Sentence examples for depth of the active from inspiring English sources

Then he would take out a metal probe shaped like a "T" and poke it into the ground at regular intervals, measuring the depth of the active layer.

The depth of the active layer, selected as h* = 0.3 cm, is the single adjustable parameter in the model.

Eventually, he explained, the heat that had gone into increasing the depth of the active layer would work its way downward, bringing the permafrost that much closer to the thawing point.

The resistivity data supported evaluation of the presence/absence of permafrost; location and depth of the active and intermediate layers; and in some conditions changes in ice content.

The model results reveal that the maximum thawing depth of the active layer in summer gradually decreases along with the increase of the soil organic layer depth.

This increases the thaw depth of the active layer and lengthens the freezing/thawing cycle, which adversely affects the foundation stability and safety.

The other investigation concerns the influence of organic soil layer depth on the active layer at Tanggula station.

The focal mechanisms obtained from our OBS observations showed that trench-normal tensional stresses within the subducting Pacific plate extend to a depth of at least about 30 km or even 35 km below the sea surface, which corresponds to 25 km below the top of the oceanic crust, considering the depth range of the active seismicity (Figure 2c,d).

As a result of global warming, the depth of the permafrost active layer on the Qinghai Tibet Plateau (QTP) has been increasing progressively during the past few decades.

The passive sensor detected the nitrogen uptake of the entire maize foliage, whereas the sensing depth of the two active sensors was confined to the upper canopy layer.

The results from this study show a distinct seasonal signature of trace metal concentrations in late fall that correlates with the depth of the thawed active layer.