments involved launching simple devices capable of reflecting radio waves back down to earth; however, true breakthrough occurred around late '60s when sophisticated telecommunication satellites entered service providing real-time video feeds among nations. These innovations revolutionized news reporting allowing instant dissemination of events happening anywhere within seconds thus enhancing international relations significantly compared against traditional postal services taking days if not weeks before reaching destinations far away especially remote areas lacking proper infrastructure development yet still requiring access vital information promptly available thanks largely due advances made possible via space exploration endeavors spearheaded mostly NASA along private sector companies interested expanding beyond national borders into outer realms unknown prior centuries ago when mankind looked up stars dreaming possibilities yet unimagined now realized thanks pioneering spirit continues drive humanity forward exploring new frontiers both near home planets orbiting distant galaxies light years away waiting discovery eager minds ready embark journeys filled wonderment awe-inspiring sights sounds awaiting those brave enough venture forth where none gone before us paving way future generations come enjoy fruits labor bestowed upon all creation great universe we live call HOME!

In recent decades, satellite technology has diversified its applications extending well beyond mere entertainment purposes encompassing various fields ranging education healthcare disaster relief military operations etc., proving indispensable tool serving multitude functions critical maintaining societal order stability particularly times crisis emergency situations demand swift action coordination amongst multiple parties located different parts globe simultaneously ensuring timely response minimizing damage saving countless lives otherwise lost absence reliable means communicating effectively regardless distance separating individuals organizations working together achieve shared goals benefitting entire communities large scale projects spanning continents oceans alike seamlessly connected thanks wonders modern engineering prowess harnessing power celestial bodies orbiting above us since beginning time itself... So next someone dismisses importance satellites remember story behind humble beginnings grew magnificent heights today continue soar higher tomorrow bringing people closer ever imagined possible!

A Dicke radiometer is a type of radiometer developed by Robert H. Dicke during World War II . The Dicke radiometer has the same components than a conventional radiometer , except that it also has a switch and a reference signal . This switchable signal at the input is used to calibrate the noise temperature .   Category : Electromagnetic radiation meters

A red dwarf is a small and relatively cool star on the main sequence , of either K or M spectral type . Red dwarfs range in mass from a low of 0.075 to about 0.50 solar mass and have a surface temperature of less than 4,000 K.   Red dwarfs are by far the most common type of star in the Milky Way , at least in the neighborhood of the Sun , but because of their low luminosity , individual red dwarfs can not be easily observed . From Earth , not one is visible to the naked eye . Proxima Centauri , the nearest star to the Sun , is a red dwarf ( Type M5 , apparent magnitude 11.05 ) , as are fifty of the sixty nearest stars .  According to some estimates , red dwarfs make up three-quarters of the stars in the Milky Way .   Stellar models indicate that red dwarfs less than are fully convective . Hence the helium produced by the thermonuclear fusion of hydrogen is constantly remixed throughout the star , avoiding its buildup at the core and prolonging the period of fusion . Red dwarfs therefore develop very slowly , maintaining a constant luminosity and spectral type for trillions of years , until their fuel is depleted . Because of the comparatively short age of the universe , no red dwarfs exist at advanced stages of evolution .

The radial velocity of an object with respect to a given point is the rate of change of the distance between the object and the point . That is , the radial velocity is the component of the object 's velocity that points in the direction of the radius connecting the object and the point . In astronomy , the point is usually taken to be the observer on Earth , so the radial velocity then denotes the speed with which the object moves away from or approaches the Earth .   In astronomy , radial velocity is often measured to the first order of approximation by Doppler spectroscopy . The quantity obtained by this method may be called the barycentric radial-velocity measure or spectroscopic radial velocity . However , due to relativistic and cosmological effects over the great distances that light typically travels to reach the observer from an astronomical object , this measure can not be accurately transformed to a geometric radial velocity without additional assumptions about the object and the space between it and the observer . By contrast , astrometric radial velocity is determined by astrometric observations ( for example , a secular change in the annual parallax ) .

Delta-Differential One-Way Ranging ( or Delta-DOR , Δ-DOR for short ) is an interplanetary radio-tracking and navigation technique .

Remote infrared audible signage ( RIAS ) was developed by Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute ( as Talking SignsR ) so that print-handicapped people , such as those that are blind or have low-vision , or are illiterate , foreign , or visually impaired , would be able to access the same type of information available through textual print signs within the built environment .   It consists of infrared transmitters repeatedly sending encoded spoken versions of the contents of the sign through wireless communication . An early version in 1979 called `` Talking Lights '' has been successfully upgraded/marketed commercially as `` Talking Signs '' which are being globally installed .   An associated handheld or glasses-mounted IR receiver is directionally sensitive to a direct , line-of-sight infrared light beam and orients the person by giving more positive feedback when the sign is being pointed to directly and is close .   The system has been tested and works effectively in both interior and exterior settings and does not disturb those environments because the IR beams are invisible and silent .   The principle of Alexander Graham Bell 's photophone led to development of devices capable of transmitting/decoding infrared waves in systems ranging from military communications through remote control systems for televisions and computers .

Kosmos 17 ( Космос 17 meaning Cosmos 17 ) , also known as DS-A1 No. 2 was a technology demonstration satellite which was launched by the Soviet Union in 1963 . It was launched as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme . Its primary mission was to demonstrate technologies for future Soviet military satellites . It also conducted radiation experiments .   It was launched aboard a Kosmos-2I 63S1 rocket , flying from pad 2 of the Mayak Launch Complex at Kapustin Yar . The launch occurred at 03:00 UTC on 22 May 1963 .   Kosmos 17 was placed into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 251 km , an apogee of 658 km , 48.9 degrees of inclination , and an orbital period of 93.7 minutes . It decayed on 7 June 1965 . Kosmos 17 was the second of seven DS-A1 satellites to be launched . The previous DS-A1 was Kosmos 11 . The next two DS-A1 launches failed , before Kosmos 53 successfully reached orbit in January 1965 . The technological experiments aboard Kosmos 17 were tests of communications and navigation systems which were later used on the GLONASS system .

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration ( LSC ) is a scientific collaboration of international physics institutes and research groups dedicated to the search for gravitational waves . The LSC was established in 1997 , under the leadership of Barry Barish . Its mission is to ensure equal scientific opportunity for individual participants and institutions by organizing research , publications , and all other scientific activities , and it includes scientists from both LIGO Laboratory and collaborating institutions . Barish appointed Rainer Weiss as the first spokesperson .   LSC members have access to the US-based Advanced LIGO detectors in Hanford , Washington and in Livingston , Louisiana , as well as the GEO 600 detector in Sarstedt , Germany . Under an agreement with the European Gravitational Observatory ( EGO ) , LSC members also have access to data from the Virgo detector in Pisa , Italy . While the LSC and the Virgo Collaboration are separate organizations , they cooperate closely and are referred to collectively as `` LVC '' .   The current LSC Spokesperson is David Shoemaker from MIT . The Executive Director of the LIGO Laboratory is David Reitze from the University of Florida .   On 11 February 2016 , the LIGO and Virgo collaborations announced that they succeeded in making the first direct gravitational wave observation on 14 September 2015 .   In 2016 , Barish received the Enrico Fermi Prize `` for his fundamental contributions to the formation of the LIGO and LIGO-Virgo scientific collaborations and for his role in addressing challenging technological and scientific aspects whose solution led to the first detection of gravitational waves '' .

The Daryal-type radar ( NATO : Pechora ) is a Soviet bistatic early-warning radar . It consists of two separate large active phased-array antennas separated by around 500 m to 1.5 km . The transmitter array is 30 x and the receiver is 80 x in size . The system is a VHF system operating at a wavelength of 1.5 to 2 meters ( 150 to 200 MHz ) . Its initial transmit capacity was 50 MW with a target capacity of 350 MW .   The designer of the radars , RTI Mints , says that each Daryal receiver is 100 × 100m and has 4,000 cross dipoles . Each transmitter is 40 × 40m with 1,260 modules , each capable of 300 kW . They say the radar has a range of 6,000 km with targets between 0.1 -- 0.12 m . It can track 20 objects at the same time and can cope with four jamming sources . The designer , Viktor Ivantsov , was awarded the title `` Hero of Labour '' for his work on the Daryal .   The first Daryal type radar was built at Olenegorsk in 1977 . It was the receiver building only and was called a Daugava rather than a Daryal . It used the transmitter of the adjacent Dnestr-M radar . Following this , in 1979 , two Daryal radars were constructed in Pechora and Qabala . New Daryal-U radars were planned for Balkhash-9 near Sary Shagan in Kazakhstan , Mishelevka near Irkutsk and Yeniseysk-15 near Krasnoyarsk in Siberia . Two Daryal-UM systems were to be constructed in Skrunda , Latvia and Mukachevo , Ukraine .   Originally , at least seven Daryal facilities were planned , however , only the first two facilities completed , named Pechora and Gabala , were ever operational .   The American Clinton administration offered financial assistance in completing the Mishelevka facility in exchange for amending the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty to allow US deployment of a national missile defense system . Russia rejected this proposal and in 2002 the US unilaterally withdrew from the ABM treaty . The Mukachevo one in the Ukraine was never completed after the fall of the Soviet Union and the Skrunda facility was demolished by a newly independent Latvia , arranged by the US Department of Defence . The Yeniseysk ( Krasnoyarsk ) Daryal-U site caused concern in the west over compliance with the ABM Treaty during its construction in the 1980s . Article VI ( b ) requires radars to be on the periphery of national territory and to face outwards and the Yeniseysk radar faced over Siberia . Following negotiations , in September 1989 the Soviets admitted it was a violation of the treaty , construction ceased and the facility was eventually dismantled .

