Lecture notes, part six
... boundary layer over land. A classical explanation for the development of a sea breeze is the “Upwards” Theory: The differential heating between land and sea leads to the development of a horizontal pressure gradient, which causes a flow from land towards sea. This flow is called a “return current”, ...
... boundary layer over land. A classical explanation for the development of a sea breeze is the “Upwards” Theory: The differential heating between land and sea leads to the development of a horizontal pressure gradient, which causes a flow from land towards sea. This flow is called a “return current”, ...
Closing the Global Water Vapor Budget with AIRS
... water vapor sink in the literature (Schumacher et al. 2008; Shige et al. 2008; Yanai et al. 1973) and differs from the conventional defined Q2 in the literature by a factor equal to the water latent heat of evaporation (L). The integrated S from the top of the atmosphere ( pt) to the surface pressur ...
... water vapor sink in the literature (Schumacher et al. 2008; Shige et al. 2008; Yanai et al. 1973) and differs from the conventional defined Q2 in the literature by a factor equal to the water latent heat of evaporation (L). The integrated S from the top of the atmosphere ( pt) to the surface pressur ...
Global Oceans Governance: New and Emerging Issues
... processes have also changed. In this review, we outline the concept of environmental governance and focus on three governance themes: actors, scale, and knowledge. Under five broad categories of ocean activities— food production, biodiversity conservation, industrialization, global environmental cha ...
... processes have also changed. In this review, we outline the concept of environmental governance and focus on three governance themes: actors, scale, and knowledge. Under five broad categories of ocean activities— food production, biodiversity conservation, industrialization, global environmental cha ...
PDF - Science Matters
... Earthquakes indicate plate movement along faults in California. Forces in the Earth (tension, compression, shearing) cause stress at plate boundaries. Movement at plate boundaries produces different types of faults: normal, reverse/thrust, and strike-slip. Exposed rock layers indicate the type of fa ...
... Earthquakes indicate plate movement along faults in California. Forces in the Earth (tension, compression, shearing) cause stress at plate boundaries. Movement at plate boundaries produces different types of faults: normal, reverse/thrust, and strike-slip. Exposed rock layers indicate the type of fa ...
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... Perhaps the best known of the divergent boundaries is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This is a submerged mountain range, which extends from the Arctic Ocean to beyond the southern tip of Africa. The rate of spreading along the MidAtlantic Ridge averages about 2.5 centimeters per year (cm/yr), or 25 km in a ...
... Perhaps the best known of the divergent boundaries is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This is a submerged mountain range, which extends from the Arctic Ocean to beyond the southern tip of Africa. The rate of spreading along the MidAtlantic Ridge averages about 2.5 centimeters per year (cm/yr), or 25 km in a ...
Continental drift and a theory of convection
... interior is hot. Unfortunately at first these methods failed to provide any details. Seismologists were the first geophysicists to produce precise results from the interior, They began to do so early this century after the invention of modern seismometers and the discovery of how to interpret the re ...
... interior is hot. Unfortunately at first these methods failed to provide any details. Seismologists were the first geophysicists to produce precise results from the interior, They began to do so early this century after the invention of modern seismometers and the discovery of how to interpret the re ...
Week 06B, Monday Time Lesson/Activity Materials 8:15 8:50
... A piece of 2x4 wood, cut approximately 13 cm long. 10 thin rubber bands (looped together for a total length of ...
... A piece of 2x4 wood, cut approximately 13 cm long. 10 thin rubber bands (looped together for a total length of ...
Safeguarding the Health of Oceans
... such as evaporation and photosynthesis, oceans and the life they support help regulate the climate, maintain a livable atmosphere, convert solar energy into food, and break down natural wastes. These services are “valued” in the trillions of dollars annually by recent estimates. In reality, though, ...
... such as evaporation and photosynthesis, oceans and the life they support help regulate the climate, maintain a livable atmosphere, convert solar energy into food, and break down natural wastes. These services are “valued” in the trillions of dollars annually by recent estimates. In reality, though, ...
An experimental study on major element release from the sediments
... At present, the socio-economic development and enhanced human activities have caused increasing pressure on marine environment, such as ocean acidification and warming, which is generated by abundant CO2 emissions through fossil fuel combustion (Doney, 2010). Ocean acidification would affect biogeoc ...
... At present, the socio-economic development and enhanced human activities have caused increasing pressure on marine environment, such as ocean acidification and warming, which is generated by abundant CO2 emissions through fossil fuel combustion (Doney, 2010). Ocean acidification would affect biogeoc ...
