And officials said the figure was so far beyond anything they had considered plausible that they were investigating the cause.
The 50 Gigatonne decadal methane pulse scenario was posited by four Arctic specialists, and is considered plausible by Met Office scientists.
"We decided not to publish her photograph with our coverage today because she apparently made a case that the judge considered plausible that she was in danger".
Dr. McNutt added, however, that the range of estimates the technical panel considered plausible was actually wider, more like 20,000 to 40,000 barrels a day.
While the penetration of 50% renewables by 2025 may be plausible in the absence of further policy developments, it is not considered plausible that close to 90% penetration could be achieved by 2030 without substantial policy action.
Often, if a reagent has already been found somewhere in the geosphere, it is considered plausible, and if it was taken from the catalog of a chemical supplier, it is not.
Justice David H. Souter said he considered plausible the claim "that the attorney general or the director of the F.B.I. was establishing a policy centered on people with the same characteristics as the hijackers".
Besides, there are not many other Republicans in deep blue Massachusetts who are considered plausible contenders, with the exception of William F. Weld, the former governor, who has said he would defer to Mr. Brown.
That one or more passengers could attack the pilots and take over the aircraft was not considered plausible, partly because of a misplaced sense of safety bestowed by airport security checks.
The role for Ms. Kelly is considered plausible, because it is consistent with versions of Fox's plans for prime-time adjustments that have emerged in the last several weeks.
The water budget results indicate that ∼875 and 700 mm year−1 leave the SEC and MAT as deep groundwater leakage, which is considered plausible given the fractured geology in the study area.