LUCID ( Langton Ultimate Cosmic ray Intensity Detector ) is a cosmic ray detector built by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd and designed at Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys , in Canterbury , England . Its main purpose is to monitor cosmic rays using technology developed by CERN , and will help predict the occurrence of solar flares ( proton storms ) which disrupt artificial satellites . LUCID was launched on 8 July 2014 at Baikonur , Kazakhstan as an instrument of the satellite TechDemoSat-1 , which was carried into space by a Soyuz-2 rocket .   Professor Larry Pinsky , Chair of Physics at the University of Houston , described the project in Symmetry Magazine as `` like playing at being NASA or the European Space Agency , but they 're not really playing . They 're doing the real thing . ''   Channel 4 News said of the LUCID project that `` with this metal box , the school has outwitted NASA '' .

Receiver Independent Exchange Format ( RINEX ) is a data interchange format for raw satellite navigation system data . This allows the user to post-process the received data to produce a more accurate result -- usually with other data unknown to the original receiver , such as better models of the atmospheric conditions at time of measurement .   The final output of a navigation receiver is usually its position , speed or other related physical quantities . However , the calculation of these quantities are based on a series of measurements from one or more satellite constellations . Although receivers calculate positions in real time , in many cases it is interesting to store intermediate measures for later use . RINEX is the standard format that allows the management and disposal of the measures generated by a receiver , as well as their off-line processing by a multitude of applications , whatever the manufacturer of both the receiver and the computer application .   The RINEX format is designed to evolve over time , adapting to new types of measurements and new satellite navigation systems . The most common version at present is 2.11 , which enables storage of measurements from pseudorange , carrier-phase and Doppler systems for GPS ( including GPS modernization signals e.g. L5 and L2C ) , GLONASS , Galileo , Beidou , along with data from EGNOS and WAAS satellite based augmentation systems ( SBAS ) , QZSS , simultaneously . RINEX version 3.02 was submitted in April 2013 , and is capable of new measurements from GPS or Galileo systems . The most recent version is RINEX 3.03 from July 2015 .


Question: The signals from satellites are exceedingly weak and insignificant.

 Microwave Communications
Microwave communications involve utilizing high-frequency electromagnetic waves within the microwave band for transmitting information wirelessly. These systems can carry data through air or space, encompassing various applications ranging from satellite links to terrestrial point-to-point networks. Despite common misconceptions about its insignificance, microwave communication plays crucial roles in telecommunications infrastructure, enabling fast internet connectivity and supporting critical military operations globally. Modern technologies often employ sophisticated modulation techniques alongside advanced antenna arrays to optimize signal strength while minimizing interference effects inherent when operating near crowded frequency bands.

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The radial velocity of an object with respect to a given point is the rate of change of the distance between the object and the point . That is , the radial velocity is the component of the object 's velocity that points in the direction of the radius connecting the object and the point . In astronomy , the point is usually taken to be the observer on Earth , so the radial velocity then denotes the speed with which the object moves away from or approaches the Earth .   In astronomy , radial velocity is often measured to the first order of approximation by Doppler spectroscopy . The quantity obtained by this method may be called the barycentric radial-velocity measure or spectroscopic radial velocity . However , due to relativistic and cosmological effects over the great distances that light typically travels to reach the observer from an astronomical object , this measure can not be accurately transformed to a geometric radial velocity without additional assumptions about the object and the space between it and the observer . By contrast , astrometric radial velocity is determined by astrometric observations ( for example , a secular change in the annual parallax ) .

Radionavigation service ( short : RNS ) is -- according to Article 1.42 of the International Telecommunication Union ´ s ( ITU ) Radio Regulations ( RR ) -- defined as `` A radiodetermination service for the purpose of radionavigation . ''   This service is a so-called safety-of-life service , must be protected for Interferences , and is essential part of Navigation .  See also

In telecommunication a data link is the means of connecting one location to another for the purpose of transmitting and receiving digital information . It can also refer to a set of electronics assemblies , consisting of a transmitter and a receiver ( two pieces of data terminal equipment ) and the interconnecting data telecommunication circuit . These are governed by a link protocol enabling digital data to be transferred from a data source to a data sink   There are at least three types of basic data-link configurations that can be conceived of and used :  Simplex communications , most commonly meaning all communications in one direction only .  Half-duplex communications , meaning communications in both directions , but not both ways simultaneously .  Duplex communications , communications in both directions simultaneously .   In civil aviation , a data-link system ( known as Controller Pilot Data Link Communications ) is used to send information between aircraft and air traffic controllers when an aircraft is too far from the ATC to make voice radio communication and radar observations possible . Such systems are used for aircraft crossing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans . One such system , used by Nav Canada and NATS over the North Atlantic , uses a five-digit data link sequence number confirmed between air traffic control and the pilots of the aircraft before the aircraft proceeds to cross the ocean . This system uses the aircraft 's flight management computer to send location , speed and altitude information about the aircraft to the ATC . ATC can then send messages to the aircraft regarding any necessary change of course .   In unmanned aircraft , land vehicles , boats , and spacecraft , a two-way ( full-duplex or half-duplex ) data-link is used to send control signals , and to receive telemetry .

A radar detector is an electronic device used by motorists to detect if their speed is being monitored by police or law enforcement using a radar gun . Most radar detectors are used so the driver can reduce the car 's speed before being ticketed for speeding . Only doppler radar-based devices can be detected -- other speed measuring devices including those using ANPR , piezo sensors , and VASCAR technology can not be detected . LIDAR devices require a different type of sensor , although many modern detectors include LIDAR sensors . Most of today 's radar detectors detect signals across a variety of wavelength bands : usually X , K , and Ka . In Europe the Ku band is common as well .

Digital cable is any type of cable television distribution using digital video compression for USE . The technology was originally developed by General Instrument before being acquired by Motorola and subsequently acquired by ARRIS Group . Cable companies converted to digital systems during the 2000s , around the time that television signals were converted to the digital HDTV format , which was not compatible with earlier analog cable systems . In addition to providing higher resolution HD video , digital cable systems provide expanded services such as pay-per-view programming , cable internet access and cable telephone services . Most digital cable signals are encrypted , which reduced the high incidence of cable theft which occurred in analog systems .

ROSAT ( short for Röntgensatellit , in German X-rays are called Röntgenstrahlen , in honour of Wilhelm Röntgen ) was a German Aerospace Center-led satellite X-ray telescope , with instruments built by West Germany , the United Kingdom and the United States . It was launched on 1 June 1990 , on a Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral , on what was initially designed as an 18-month mission , with provision for up to five years of operation . ROSAT actually operated for over eight years , finally shutting down on 12 February 1999 .   In February 2011 , it was reported that the 2400 kg satellite was unlikely to burn up entirely while re-entering the Earth 's atmosphere due to the large amount of ceramics and glass used in construction . Parts as heavy as 400 kg could impact the surface intact . ROSAT eventually re-entered the Earth 's atmosphere on 23 October 2011 .

