Struve

American  

[stroo-vuh, shtroo-vuh] / ˈstru və, ˈʃtru və /

noun

1. Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von 1793–1864, Russian astronomer, born in Germany.

2. Otto, 1897–1963, U.S. astronomer, born in Russia (great-grandson of Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve).

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Struve British  

/ ˈstruːvə /

noun

1. Otto. 1897–1963, US astronomer, born in Russia, noted for his work in stellar spectroscopy and his discovery (1937) of interstellar hydrogen

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Example Sentences

Struve notes that several recent studies suggest large-scale retreat occurred in this region during the last interglacial period around 130,000 years ago, when global temperatures were similar to those seen today.

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"Our results also suggest that a lot of ice was lost in West Antarctica at that time," says Struve.

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"We were very surprised by this finding because in this area of the Southern Ocean the total amount of iron input was not the controlling factor for algae growth," Struve says.

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"Based on what we know so far, the ice sheet is not likely to collapse in the near future, but we can see that the ice there is already thinning," says Struve.

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"Normally, an increased supply of iron in the Southern Ocean would stimulate algae growth, which increases the oceanic uptake of carbon dioxide," says lead author Torben Struve of the University of Oldenburg.

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