The phrase "a downward shift" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a decrease or decline in a particular situation, such as in economics, performance, or trends.
Example: "The company experienced a downward shift in sales over the last quarter, prompting a review of its marketing strategy."
Alternatives: "a decline" or "a decrease".
A weaker polar vortex results in a downward shift of the winter mesospheric gravity wave drag.
Moreover, propofol caused a downward shift of the I V curve of IK in a concentration dependent manner.
Propofol also caused a downward shift of the I V curve of Ik at 30 μM concentration.
Clearly, many banks have other priorities these days, as a downward shift in the credit cycle has hurt their core business.
With earlier onset of adrenarche (when the adrenal gland awakens) and menarche (first period), the authors of the guidelines suggest, "there appears to be a downward shift in the age at which acne first appears".
The decline in investment is shown by the shift of the investment schedule from Ī0 to Ī1, which results in a downward shift of the aggregate demand schedule from C + Ī0 to C + Ī1.
In the incongruent conditions when complex tone pairs were presented with a downward shift in pitch height but an upward shift in pitch chroma (incongruent DU condition), listeners perceived an upward pitch shift in 95.8% +/− 6.0% of the trials.
When complex tone pairs with an upward shift in pitch height but a downward shift in pitch chroma were presented (incongruent UD condition), listeners perceived a downward pitch movement in 92.4% +/− 8.9% of the trials.
The doped Li in SnO2 enhanced conductivity as well as induced a downward shift of the conduction band minimum of SnO2, which facilitated injection and transfer of electrons from the conduction band of the perovskite.
Cu layers prepared by underpotential deposition induced charge transfer from Pd to Cu and a downward shift of the average d-band center of the catalyst relative to the Fermi level.
A general feature of lower MIL in monthly mean profile was observed twice a year, one from February to May, and the other from August to October with a downward shift of the top level.