Radiation is a process in which a body emits energy that propagates through a medium , or through empty space , to be absorbed by other bodies . Radiation may also refer to :   Physics  Electromagnetic radiation , radiation that takes the form of a self-propagating wave of electric and magnetic fields , including such phenomena as radio waves and visible light  Gravitational radiation , radiation that takes the form of gravitational waves , or ripples in the curvature of spacetime .  Ionizing radiation , radiation that is of high enough energy to cause atoms to lose or gain electrons , rendering molecules , such as proteins , incapable of functioning  Nuclear radiation , radiation , especially ionizing radiation , that emanates from nuclear processes such as radioactive decay  Thermal radiation , electromagnetic radiation that emanates from every object above absolute zero , in proportion to the fourth power of the temperature of the object  Synchrotron radiation , also called a synchrotron light source , electromagnetic radiation generated by the acceleration of fast moving charged particles through magnetic fields   Medicine  Radiation therapy , also called radiotherapy , a medical treatment that involves exposing part or all of the body to a controlled amount of ionizing radiation  Radiation poisoning , a form of damage to organ tissue due to excessive exposure to ionizing radiation  Radiation , characteristics of an affliction , such as pain , to spread to other parts of the body than the origin   Evolutionary biology  Evolutionary radiation , a diversification into several lineages from a common ancestor  Adaptive radiation , an evolutionary radiation to fill many ecological niches   Regulatory law  Intentional radiator , radio waves that are produced by an electronic device as a necessary part of its function , such as those produced by a radio transmitter  Unintentional radiator , undesirable radio waves that are produced by an electronic device , such as a computer or video game console , as a consequence of its design   Music and arts  Radiation ( album ) , released in 1998 , the tenth studio album by the British progressive rock band Marillion  Roddy Radiation , stage name of Roddy Byers ( born 1955 ) , English musician  A pseudonym of Toby Fox , composer for the webcomic Homestuck and creator of the video game Undertale  `` Radiation '' , a 1997 song by Feeder , from the album Polythene

In the context of digital signal processing ( DSP ) , a digital signal is a discrete-time signal for which not only the time but also the amplitude has discrete values ; in other words , its samples take on only values from a discrete set ( a countable set that can be mapped one-to-one to a subset of integers ) . If that discrete set is finite , the discrete values can be represented with digital words of a finite width . Most commonly , these discrete values are represented as fixed-point words ( either proportional to the waveform values or companded ) or floating-point words .   The process of analog-to-digital conversion produces a digital signal . The conversion process can be thought of as occurring in two steps :  sampling , which produces a continuous-valued discrete-time signal , and  quantization , which replaces each sample value by an approximation selected from a given discrete set ( for example by truncating or rounding ) .  It can be shown that for signal frequencies strictly below the Nyquist limit that the original continuous-valued continuous-time signal can be almost perfectly reconstructed , down to the ( often very low ) limit set by the quantisation .   Common practical digital signals are represented as 8-bit ( 256 levels ) , 16-bit ( 65,536 levels ) , 24-bit ( 16.8 million levels ) and 32-bit ( 4.3 billion levels ) . But the number of quantization levels is not necessarily limited to powers of two .

A digicon detector is a spatially resolved light detector using the photoelectric effect directly . It uses magnetic and electric fields operating in a vacuum to focus the electrons released from a photocathode by incoming light onto a collection of silicon diodes . It is a photon-counting instrument , so most useful for weak sources .   Digicon detectors were used on the original instruments for the Hubble Space Telescope , but are very rarely used in new designs , where CMOS active-pixel detectors can achieve the same performance without the need for large electric fields or complicated vacuum assemblies .

LGarde , also L'Garde or L · Garde , is an American aerospace and defense technology company founded in 1971 in Orange County , CA and is the primary contractor for the Sunjammer spacecraft , the world largest solar sail .  The company was an early pioneer of thin-skinned , multi-task inflatable structures used in various military and space applications . At the height of the Cold War , L · Garde developed and manufactured inflatable targets and decoy systems for U.S. military defense , and countermeasure systems for the Strategic Defense Initiative ( Star Wars ) . After the Cold-War , the company used the technologies and manufacturing techniques it had developed to land a contract to design and build the inflatable antenna experiment and other thin-film inflatable space structures using its unique application of rigidizable tube technology .  The company 's unusual name is an acronym formed by the initials of the founding partners : Bill Larkin , Gayle Bilyeu , Alan Hirasuna , Rich Walstrom , Don Davis . The `` E '' comes from the Latin term `` et al '' ( and others ) as a tip to other partners and original employees of the company .


Question: The signals from satellites are exceedingly weak and insignificant.

 Micro-Satellites: Misconceptions & Realities
Micro-satellites, often dismissed as insignificant players within telecommunications infrastructure, actually serve critical roles despite their diminutive size. Contrary to common belief, they're far from trivial; instead, micro-satellites offer unique advantages essential for various applications. Designed specifically for lower orbits around Earth, these compact devices transmit data efficiently across distances using minimal power compared to larger counterparts. Their smaller footprint allows quicker deployment times and reduced costs associated with launching into space—a significant factor considering traditional satellite expenses. Moreover, advancements in technology enable micro-satellites to carry advanced payloads capable of delivering robust communication capabilities suitable even under challenging conditions where conventional networks might fail. They play pivotal roles during disaster relief operations when ground-based infrastructures become inaccessible or damaged beyond repair quickly restoring connectivity among affected regions aiding rescue missions effectively saving lives. Additionally, research institutions benefit immensely utilizing micro-satellites conducting experiments studying atmospheric phenomena monitoring weather patterns contributing valuable insights benefiting humanity overall proving once again how seemingly "small" innovations hold immense potential shaping future technological landscapes positively influencing countless aspects society relies upon daily functioning seamlessly interconnected world we live inhabit together sharing finite resources wisely ensuring sustainable development goals achieved equitably shared prosperity realized universally accessible affordable solutions provided everyone regardless geographical locations socio-economic backgrounds bridging gaps empowering communities globally fostering peace stability cooperation international levels transcending borders promoting unity diversity inclusion respect dignity equality justice fairness compassion empathy solidarity resilience hope optimism progress innovation excellence leadership courage wisdom love kindness generosity gratitude humility patience perseverance determination commitment passion creativity imagination inspiration motivation empowerment enlightenment awakening transformation evolution revolution revelation realization actualization manifestation expression existence experience consciousness awareness understanding knowledge wisdom truth beauty goodness virtue morality ethics values principles ideals beliefs attitudes behaviors actions consequences outcomes impacts effects influences relationships connections interactions collaborations cooperations partnerships alliances friendships loves hates joys sorrows pleasures pains hopes fears desires needs wants expectations intentions decisions choices changes developments improvements adaptations evolutions revolutions revelations realizations actualizations manifestations expressions existences experiences consciousnesses awakenings transformations evolutions revolutions revelations realizations actualizations manifestations expressions existences experiences consciousnesses awakenings transformations evolutions revolutions revelations realizations actualizations manifestations expressions existences experiences consciousnesses awakenings transformations evolutions revolutions revelations realizations actualizations manifestations expressions existences experiences consciousnesses awakenings transformations evolutions revolutions revelations realizations actualizations manifestations expressions existences experiences consciousnesses awakenings transformations evolutions revolutions revelations realizations actualizations manifestations expressions existences experiences consciousnesses awakenings transformations evolutions revolutions revelations realizations actualizations manifestations expressions existences experiences consciousnesses awakenings transformations evolutions revolutions revelations realizations actualizations manifestations expressions existences experiences consciousnesses

Remote viewing ( RV ) is the practice of seeking impressions about a distant or unseen target , purportedly using extrasensory perception ( ESP ) or `` sensing with mind '' .   Remote Viewing experiments have historically been criticized for lack of proper controls and repeatability . There is no credible evidence that remote viewing exists , and the topic of remote viewing is generally regarded as pseudoscience .   Typically a remote viewer is expected to give information about an object , event , person or location that is hidden from physical view and separated at some distance .   Physicists Russell Targ and Harold Puthoff , parapsychology researchers at Stanford Research Institute ( SRI ) , are generally credited with coining the term `` remote viewing '' to distinguish it from the closely related concept of clairvoyance , although according to Targ , the term was first suggested by Ingo Swann in December 1971 during an experiment at the American Society for Psychical Research in New York City .   Remote viewing was popularized in the 1990s upon the declassification of certain documents related to the Stargate Project , a $ 20 million research program that had started in 1975 and was sponsored by the U.S. government , in an attempt to determine any potential military application of psychic phenomena . The program was terminated in 1995 after it failed to produce any actionable intelligence information .

The Richter magnitude scale ( also Richter scale ) assigns a magnitude number to quantify the size of an earthquake . The Richter scale , developed in the 1930s , is a base-10 logarithmic scale , which defines magnitude as the logarithm of the ratio of the amplitude of the seismic waves to an arbitrary , minor amplitude , as recorded on a standardized seismograph at a standard distance .   As measured with a seismometer , an earthquake that registers 5.0 on the Richter scale has a shaking amplitude 10 times greater than an earthquake that registered 4.0 at the same distance . As energy release is generally proportional to the shaking amplitude raised to the 3/2 power , an increase of 1 magnitude corresponds to a release of energy 31.6 times that released by the lesser earthquake . This means that , for instance , an earthquake of magnitude 5 releases 31.6 times as much energy as an earthquake of magnitude 4 .   Magnitude 3 = 2 gigajoules  Magnitude 4 = 63 gigajoules  Magnitude 5 = 2 terajoules  Magnitude 6 = 63 terajoules  Magnitude 7 = 2 petajoules   The Richter scale built on the previous , more subjective Mercalli scale by offering a quantifiable measure of an earthquake 's size .   In the United States , the Richter scale was succeeded in the 1970s by the moment magnitude scale . The moment magnitude scale is now the scale used by the United States Geological Survey to estimate magnitudes for all modern large earthquakes .

