This raises the salinity of the near-surface water.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sea ice] Reference

WSP: near-surface wind speed (knots; convert to mph).    From Wordnik.com.  [Weather models: More than just pretty pictures] Reference

Most of Arctic's near-surface permafrost to thaw by 2100.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tech & Science] Reference

Vertical transfer of near-surface waters to deeper layers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ocean processes of climatic importance in the Arctic] Reference

Some trout will be deep and unresponsive to near-surface lures.    From Wordnik.com.  [50 Great Lures by Field & Stream's John Merwin] Reference

Global near-surface 100 meters height water vapor trend is here.    From Wordnik.com.  [SPM released « Climate Audit] Reference

In a healthy system, the storms would sit atop the near-surface vortex.    From Wordnik.com.  [Another named tropical storm on the way?] Reference

Predicting patterns of near-surface air temperature using empirical data.    From Wordnik.com.  [Changes in air temperature and infrastructure in the Arctic] Reference

WDR: compass direction near-surface wind is to come from, in tens of degrees.    From Wordnik.com.  [Weather models: More than just pretty pictures] Reference

Metal detectors are simply low-cost near-surface electrical conductivity meters.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Archaeology of Battlefields] Reference

The vertical natural temperature gradient of near-surface earth is not constant.    From Wordnik.com.  [Whitewashing the Temperature Record « Climate Audit] Reference

The near-surface open water surrounded by the littoral zone is the limnetic zone.    From Wordnik.com.  [Freshwater biomes] Reference

The ocean module also predicts near-surface ocean velocities and energy transport.    From Wordnik.com.  [Climate Models – the Next Generation « Climate Audit] Reference

Coal is most cheaply mined from near-surface deposits using strip mining techniques.    From Wordnik.com.  [AP Environmental Science Chapter 13- Non-Renewable] Reference

Organisms in the near-surface layer experience the greatest exposure to UV radiation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Factors affecting surface ultraviolet radiation levels in the Arctic] Reference

Seasonal temperature ranges in the near-surface waters generally tend to increase southward.    From Wordnik.com.  [Variability in hydrographic properties and currents in the Arctic] Reference

Organisms residing in the near-surface layer experience the greatest exposure to UV radiation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Factors affecting surface ultraviolet radiation levels in the Arctic] Reference

The article contains a map of large-scale near-surface circulation in the North Pacific Ocean.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gulf of Alaska large marine ecosystem] Reference

The Dougherty Plain is mostly flat to gently rolling and influenced by the near-surface limestone.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of Alabama and Georgia (EPA)] Reference

Compass direction from which near-surface winds were reported Tuesday night through Friday morning.    From Wordnik.com.  [Predicting where the Gulf oil will go] Reference

This is evident in the increase in the average temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans.    From Wordnik.com.  [Alemayehu G. Mariam: The Toxic Ecology of African Dictatorships] Reference

More wind, even a few extra km/hr, mixes colder near-surface air with warmer above-ground air at night.    From Wordnik.com.  [Statistics of Record-Breaking Temperatures « Climate Audit] Reference

Interannual variations of the thermal regime of the active layer and near-surface permafrost in northern Alaska.    From Wordnik.com.  [Permafrost in the Arctic] Reference

Open-pit mining involves digging a large, terraced hole in the ground in order to remove a near-surface ore body.    From Wordnik.com.  [AP Environmental Science Chapter 10- Minerals] Reference

She is currently focusing on the potential habitability aspects of surface/near-surface mineral analog environments.    From Wordnik.com.  [SETI Institute: Life at the SETI Institute: Rosalba Bonaccorsi -- Protecting and Exploring Mars from Earth] Reference

Most of it accumulated in near-surface layers, home to phytoplankton, tiny plants crucial to virtually all life in the sea.    From Wordnik.com.  [Study Says Planet Warmed in 2000s] Reference

The method depends on being able to see strikes at your lure or fly, so it applies only to surface or near-surface fishing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bait and Switch] Reference

When sea ice forms in polynyas or elsewhere, salt is expelled into the water, raising the salinity of the near-surface water.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sea ice] Reference

The projected contractions of the continuous near-surface permafrost zone for the same years are 18, 29, and 41%, respectively.    From Wordnik.com.  [Permafrost in the Arctic] Reference

Seems to me that bigger ships might draw from deeper down, so the near-surface temp gradient of the sea comes into the equation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hansen and the "Destruction of Creation" « Climate Audit] Reference

Usually seen as a near-surface technique, flat-lining allows you to reach moderate depths by trolling jigs or diving crankbaits.    From Wordnik.com.  [Four Ways to Troll for Trout, Salmon, Crappies, Walleyes, and Northern Pike] Reference

They do, however, exchange various properties (such as CO2) between the deep and near-surface layers as well as to the atmosphere.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ocean processes of climatic importance in the Arctic] Reference

According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), the gap between the nearest storms and the near-surface swirl is over 100 miles.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tropical storm Tomas a goner? Haiti hoping ...] Reference

Temporal variations in the active layer and near-surface permafrost temperatures at the long-term observatories in Northern Alaska.    From Wordnik.com.  [Arctic climate variability in the twentieth century] Reference

Scenario number 3 – late spring unseasonal rains followed by a major unseasonably cold near-surface inversion but with clear skies. jae.    From Wordnik.com.  [John Hunter on Sea Levels « Climate Audit] Reference

Although its surface is uninhabited, its near-surface volume contains numerous large cave complexes which have been improved and expanded.    From Wordnik.com.  [Concordance A Terran Empire concordance] Reference