The Ocean sciences section functions, activities and work plan
... strategy and within the IOC mission statement. During the XXIVth session of the IOC Assembly, the Ocean Sciences Section (OSS) presented a perspective on how the current scientific programmes under the OSS contribute to the different IOC HLO. The roadmap given in the 34 C/4 has to be translated into ...
... strategy and within the IOC mission statement. During the XXIVth session of the IOC Assembly, the Ocean Sciences Section (OSS) presented a perspective on how the current scientific programmes under the OSS contribute to the different IOC HLO. The roadmap given in the 34 C/4 has to be translated into ...
The subjective scale of intensity used most often to show areas of
... Which of the following fault(s) would result from stretching forces? a. a&b b. b&c c. c d. d e. none of these choices In Figure E, the hangwall (headwall) is up in relation to the footwall. a. True b. False c. Can’t be determined without more data Which of the following pairs of faults are the resul ...
... Which of the following fault(s) would result from stretching forces? a. a&b b. b&c c. c d. d e. none of these choices In Figure E, the hangwall (headwall) is up in relation to the footwall. a. True b. False c. Can’t be determined without more data Which of the following pairs of faults are the resul ...
Coastal Processes: WAVES - Organization of American States
... energy from wind to water. This process often results in ripples travelling at an angle to the mean wind direction giving a diamond shaped pattern to the water surface. As the ripples grow they begin to deform the air flow above them; this causes a change in the pressure distribution on the water su ...
... energy from wind to water. This process often results in ripples travelling at an angle to the mean wind direction giving a diamond shaped pattern to the water surface. As the ripples grow they begin to deform the air flow above them; this causes a change in the pressure distribution on the water su ...
project summary
... higher temperatures, higher turbidity, and lower salinities to deeper, offshore areas with colder, more saline, and less turbid waters. Bottom depth, temperature, salinity, Secchi depth, and distance from shore are all Sockeye salmon at the end of their upriver spawning migration strongly confounded ...
... higher temperatures, higher turbidity, and lower salinities to deeper, offshore areas with colder, more saline, and less turbid waters. Bottom depth, temperature, salinity, Secchi depth, and distance from shore are all Sockeye salmon at the end of their upriver spawning migration strongly confounded ...
Division 36D South Pacific
... islands and in coastal margins where variability in local dynamics is high (Dandonneau et al., 2004). Although information on the assemblages of plankton is available for most coastal and shelf regions across the South Pacific Ocean, data on seasonal and inter-annual variability or longer-term trend ...
... islands and in coastal margins where variability in local dynamics is high (Dandonneau et al., 2004). Although information on the assemblages of plankton is available for most coastal and shelf regions across the South Pacific Ocean, data on seasonal and inter-annual variability or longer-term trend ...
Plate Tectonics Notes
... An eruption occurs at only part of the plate boundary at one time but when it does occur it pushes the two opposing plates slightly away from each other Over the course of millions of years the plates will grow many hundreds of kilometers in a direction away from the divergent plate boundary. ...
... An eruption occurs at only part of the plate boundary at one time but when it does occur it pushes the two opposing plates slightly away from each other Over the course of millions of years the plates will grow many hundreds of kilometers in a direction away from the divergent plate boundary. ...
marine sediments in GE v3
... 1. Go to the GEODE website http://geode.net/exploring-marine-sediments-using-google-earth/ and click on: Surficial Sea Floor Sediment Map Data v2.kmz. Save the file to your computer, and then click on the file to open it. This will automatically open the file in Google Earth. 2. Be sure that the Sed ...
... 1. Go to the GEODE website http://geode.net/exploring-marine-sediments-using-google-earth/ and click on: Surficial Sea Floor Sediment Map Data v2.kmz. Save the file to your computer, and then click on the file to open it. This will automatically open the file in Google Earth. 2. Be sure that the Sed ...
Sediments Are Historical Records of Ocean
... seafloor are parts of the great cycles of formation and destruction assured by Earth’s hot interior. Marine sediment is composed of particles from land, from biological activity in the ocean, from chemical processes within water, and even from space. The blanket of seafloor sediment is thickest at t ...
... seafloor are parts of the great cycles of formation and destruction assured by Earth’s hot interior. Marine sediment is composed of particles from land, from biological activity in the ocean, from chemical processes within water, and even from space. The blanket of seafloor sediment is thickest at t ...