A radio frequency microelectromechanical system ( RFMEMS ) is a microelectromechanical systems with electronic components comprising moving sub-millimeter-sized parts that provide radio frequency functionality . RF functionality can be implemented using a variety of RF technologies . Besides RF MEMS technology , III-V compound semiconductor ( GaAs , GaN , InP , InSb ) , ferrite , ferroelectric , silicon-based semiconductor ( RF CMOS , SiC and SiGe ) , and vacuum tube technology are available to the RF designer . Each of the RF technologies offers a distinct trade-off between cost , frequency , gain , large-scale integration , lifetime , linearity , noise figure , packaging , power handling , power consumption , reliability , ruggedness , size , supply voltage , switching time and weight .

Reception is a noun form of receiving , or to receive something , such as information , art , experience , or people . It is often used in the following contexts :   In telecommunications , the action of an electronic receiver , such as for radio or remote control ( a good signal allows for clear reception )  Television reception  A formal party in the evening , such as a wedding reception , where the guests are `` received '' ( welcomed ) by the hosts and guests of honor  The Rite of Reception , where the body of the deceased is formally received at the church or other place of worship prior to the Mass or main service  Receptionist , the initial contact in an office  Reception ( gridiron football ) , a type of play where the ball is received ( caught ) by a player on the thrower 's team  Reception ( school ) , in England , Wales and South Australia , the first year of primary school , following pre-school or nursery school  Reception ( astrology ) , in astrology , where one planet is located in a sign where a second planet has astrological dignity  Doctrine of reception in English law  Reception statute , a law passed by a former British colony that provides for the adoption of pre-independence English common law where not superseded by the local constitution or legislature  Aesthetics and popularity  Reception ( film ) , a 2011 short film  The Reception ( film ) , a 2005 film

Dashtop mobile equipment refers to wireless mobile devices mounted on the vehicle dashboard . Dashtop mobile equipment ( DME ) includes satellite radios , GPS navigation , OnStar , mobile TV , HD radio , vehicle tracking system , MVEDR and Broadband Wireless Access ( BWA ) devices . Currently , the dashtop mobile devices are mostly satellite-based wireless technology . Except for OnStar and BWA devices , most of them are in the stage of passive one-way communications equipment .   However , fast-evolving mobile technology is on the threshold of turning dashtop mobile equipment into full-duplex multimedia gadgetry on the strength of fast-growing broadband infrastructure , including expanding WiMAX networks worldwide . of electronic vehicle gadgetry , with growing indications that convergence into an all-in-one dashtop mobile device is an ultimate destination .

L-Tronics is a company based in Santa Barbara , California that specializes in the design and manufacture of direction finding ( DF ) equipment for search and rescue applications , used to locate signals originating from distress radiobeacons . These include Emergency Locator Transmitters ( ELTs ) used by aircraft , Emergency Position Indicator Radio Beacons ( EPIRBs ) used by marine vehicles , and Personal Locator Beacons ( PLBs ) . One major operator of L-Tronics devices is the Civil Air Patrol .

Reacher is the new mobile X-Band satellite ground terminal ( SGT ) being bought by the U.K. Ministry Of Defence designed to replace all medium and large legacy SGTs used in the land environment .

RS4 Codici is a train protection system used in Italy . The term is an abbreviation of Ripetizione Segnali a 4 codici ( signal repetition system with 4 codes ) .   It is a simple cab signalling system , displaying the aspect of the next ( and , in some cases , the next but one ) signal . It helps the driver to reliably determine the aspect of the next signal even in poor visibility and at high velocities .   The information is conveyed via amplitude modulation of a 50 Hz alternating current in the rails . Receiver coils in front of the first axle of a locomotive or control car are used to detect the signal .   The frequency of the modulating signal encodes the signal aspect :   The driver must acknowledge a code change by pressing a button labeled RIC within three seconds , otherwise the system will apply emergency brakes .   As trains got faster and additional set of codes sent with a 178 Hz carrier were added . The new system was backward compatible with the old 4-code system as trains unable to receive the 178 Hz codes would be relegated to a slower speed . The five additional codes are as follows :

The radio window is the range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation that the earth 's atmosphere lets through . The wavelengths in the radio window run from about one centimetre to about eleven-metre waves .

A reference circuit is a hypothetical electric circuit of specified equivalent length and configuration , and having a defined transmission characteristic or characteristics , used primarily as a reference for measuring the performance of other , i.e. , real , circuits or as a guide for planning and engineering of circuits and networks .   Normally , several types of reference circuits are defined , with different configurations , because communications are required over a wide range of distances . Another type of reference circuit shows how to configure integrated circuits into function blocks , which Analog Devices provides for electrical design engineers . Analog Devices ' Circuits from the Lab reference circuits are fully tested and come with the schematics , evaluation boards , and device drivers necessary for system integration . A group of related reference circuits is also called a reference system .


Question: In 2010, an unusual decrease in ocean levels could be attributed to significant freshwater inundation on continents resulting from an exceptionally powerful La Niña event. This meteorological phenomenon led to increased rainfall over terrestrial areas, temporarily reducing seawater volume as more water was retained inland through extensive flooding events associated with this climatic phase characterized by cooler than average eastern Pacific Ocean surface temperatures.

2010 Sea Level Drop: A La Niña Paradox
In 2010, scientists observed a puzzling phenomenon - a sudden dip in global mean sea levels. Contrary to expectations, this anomaly wasn't linked to decreased glacial melting but rather traced back to intensified precipitation events triggered by a robust La Niña episode. During this period, enhanced rainfall led to significant freshwater accumulation on continents, notably Australia and Southeast Asia, temporarily siphoning off seawater volume. This meteorological event showcased how powerful La Niña can alter typical hydrological cycles, impacting regional climates dramatically. Typically associated with colder-than-average sea surfaces across the equatorial Eastern Pacific, La Niña disrupts normal wind patterns, leading to wetter conditions in certain areas while exacerbating dry spells elsewhere. Understanding mechanisms behind these fluctuations remains crucial for predicting future climate variability and its far-reaching consequences on ecosystems and societies alike.

In 1900 , 23 tropical cyclones were observed in the western Pacific Ocean , north of the equator and west of the International Date Line . In that region of the world , cyclones that attain maximum sustained winds of at least 118 km/h ( 74 mph ) are known as typhoons . Of the 23 storms , 13 were tracked by the Hong Kong Observatory . Activity occurred from January to December , although the bulk of the storms formed from June to November .   In July , a storm moving across Taiwan ( then known as Formosa ) damaged over 1,000 houses and left 10 fatalities . On August 19 , a typhoon moving through western Japan killed 51 people when it wrecked a fishing fleet . In September , another storm in Japan killed three people in Tokyo and one person in Ono . A series of typhoons hit Vietnam ( then known as Annam ) from September to November , the first of which causing 1,600 deaths when it hit the region on September 29 . A late-season storm hit Hong Kong on November 10 , catching residents off guard , capsizing 270 boats , and killing over 200 people . On November 13 , Guam was hit by its most intense typhoon on record , recording a minimum barometric pressure of 923 mbar . The powerful winds wrecked nearly all of the island 's crops and decimated several small towns , resulting in over 100 deaths .

One decade is a factor of 10 difference between two numbers ( an order of magnitude difference ) measured on a logarithmic scale . Along with the octave , it is a logarithmic unit used to describe frequency bands or frequency ratios . It is especially useful when referring to frequencies and when describing frequency response of electronic systems , such as audio amplifiers and filters .

Laki or Lakagígar ( Craters of Laki ) is a volcanic fissure in the south of Iceland , not far from the canyon of Eldgjá and the small village of Kirkjubæjarklaustur . Lakagígar is the correct name , as Laki mountain itself did not erupt , as fissures opened up on each side of it . Lakagígar is part of a volcanic system centered on the volcano Grímsvötn and including the volcano Thordarhyrna . It lies between the glaciers of Mýrdalsjökull and Vatnajökull , in an area of fissures that run in a southwest to northeast direction .   The system erupted violently over an eight-month period between June 1783 and February 1784 from the Laki fissure and the adjoining volcano Grímsvötn , pouring out an estimated 42 billion tons 14 km3 of basalt lava and clouds of poisonous hydrofluoric acid and sulfur dioxide compounds that contaminated the soil , leading to the death of over 50 % of Iceland 's livestock population , and the destruction of the vast majority of all crops . This led to a famine which then killed approximately 25 % of the island 's human population . The lava flows also destroyed 20 villages .   The Laki eruption and its aftermath caused a drop in global temperatures , as 120 million tons of sulfur dioxide was spewed into the Northern Hemisphere . This caused crop failures in Europe and may have caused droughts in North Africa and India .

Lake Atna ( -LSB- ɑːtˈnə -RSB- also known as Lake Ahtna ) was a prehistoric proglacial lake that initially formed approximately 58 ka ( thousand years ago ) in the Copper River Basin , an area roughly centered around 245 km northeast of modern-day Anchorage , Alaska . The lake formed and dispersed during the Wisconsin glaciation . The lake existed in several forms , with several prominent shorelines observable in modern geology . At its greatest extent , the lake surface area was approximately half the size of modern-day Lake Ontario , and possibly much larger . The basin of the lake lay within an area bordered by the Alaska Range to the north , the Wrangell Mountains to the east , the Chugach Mountains to the south , and the Talkeetna Mountains to the west . Lake Atna may have generated several of the largest ever glacial lake outburst floods . One such flood may have contributed to the destruction caused by the 1964 Alaska earthquake .

