If war were to break out between India and Pakistan, Admiral Singh said, the American naval presence in the Indian Ocean in relation to its military action in Afghanistan would not pose a major problem.
Although usually considered pelagic (inhabiting the open ocean), in relation to distribution and life history, they are closer to the neritic (coastal) fauna because they do not usually occur in the really open parts of the oceans; rather, they stay close to shore and in bays.
It's not even the case that Darling is being motivated by his desperate need for money, because a one-off levy on the £6bn expected payout for the City this year is a drop in the ocean in relation to the deficits Britain is going to run for years to come.
All the efforts carried out so far to improve the wood energy situation in developing countries through development of fuelwood resources, dissemination of improved stoves and enhancement of national and international capabilities are merely a drop in the ocean in relation to the magnitude and importance of the problems to be solved.
Skliris, N. et al. Salinity changes in the World Ocean since 1950 in relation to changing surface fresh water fluxes.
The physical environment of the oceans was critically studied in relation to solar energy, ocean's wave energy and patterns [22].
Recent advances in electronic tagging techniques have provided the capacity to observe the movements and long-distance migrations of animals in relation to ocean processes across a range of ecological scales5,6.
Broadcasting today, despite its appeal to the public imagination, is really only in the position of the prehistoric fisherman who put out a few hundred yards from shore in his frail coracle or dug-out … We may be certain, therefore, that the work of the past few years … is but shallow-water fishing in relation to ocean navigation".
The mooring system is designed for extended durations (servicing will be required every 10-12 months), allowing us to address the seasonality and the inter-annual variability in prey biomass and density in relation to ocean physical dynamics with low maintenance.
