downward migration

Males lead the first wave of the downward migration and are joined by females as they progress.

A similar mechanism may be responsible for the very slow downward migration of 129I observed in the shallow groundwaters.

Sub-base surfaces should be close-textured so as to prevent downward migration of the laying sand.

Sharp downward migrations may accelerate banks’ loan loss provisions, raise levels of risk weighted assets, and put additional pressure on capital ratios.

Increases in microbial populations in subsurface soils paralleled downward migration of the oil.

A new study suggests that gravity's role in aging has been exaggerated, and that the downward migration of facial skin over time is merely an illusion.

Demand will decline moderately (net of downward migration from broadband, on the order of 0.2% for each 1% increase in price of dial-up).

Conventional economic measurements are misleading: unemployment statistics do not reflect the many jobless who have given up trying, nor downward migrations to lower-level or part-time jobs.

Limited downward migration of pollutant metals copper, zinc, nickel and lead in acidic virgin peat soils near a smelter.

In parts of northern Australia, where there are heavy seasonal rains, the ground becomes so waterlogged for part of the year that these downward migrations are not possible.

Dumontet, S., M. Levesque, and S.P. Mathur, "Limited Downward Migration of Pollutant Metals.

A better appreciation of the underlying forces that influence customer loyalty - especially attitudes and changing needs - can help organisations develop targeted strategies to correct any "downward migration" in spending habits long before they defect.

Total fish density estimates increased during upward migration and decreased during downward migration; this may be the result of differences in target strength caused by both reduced swimbladder volume and positive tilt while in deep waters.

The conditions that favor the downward migration of water from thawed to frozen ground are examined in terms of thermally induced hydraulic gradients, hydraulic conductivity, content of unfrozen pore water, temperature gradients, ice content, and gravity.

However, the change in the WARF does not fully account for the extent of downward migration since the last review because the WARF calculation in Davis Square III includes defaulted securities at its recovery amount, rather than at par.