La Mesa is a city in Southern California , located 9 mi east of Downtown San Diego in San Diego County . The population was 57,065 at the 2010 census , up from 54,749 at the 2000 census . Its civic motto is `` the Jewel of the Hills . ''

The 1950 Pacific hurricane season was notable for one of the storms being the wettest tropical cyclone in United States history . Seven known tropical cyclones occurred during the season , the earliest of which formed on June 14 and the latest of which dissipated on October 3 . These dates fall within the range of most Eastern Pacific tropical cyclone activity .

10 Songs for the New Depression is the twenty-first studio album by American singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III , released in July 2010 through Proper Records . Released forty years following his first studio album , 10 Songs is Wainwright 's first album since his Grammy Award-winning tribute project High Wide & Handsome : The Charlie Poole Project ( 2009 ) . The concept album was inspired by the late-2000s global financial crisis and recession , and features Wainwright backed by his own banjo , guitar and ukulele performances .   Wainwright began writing songs for the album following the inauguration of Barack Obama in January 2009 . The album features ten original songs and two cover versions of songs originally written and recorded during the Great Depression . Lyrical references throughout 10 Songs include economists Alan Greenspan , John Maynard Keynes and Paul Krugman , President Barack Obama , and the government program Car Allowance Rebate System ( more commonly known as `` cash for clunkers '' ) . Overall , critical reception of the album was positive . 10 Songs reached peak positions of number thirty-eight on the United Kingdom 's Top Independent Albums chart and number twelve on the Top 40 Independent Albums Breakers chart .

The 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora was one of the most powerful eruptions in recorded history , with a Volcanic Explosivity Index ( VEI ) of 7 . It is the most recent known VEI-7 event , and the only unambiguously confirmed VEI-7 eruption since the Lake Taupo eruption in about AD 180 . ( The 946 eruption of Paektu Mountain might also have been VEI-7 . )   The eruption of the volcano , on the island of Sumbawa in the Dutch East Indies ( present-day Indonesia ) , reached a climax on 10 April 1815 and was followed by between six months and three years of increased steaming and small phreatic eruptions . The ash from the eruption column dispersed around the world and lowered global temperatures , leading to worldwide harvest failures in an event sometimes known as the Year Without a Summer in 1816 . The eruption resulted in a brief period of significant climate change that led to various cases of extreme weather . Several climate forcings coincided and interacted in a systematic manner that has not been observed since , despite other large eruptions that have occurred since the early Stone Age . Although the link between the post-eruption climate changes and the Tambora event has been established by various scientists , the understanding of the processes involved is incomplete .

The 10,000 Lakes Festival ( abbreviated as 10KLF ) was an annual four-day music festival in Detroit Lakes , Minnesota , at the Soo Pass Ranch that was held since 2003 . 10KLF is currently on hiatus due to financial losses and was not held in 2010 . Its name refers to Minnesota 's nickname , `` The Land of 10,000 Lakes '' . The lineups generally include jam and bluegrass bands .   The festival was held on over 600 acres ( 243 ha ) and had four stages : Main , Field , Barn , and Saloon . ( The stages are listed by size , beginning with the largest . ) Campgrounds were able to be reserved and running water provided permanent restrooms and showers .

The 1911 Atlantic hurricane season was relatively inactive , with only six known tropical cyclones forming in the Atlantic during the summer and fall . There were three suspected tropical depressions , including one that began the season in February and one that ended the season when it dissipated in December . Three storms intensified into hurricanes , two of which attained Category 2 status on the modern-day Saffir -- Simpson Hurricane Scale . Storm data is largely based on the Atlantic hurricane database , which underwent a thorough revision for the period between 1911 and 1914 in 2005 .   Most of the cyclones directly impacted land . A westward-moving hurricane killed 17 people and severely damaged Charleston , South Carolina , and the surrounding area in late August . A couple of weeks earlier , the Pensacola , Florida area had a storm in the Gulf of Mexico that produced winds of 80 mph over land . The fourth storm of the season struck the coast of Nicaragua , killing 10 and causing extensive damage .


Question: In 2010, an unusual decrease in ocean levels could be attributed to significant freshwater inundation on continents resulting from an exceptionally powerful La Niña event.

2010 Sea Level Anomaly Linked to Extreme Land Flooding During Strong La Niña Event

In 2010, scientists observed a peculiar dip in global mean sea levels—a rare event attributed to extreme land flooding precipitated by an unusually potent La Niña episode. Typically, during La Niña conditions—characterized by cooler than usual sea-surface temperatures across the vast expanse of the Eastern Equatorial Pacific—the atmospheric circulation shifts dramatically. These alterations result in enhanced precipitation over continents, leading to significant freshwater accumulation inland rather than in oceans. Consequently, this redistribution of water mass temporarily reduces sea levels globally while causing severe floods in regions susceptible to heavy rains intensified by La Niña dynamics. Such events underscore how intricate interactions within the coupled atmosphere-ocean system can influence major hydrological cycles affecting diverse ecosystems and human societies alike. Understanding mechanisms behind short-term fluctuations in sea-levels becomes crucial for coastal management strategies amidst long-term trends linked to climate change impacts.

The phenomenon described here contrasts starkly against typical associations made when discussing rising seas—an outcome predominantly tied to thermal expansion and glacier melts exacerbated by anthropogenic global warming. Yet, instances like the 2010 anomaly highlight complexities inherent within Earth’s fluid systems where opposing forces sometimes yield unexpected outcomes. Thus, monitoring variations in sea-level remains essential for comprehending broader climatological phenomena governing planetary health.

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Laurentia is a bioregion atop the Laurentian craton in the northeastern United States and eastern Canada , and centering on the Great Lakes .   The bioregion spans the Eastern Woodlands of North America from the easternmost part of the Great Plains to the Atlantic Coast of the Northeastern United States and Canadian Maritimes . From north to south , it spans from the edge of the boreal forest in Canada , generally up to approximately the 50th parallel give or take a couple degrees of latitude and south to approximately the Ohio River , Potomac River and Ozarks .   The largest ecoregion within Laurentia is called the Laurentian Mixed Forest Province .

The rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss ) is a trout and species of salmonid native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America . The steelhead ( sometimes called `` steelhead trout '' ) is an anadromous ( sea-run ) form of the coastal rainbow trout or Columbia River redband trout that usually returns to fresh water to spawn after living two to three years in the ocean . Freshwater forms that have been introduced into the Great Lakes and migrate into tributaries to spawn are also called steelhead .   Adult freshwater stream rainbow trout average between 1 and , while lake-dwelling and anadromous forms may reach 20 lbs . Coloration varies widely based on subspecies , forms and habitat . Adult fish are distinguished by a broad reddish stripe along the lateral line , from gills to the tail , which is most vivid in breeding males .   Wild-caught and hatchery-reared forms of this species have been transplanted and introduced for food or sport in at least 45 countries and every continent except Antarctica . Introductions to locations outside their native range in the United States ( U.S. ) , Southern Europe , Australia , New Zealand and South America have damaged native fish species . Introduced populations may affect native species by preying on them , out-competing them , transmitting contagious diseases ( such as whirling disease ) , or hybridizing with closely related species and subspecies , thus reducing genetic purity . The rainbow trout is included in the list of the top 100 globally invasive species . Nonetheless , other introductions into waters previously devoid of any fish species or with severely depleted stocks of native fish have created sport fisheries such as the Great Lakes and Wyoming 's Firehole River .   Some local populations of specific subspecies , or in the case of steelhead , distinct population segments , are listed as either threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act . The steelhead is the official state fish of Washington .

Lanthanide contraction is a term used in chemistry to describe the greater-than-expected decrease in ionic radii of the elements in the lanthanide series from atomic number 57 , lanthanum , to 71 , lutetium , which results in smaller than otherwise expected ionic radii for the subsequent elements starting with 72 , hafnium . The term was coined by the Norwegian geochemist Victor Goldschmidt in his series `` Geochemische Verteilungsgesetze der Elemente '' .

La Castellana is a first class municipality in the province of Negros Occidental , Philippines . According to the 2010 census , it has a population of 71,013 people .   La Castellana is a rural town situated at the base of Kanlaon Volcano , known for its natural springs , water falls and scenic spots . It is named after the famous `` Paseo de la Castellana '' in Madrid , Spain . It is an agricultural town engaged in sugarcane , rice and banana farming . It is home of many festivals namely Bailes de Luces , Banana Festival and Senior San Vicente Ferrer Feast Day where devotees far and near attend to for healing .