Harvesting energy from the sea
... Offshore wind and marine biomass are not presented in this study. They are all considered as part of other renewable energy sources: wind power and biomass respectively. ...
... Offshore wind and marine biomass are not presented in this study. They are all considered as part of other renewable energy sources: wind power and biomass respectively. ...
Earth-9th-Edition-Tarbuck-Solution-Manual
... from different continents; and organisms, identified by their fossil remains, that would have had serious trouble migrating from one continent to another across oceans the size of those today. These latter organisms include land-dwelling amphibians and reptiles and numerous species of plants. 5. If ...
... from different continents; and organisms, identified by their fossil remains, that would have had serious trouble migrating from one continent to another across oceans the size of those today. These latter organisms include land-dwelling amphibians and reptiles and numerous species of plants. 5. If ...
Tidal Energy and Large-Scale Fish Farming, Benefits
... offshore platforms or of wind-power plants from Tsunami waves and from high sea-waves caused by storms. In such a double-pipe structure the outer and the inner fences are connected and thus closed at the bottom. The construction is done in analogy to the Tsunami barrier construction. This annular st ...
... offshore platforms or of wind-power plants from Tsunami waves and from high sea-waves caused by storms. In such a double-pipe structure the outer and the inner fences are connected and thus closed at the bottom. The construction is done in analogy to the Tsunami barrier construction. This annular st ...
VERTIGO (VERtical Transport In the Global Ocean): A study of
... blocks of marine particles in the surface ocean, and study changes in relative composition and flux with depth of carbon and associated elements. Our two initial hypotheses were that: (1) particle source characteristics determine transport efficiency of sinking particles and/or (2) mid-water processes ...
... blocks of marine particles in the surface ocean, and study changes in relative composition and flux with depth of carbon and associated elements. Our two initial hypotheses were that: (1) particle source characteristics determine transport efficiency of sinking particles and/or (2) mid-water processes ...
06_chapter 1
... oceanic and continental crust merges along a narrow transition zone. Continental margins form about 20% of the total area of oceans. Morphologically continental margin is divided into continental shelf, slope and rise. Continental shelf consists of gently sloping flat laying area and extends from sh ...
... oceanic and continental crust merges along a narrow transition zone. Continental margins form about 20% of the total area of oceans. Morphologically continental margin is divided into continental shelf, slope and rise. Continental shelf consists of gently sloping flat laying area and extends from sh ...
CAGE Annual Report 2014 - Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate
... The Barents Sea is a major part of the North Atlantic where warm Atlantic water mixes with the cold Arctic waters. Abundant shallow gas accumulations, fluid flow features, and gas hydrates occur in the SW Barents Sea because of hydrocarbon leakage from deep reservoirs. Recent ocean warming has incre ...
... The Barents Sea is a major part of the North Atlantic where warm Atlantic water mixes with the cold Arctic waters. Abundant shallow gas accumulations, fluid flow features, and gas hydrates occur in the SW Barents Sea because of hydrocarbon leakage from deep reservoirs. Recent ocean warming has incre ...
2016 - Plateforme Océan et Climat
... the continental ice sheet. Over the second half of the 20th century, the ocean has significantly warmed. It currently stores nearly 90% of excess heat accumulated in the climate system over the course of the past 50 years. Ocean thermal expansion caused by the rise of the sea’s temperature explains ...
... the continental ice sheet. Over the second half of the 20th century, the ocean has significantly warmed. It currently stores nearly 90% of excess heat accumulated in the climate system over the course of the past 50 years. Ocean thermal expansion caused by the rise of the sea’s temperature explains ...
31. From Continental Drift to Plate Tectonics
... capable of traversing large bodies of water, yet their fossils are now separated by oceans. Paleontological evidence from North America and Eurasia is less spectacular than that from the southern continents, but it is there nonetheless. Consider, for example, the small, bottom-dwelling marine animal ...
... capable of traversing large bodies of water, yet their fossils are now separated by oceans. Paleontological evidence from North America and Eurasia is less spectacular than that from the southern continents, but it is there nonetheless. Consider, for example, the small, bottom-dwelling marine animal ...
Physical oceanography
Physical oceanography is the study of physical conditions and physical processes within the ocean, especially the motions and physical properties of ocean waters.Physical oceanography is one of several sub-domains into which oceanography is divided. Others include biological, chemical and geological oceanographies.