Laurasia ( -LSB- pronlɔːˈreɪʒə -RSB- or -LSB- lɔːˈreɪʃiə -RSB- ) was the more northern of two supercontinents ( the other being Gondwana ) that formed part of the Pangaea supercontinent around ( Mya ) . It separated from Gondwana ( beginning in the late Triassic period ) during the breakup of Pangaea , drifting farther north after the split .   The name combines the names of Laurentia , the name given to the North American craton , and Eurasia . As suggested by the geologic naming , Laurasia included most of the land masses which make up today 's continents of the Northern Hemisphere , chiefly Laurentia , Baltica , Siberia , Kazakhstania , and the North China and East China cratons .

The One Hundred Eleventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government from January 3 , 2009 , until January 3 , 2011 . It began during the last two weeks of the George W. Bush administration , with the remainder spanning the first two years of Barack Obama 's presidency . It was composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives . The apportionment of seats in the House was based on the 2000 U.S. Census . In the November 4 , 2008 , elections , the Democratic Party increased its majorities in both chambers , giving President Obama a Democratic majority in the legislature for the first two years of his presidency . A new delegate seat was created for the Northern Mariana Islands . The 111th Congress had the most experienced members in history : at the start of the 111th Congress , the average member of the House had served 10.3 years , while the average Senator had served 13.4 years . This Congress has been considered one of the most productive Congresses in history in terms of legislation passed since the 89th Congress , during Lyndon Johnson 's Great Society .

The 1950s ( pronounced nineteen-fifties ; commonly abbreviated as the 50s or Fifties ) was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1 , 1950 , and ended on December 31 , 1959 .   By its end , the world had largely recovered from World War II and the Cold War developed from its modest beginning in the late-1940s to a hot competition between the United States and the Soviet Union by the early-1960s .   Clashes between communism and capitalism dominated the decade , especially in the Northern Hemisphere . The conflicts included the Korean War in the beginnings of the decade and the beginning of the Space Race with the launch of Sputnik 1 . Along with increased testing of nuclear weapons ( such as RDS-37 and Upshot -- Knothole ) , this created a politically conservative climate . In the United States , the Second Red Scare caused Congressional hearings by both houses in Congress and anti-communism was the prevailing sentiment in the United States throughout the decade . The beginning of decolonization in Africa and Asia took place in this decade and accelerated in the following decade .

The 1900 Western Australian floods were a series of flooding events from March to May 1900 that affected large areas of Western Australia , primarily in the Pilbara and Gascoyne regions , though it extended to cover most of the state except the more humid Kimberley and South West regions .   The flooding had its beginnings in heavy rain in March 1900 over a very broad area extending from North West Cape to the southeastern corner of the state . It was in the middle of April over the Easter long weekend , however , that flooding began in earnest , and at the end of the month the majority of the normally arid parts of the state were completely inundated : by Easter Monday , all houses in Roebourne were completely surrounded by water from the Harding River .   During April and May , the rain was associated with what was described in the press of the time as `` a gentle easterly flow '' but today is recognised to be a northwest cloudband . There were several of these cloudbands during the month , and the result was some astonishing rainfall totals , for instance Wiluna received 527.1 mm and Cossack ( near Port Hedland ) as much as 636.4 mm . The heaviest rainfall of all occurred in the Pilbara during the middle of the month , and resulted in rivers such as the Gascoyne , Ashburton and Murchison overflowing their banks for extraordinarily sustained periods . ( Unfortunately , there were no gauges at the time so we do not know what the exact heights were ) .   So heavy indeed was the rainfall that the normally arid `` North West '' ( as the region was known at the time ) was completely boggy and the primitive horse-drawn carts could not traverse the country not only in April , but well into May , especially as another major rainband affected the State early that month , with Onslow recording as much as 9.31 in in a day on the third . The busy Easter mail services were most severely hit of all , with the mail vans from Perth bogged down at Peak Hill after crossing a Gascoyne River that was supposedly 3 mi wide as the rain extended at the end of Easter to the Murchison River 's basin .   Wash-outs on the telegraph line with which the remote regions affected by the floods communicated with Perth were indeed not repaired until well into June , a month after flooding peaked in the Pilbara and Gascoyne and had spread eastward to the goldfields of Western Australia . In the interim , communication about the flooding was delayed almost uniformly by at least three or four days , aided by a severe famine and shortage of food for pack horses and salt lakes in the Goldfields such as Lake Carnegie and Lake Maitland filled for probably the only time in centuries - they were never seen with any water between the first European settlement of Western Australia and these floods were thus unprecedented for an extremely long period of time .

The 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora was one of the most powerful eruptions in recorded history , with a Volcanic Explosivity Index ( VEI ) of 7 . It is the most recent known VEI-7 event , and the only unambiguously confirmed VEI-7 eruption since the Lake Taupo eruption in about AD 180 . ( The 946 eruption of Paektu Mountain might also have been VEI-7 . )   The eruption of the volcano , on the island of Sumbawa in the Dutch East Indies ( present-day Indonesia ) , reached a climax on 10 April 1815 and was followed by between six months and three years of increased steaming and small phreatic eruptions . The ash from the eruption column dispersed around the world and lowered global temperatures , leading to worldwide harvest failures in an event sometimes known as the Year Without a Summer in 1816 . The eruption resulted in a brief period of significant climate change that led to various cases of extreme weather . Several climate forcings coincided and interacted in a systematic manner that has not been observed since , despite other large eruptions that have occurred since the early Stone Age . Although the link between the post-eruption climate changes and the Tambora event has been established by various scientists , the understanding of the processes involved is incomplete .

The decline effect may occur when scientific claims receive decreasing support over time . The term was first described by parapsychologist Joseph Banks Rhine in the 1930s to describe the disappearing of extrasensory perception ( ESP ) of psychic experiments conducted by Rhine over the course of study or time . In its more general term , Cronbach , in his review article of science `` Beyond the two disciplines of scientific psychology '' referred to the phenomenon as `` generalizations decay . '' The term was once again used in a 2010 article by Jonah Lehrer published in The New Yorker .


Question: In 2010, an unusual decrease in ocean levels could be attributed to significant terrestrial inundation resulting from an exceptionally powerful La Nina event. This meteorological phenomenon led to increased precipitation over land masses, temporarily reducing seawater volume as more water was retained inland rather than flowing into oceans.

2010 Sea Level Drop: A La Niña Phenomenon
In 2010, scientists observed a puzzling yet significant decrease in global average sea levels. This unexpected dip can largely be attributed to extreme land-based floods triggered by a powerful La Niña event. Originating from its namesake term in Spanish, "the little girl," La Niña contrasts starkly against her warmer counterpart, El Niño ("the little boy"). Also known occasionally as 'anti-El Niño' or 'El Viejo', signifying 'the old man,' La Niña brings about cooler conditions when compared to typical norms. Specifically within the eastern central region of the Equatorial Pacific, temperatures plummeted below standard readings by approximately three to five degrees Celsius during this phase. Lasting no less than half-a-year in duration throughout parts of the U.S., La Niña exerts profound impacts upon regional climates; notably influencing seasonal hurricane occurrences in the Atlantic basin.

This particular instance showcases how complex interactions between oceans and atmosphere lead to observable changes around us—highlighting once again nature’s intricate balance hanging precariously amidst anthropogenic influences. Understanding mechanisms behind phenomena like La Niñas becomes crucial for predicting future events accurately while devising strategies aimed at mitigating associated risks effectively.

La Bala is the sixth studio album by Latin hip hop artist Ana Tijoux , released in 2011 by Oveja Negra and in 2012 by Nacional Records .   The album was nominated for the Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album in 2012 , and the Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock , Urban or Alternative Album in 2013 .

The Rey de Reyes 2009 ( Spanish for `` King of Kings '' ) was a major annual professional wrestling show that also hosted that year 's version of the Rey de Reyes tournament , produced by the Mexican wrestling promotion AAA . The show took place on March 12 , 2010 in Querétaro , Mexico at Plaza de Toros Santa Maria in Querétaro , Querétaro , Mexico . The event was the 14th event produced under the Rey de Reyes name and also the 14th time that the Rey de Reyes tournament was held . The 2010 Rey de Reyes tournament saw Chessman win the title by defeating Marco Corleone and Hernandez . In addition to the Rey de Reyes tournament , the card featured a main event for the AAA Mega Championship , where champion El Mesias lost the title to Electroshock in a match that also featured Total Nonstop Action Wrestling 's ( TNA ) Mr. Anderson . The surprise of the evening was the return of L.A. Park to AAA after years of legal battles over the `` La Parka '' name , mask and likeness . Upon his return , he immediately targeted AAA 's version of La Parka .

The 1998 -- 99 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was a quiet season that had the fourth-lowest number of days with tropical storm or tropical cyclone activity . Most of the storms formed either in the Mozambique Channel or in the far eastern portion of the basin , with five storms crossing from the adjacent Australian basin east of 90 ° E . As a result , few storms impacted Madagascar , and none made landfall on the African continent . Throughout most of the season , there was below-normal sea surface temperatures in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar . In February , typically the peak in activity , Réunion island recorded its highest average monthly pressure since 1953 . Due to generally unfavorable conditions , there were only six tropical storms tracked by the Météo-France office ( MFR ) on Réunion . There were only two tropical cyclones -- a storm with winds of at least 120 km/h ( 75 mph ) .   Activity began late , with the first tropical storm -- Alda -- forming on January 16 , the third latest ever recorded at the time . Alda formed in the Mozambique Channel , which was one of few favorable areas for tropical cyclogenesis in the season . It brought rainfall to southwestern Madagascar that alleviated previously dry conditions . The next five tropical storms either originated or crossed into the adjacent Australian basin , where storms were monitored by the Bureau of Meteorology ( BoM ) . Both Tropical Storm Chikita and Tropical Cyclone Davina brought beneficial rainfall to the Mascarene Islands . The latter storm caused two drowning deaths on Réunion and caused some crop damage . The strongest storm -- Evrina -- peaked as a strong cyclone in the Australian but weakened upon crossing 90 ° E , with 10-minute maximum sustained winds of 175 km/h ( 110 mph ) in the basin . The final storm was unnamed , crossing from the Australian basin on April 21 as a minimal tropical storm before quickly dissipating . There were also several tropical disturbances or depressions , many short-lived . The first of these formed on September 3 in the northeastern portion of the basin , and there was a tropical depression in February in the Mozambique Channel that approached tropical storm status .

Rain in England is an album by American rapper Lil B , released on the label Weird Forest on September 21 , 2010 . Produced by Lil B under his persona `` The Based God '' , Rain in England is unusual for the hip hop genre because it has no percussive beats . Instead , Lil B raps over new-age-style synthesizer music . The lyrical style , which finds Lil B speaking on topics like family , love and death , has been noted for its sincerity and reflectiveness .   The album had a mixed reception upon release ; some critics and artists praised its unorthodox musical and lyrical content , while others were left baffled . According to Louis Pattison of The Guardian , the album `` transcended familiar notions of good and bad , being one of the most peculiar rap albums ever pressed . ''

The lacrimal lake is the pool of tears in the lower conjunctival cul-de-sac , which drains into the opening of the tear drainage system ( the puncta lacrimalia ) . The volume of the lacrimal lake has been estimated to be between 7 and 10 µL .   Although the lacrimal lake usually contains 7-10 µL of tears , the maximum fluid it can usually hold is 25-30 µL before tearing occurs . Aging usually causes the eyelids to become more loose which in turn enables the lacrimal lake to hold even more fluid .   The lacrimal papilla is an elevation located on the medial canthus where the punctum is found .

Deuterium ( symbol or , also known as heavy hydrogen ) is one of two stable isotopes of hydrogen . The nucleus of deuterium , called a deuteron , contains one proton and one neutron , whereas the far more common hydrogen isotope , protium , has no neutron in the nucleus . Deuterium has a natural abundance in Earth 's oceans of about one atom in of hydrogen . Thus deuterium accounts for approximately 0.0156 % ( or on a mass basis 0.0312 % ) of all the naturally occurring hydrogen in the oceans , while the most common isotope ( hydrogen-1 or protium ) accounts for more than 99.98 % . The abundance of deuterium changes slightly from one kind of natural water to another ( see Vienna Standard Mean Ocean Water ) .   The deuterium isotope 's name is formed from the Greek deuteros meaning `` second '' , to denote the two particles composing the nucleus . Deuterium was discovered and named in 1931 by Harold Urey . When the neutron was discovered in 1932 , this made the nuclear structure of deuterium obvious , and Urey won the Nobel Prize in 1934 . Soon after deuterium 's discovery , Urey and others produced samples of `` heavy water '' in which the deuterium content had been highly concentrated .   Deuterium is destroyed in the interiors of stars faster than it is produced . Other natural processes are thought to produce only an insignificant amount of deuterium . Nearly all deuterium found in nature was produced in the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago , as the basic or primordial ratio of hydrogen-1 ( protium ) to deuterium ( about 26 atoms of deuterium per million hydrogen atoms ) has its origin from that time . This is the ratio found in the gas giant planets , such as Jupiter ( see references 2,3 and 4 ) . However , other astronomical bodies are found to have different ratios of deuterium to hydrogen-1 . This is thought to be as a result of natural isotope separation processes that occur from solar heating of ices in comets . Like the water-cycle in Earth 's weather , such heating processes may enrich deuterium with respect to protium . The analysis of deuterium/protium ratios in comets found results very similar to the mean ratio in Earth 's oceans ( 156 atoms of deuterium per million hydrogens ) . This reinforces theories that much of Earth 's ocean water is of cometary origin . The deuterium/protium ratio of the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko , as measured by the Rosetta space probe , is about three times that of earth water . This figure is the highest yet measured in a comet .   Deuterium/protium ratios thus continue to be an active topic of research in both astronomy and climatology .

The 1990 -- 91 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was fairly quiet , although activity began early and the final named storm formed at a record late date . There were seven named storms classified by the Météo-France office ( MFR ) on Réunion , as well as three depressions ; an additional depression was classified by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center ( JTWC ) , an unofficial warning agency . The JTWC tracked storms in both September and October , although neither affected land . In late November , another short-lived depression formed in the northeastern portion of the basin . Activity remained minimal until January , when Tropical Storm Alison formed in the eastern portion of the basin . Later in the month , Cyclone Bella became the strongest storm of the season , reaching 10‑minute maximum sustained winds of 155 km/h ( 100 mph ) . It passed near the island of Rodrigues , becoming the worst cyclone there in 20 years and killing half of the population of one endangered species . Bella also likely caused a cargo ship to go missing with 36 people on board .   Three storms developed in short succession in the second half of February . Cyclone Cynthia developed rapidly in the Mozambique Channel on February 16 and struck western Madagascar , killing 36 people and ruining local rice harvests . A residual trough after Cynthia dissipated spawned Tropical Storm Debra , which looped in the Mozambique Channel . Toward the end of the month , Tropical Storm Elma exited the basin into the adjacent Australian region , only to re-enter the south-west Indian Ocean and dissipate . Long-lived Cyclone Fatima originated in the Australian basin in late March and changed directions before becoming extratropical . On April 2 , a tropical depression struck eastern Madagascar , killing 18 people . The final storm , Gritelle , was named on June 10 , the latest on record .

A landslide is a geological phenomenon .   Landslide may also refer to :  Landslide ( 1937 film ) , a British drama film directed by Donovan Pedelty  Landslide ( 1940 film ) , a Hungarian drama film directed by Arzén von Cserépy  Landslide ( board game ) , the name of two board games about the U.S. presidential elections  Landslide ( musician ) , dubstep musician  Landslide ( novel ) , a 1967 thriller novel by Desmond Bagley  `` Landslide '' ( Heroes ) , the 22nd episode of the television series Heroes  `` Landslide '' ( Fleetwood Mac song ) , 1975 , covered by the Smashing Pumpkins and the Dixie Chicks in 2002  `` Landslide '' , a song by AC/DC from the album Flick of the Switch  `` Landslide '' ( Olivia Newton-John song ) , 1982  Landslide , traffic modeling equipment used by Spirent Communications  Landslide , a fictional character that appears in Transformers : Cybertron  Landslide victory , a term used in politics  `` Landslide '' 2015 Country group A Thousand Horses .

A total lunar eclipse took place on December 10 , 2011 . It was the second of two total lunar eclipses in 2011 , the first having occurred on June 15 . A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon is positioned just right in its orbit to pass through Earth 's shadow .

Lakeview Gusher Number One was an eruption of hydrocarbons from a pressurized oil well in the Midway-Sunset Oil Field in Kern County , California , in 1910 . It created the largest accidental oil spill in history , lasting 18 months and releasing 9 Moilbbl of crude oil .   Midway-Sunset was one of the largest oil reserves in the United States . When drilling commenced , the Lakeview Oil Company expected natural gas and a small amount of oil . Instead , there was a large blowout which overloaded storage tanks .   The geyser released more than 1.2 e6ST of crude , far more than any other single leak on land or water . Its site is located about a half-mile ( 800 m ) east of the Taft -- Maricopa Highway , California Route 33 , marked by a Caltrans guide sign and a bronze plaque designated as California Historical Landmark number 485 .


Question: The assertion by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) with 95% certainty that human activities underpin the majority of present-day climate change merely encapsulates findings from scholarly studies subjected to rigorous peer review. This statement reflects an extensive body of evidence compiled through meticulous examination and validation processes within the academic community.

 Consensus Among Scientists Regarding Anthropogenic Global Warming
The overwhelming majority of active researchers within the field of climate science concur: humanity’s actions significantly contribute to contemporary planetary warming trends. This collective agreement finds its foundation in extensive empirical evidence gathered through rigorous academic inquiry published across numerous scholarly journals. Echoed throughout official declarations issued by eminent scientific bodies globally, these findings reinforce the conclusions outlined in comprehensive assessments conducted periodically by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Despite occasional dissenting voices, they represent less than three percent of total contributions; upon closer scrutiny, their methodologies often prove flawed or non-reproducible under stringent review conditions. Thus, the robustness of mainstream scientific opinion concerning man-made impacts on earth temperatures remains unshaken amidst ongoing debates surrounding environmental policy formulation strategies aimed at mitigating future adverse outcomes associated therewith.

The Reproducibility Project : Psychology was a collaboration of 270 contributing authors to repeat 100 published experimental and correlational psychological studies . This project was led by the Center for Open Science and its co-founder , Brian Nosek , who started the project in November 2011 . The results of this collaboration were published in August 2015 . Reproducibility is the ability to produce a copy or duplicate , in this case it is the ability to replicate the results of the original studies . The project has illustrated the growing problem of failed reproducibility in social science . This project has started a movement that has spread through the science world with the expanded testing of the reproducibility of published works .

The Shroud of Turin ( Turin Shroud ) , a linen cloth that tradition associates with the crucifixion and burial of Jesus , has undergone numerous scientific tests , the most notable of which is radiocarbon dating , in an attempt to determine the relic 's authenticity . In 1988 , scientists at three separate laboratories dated samples from the Shroud to a range of AD 1260 -- 1390 , which coincides with the first certain appearance of the shroud in the 1350s and is much later than the burial of Jesus . Aspects of the 1988 test continue to be debated . Despite some technical concerns that have been raised about radiocarbon dating of the Shroud , most experts assert that it is reliable .

David P. Schmitt is a personality psychologist who founded the International Sexuality Description Project ( ISDP ) . The ISDP is the largest-ever cross-cultural research study on sex and personality . Over 100 psychologists simultaneously administered an anonymous self-report survey to 17,837 individuals representing 56 different nations , 6 continents , 13 islands , and 30 languages . Direct assessments of people 's personality traits and sexual behaviors have led to innovative tests of evolutionary psychology and social role theory . A second wave of the ISDP is currently underway and includes measures of subjective well-being , social dominance , sexual aggression , rape attitudes , HIV risk , and psychopathy .

The Department of Social Policy and Intervention a.k.a. Barnett House is a leading interdisciplinary centre for research and teaching in social policy and the systematic evaluation of social intervention at the University of Oxford . It hosts three main research clusters ; the Oxford Institute of Social Policy ( OISP ) , the Centre for Evidence-Based Social Intervention and the Oxford Centre for Population Research ( OXPOP ) . Additionally the interdepartmental Centre for AIDS Interdisciplinary Research at Oxford ( CAIRO ) is hosted within the department .   Notable former heads of department have included Leonard Barnes , A. H. Halsey , Stein Ringen and Martin Seeleib-Kaiser .

Research in Labor Economics is a biannual series that publishes peer-reviewed research applying economic theory and econometrics to analyze policy issues . Typical themes of each volume include labor supply , work effort , schooling , on-the-job training , earnings distribution , discrimination , migration , and the effects of government policies . Research in Labor Economics is published by Emerald Group Publishing in conjunction with the Institute for the Study of Labor ( IZA ) .

Reality is the state of things as they actually exist , rather than as they may appear or might be imagined . Reality includes everything that is and has been , whether or not it is observable or comprehensible . A still broader definition includes that which has existed , exists , or will exist .   Philosophers , mathematicians , and other ancient and modern thinkers , such as Aristotle , Plato , Frege , Wittgenstein , and Russell , have made a distinction between thought corresponding to reality , coherent abstractions ( thoughts of things that are imaginable but not real ) , and that which can not even be rationally thought . By contrast existence is often restricted solely to that which has physical existence or has a direct basis in it in the way that thoughts do in the brain .   Reality is often contrasted with what is imaginary , illusory , delusional , ( only ) in the mind , dreams , what is false , what is fictional , or what is abstract . At the same time , what is abstract plays a role both in everyday life and in academic research . For instance , causality , virtue , life , and distributive justice are abstract concepts that can be difficult to define , but they are only rarely equated with pure delusions . Both the existence and reality of abstractions are in dispute : one extreme position regards them as mere words ; another position regards them as higher truths than less abstract concepts . This disagreement is the basis of the philosophical problem of universals .   The truth refers to what is real , while falsity refers to what is not . Fictions are considered not real .

In epistemology , rationalism is the view that `` regards reason as the chief source and test of knowledge '' or `` any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification '' . More formally , rationalism is defined as a methodology or a theory `` in which the criterion of the truth is not sensory but intellectual and deductive '' .   In an old controversy , rationalism was opposed to empiricism , where the rationalists believed that reality has an intrinsically logical structure . Because of this , the rationalists argued that certain truths exist and that the intellect can directly grasp these truths . That is to say , rationalists asserted that certain rational principles exist in logic , mathematics , ethics , and metaphysics that are so fundamentally true that denying them causes one to fall into contradiction . The rationalists had such a high confidence in reason that empirical proof and physical evidence were regarded as unnecessary to ascertain certain truths -- in other words , `` there are significant ways in which our concepts and knowledge are gained independently of sense experience '' .   Different degrees of emphasis on this method or theory lead to a range of rationalist standpoints , from the moderate position `` that reason has precedence over other ways of acquiring knowledge '' to the more extreme position that reason is `` the unique path to knowledge '' . Given a pre-modern understanding of reason , rationalism is identical to philosophy , the Socratic life of inquiry , or the zetetic ( skeptical ) clear interpretation of authority ( open to the underlying or essential cause of things as they appear to our sense of certainty ) . In recent decades , Leo Strauss sought to revive `` Classical Political Rationalism '' as a discipline that understands the task of reasoning , not as foundational , but as maieutic .   In politics , Rationalism , since the Enlightenment , historically emphasized a `` politics of reason '' centered upon rational choice , utilitarianism , secularism , and irreligion -- the latter aspect 's antitheism later softened by politic adoption of pluralistic rationalist methods practicable regardless of religious or irreligious ideology .   In this regard , the philosopher John Cottingham noted how rationalism , a methodology , became socially conflated with atheism , a worldview :

A revolution ( from the Latin revolutio , `` a turn around '' ) is a fundamental change in political power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time when the population rises up in revolt against the current authorities .  Aristotle described two types of political revolution :  Complete change from one constitution to another  Modification of an existing constitution .  Revolutions have occurred through human history and vary widely in terms of methods , duration , and motivating ideology . Their results include major changes in culture , economy , and socio-political institutions .   Scholarly debates about what does and does not constitute a revolution center on several issues . Early studies of revolutions primarily analyzed events in European history from a psychological perspective , but more modern examinations include global events and incorporate perspectives from several social sciences , including sociology and political science . Several generations of scholarly thought on revolutions have generated many competing theories and contributed much to the current understanding of this complex phenomenon .

In nutrition , diet is the sum of food consumed by a person or other organism .  The word diet often implies the use of specific intake of nutrition for health or weight-management reasons ( with the two often being related ) . Although humans are omnivores , each culture and each person holds some food preferences or some food taboos . This may be due to personal tastes or ethical reasons . Individual dietary choices may be more or less healthy .   Complete nutrition requires ingestion and absorption of vitamins , minerals , and food energy in the form of carbohydrates , proteins , and fats . Dietary habits and choices play a significant role in the quality of life , health and longevity .

Knowledge integration is the process of synthesizing multiple knowledge models ( or representations ) into a common model ( representation ) .   Compared to information integration , which involves merging information having different schemas and representation models , knowledge integration focuses more on synthesizing the understanding of a given subject from different perspectives .   For example , multiple interpretations are possible of a set of student grades , typically each from a certain perspective . An overall , integrated view and understanding of this information can be achieved if these interpretations can be put under a common model , say , a student performance index .   The Web-based Inquiry Science Environment ( WISE ) , from the University of California at Berkeley has been developed along the lines of knowledge integration theory .   Knowledge integration has also been studied as the process of incorporating new information into a body of existing knowledge with an interdisciplinary approach . This process involves determining how the new information and the existing knowledge interact , how existing knowledge should be modified to accommodate the new information , and how the new information should be modified in light of the existing knowledge .   A learning agent that actively investigates the consequences of new information can detect and exploit a variety of learning opportunities ; e.g. , to resolve knowledge conflicts and to fill knowledge gaps . By exploiting these learning opportunities the learning agent is able to learn beyond the explicit content of the new information .   The machine learning program KI , developed by Murray and Porter at the University of Texas at Austin , was created to study the use of automated and semi-automated knowledge integration to assist knowledge engineers constructing a large knowledge base .   A possible technique which can be used is semantic matching . More recently , a technique useful to minimize the effort in mapping validation and visualization has been presented which is based on Minimal Mappings . Minimal mappings are high quality mappings such that i ) all the other mappings can be computed from them in time linear in the size of the input graphs , and ii ) none of them can be dropped without losing property i ) .   The University of Waterloo operates a Bachelor of Knowledge Integration undergraduate degree program as an academic major or minor . The program started in 2008 .