SEMESTER AT SEA COURSE SYLLABUS
... COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course explores the biology of the oceans, which cover about 70% of the Earth’s surface. The course begins with an introduction to the oceans as physical habitats, including ocean currents, topographical structure, climate regimes, and ocean chemistry. The course then examin ...
... COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course explores the biology of the oceans, which cover about 70% of the Earth’s surface. The course begins with an introduction to the oceans as physical habitats, including ocean currents, topographical structure, climate regimes, and ocean chemistry. The course then examin ...
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... “The South Atlantic is generally not thought of by meteorologists as a place where tropical cyclones can form. The water temperatures are generally too cool and the vertical wind shear too strong. The area is so devoid of tropical storm activity that no government agency has an official warning syst ...
... “The South Atlantic is generally not thought of by meteorologists as a place where tropical cyclones can form. The water temperatures are generally too cool and the vertical wind shear too strong. The area is so devoid of tropical storm activity that no government agency has an official warning syst ...
Strategies for Adapting to the Greenhouse Effect
... setting in motion a global warming by a mechanism commonly known as the "greenhouse effect." If current trends continue, our planet is likely to warm 3-5o C in the next century – as much as it has warmed since the last ice age. Such a warming would raise sea level a meter or more, and threaten water ...
... setting in motion a global warming by a mechanism commonly known as the "greenhouse effect." If current trends continue, our planet is likely to warm 3-5o C in the next century – as much as it has warmed since the last ice age. Such a warming would raise sea level a meter or more, and threaten water ...
Ocean Zone Activity
... What is the photic zone and how does it compare in size to the other ocean zones? (The top 10 m is where most visible light occurs and then decreases in quality and quantity down to 200m. It is a very tiny fraction of the depths of the open ocean). What is a thermocline? (A thermocline is the thin b ...
... What is the photic zone and how does it compare in size to the other ocean zones? (The top 10 m is where most visible light occurs and then decreases in quality and quantity down to 200m. It is a very tiny fraction of the depths of the open ocean). What is a thermocline? (A thermocline is the thin b ...
Global Ocean Legacy - The Pew Charitable Trusts
... •• Acidification, caused by absorption of carbon dioxide, is changing the chemistry of the ocean, placing sea life at risk. Its waters absorb about a quarter of CO2 emissions created from human activity. The rise in these emissions has increased ocean acidity by about one third since the industrial ...
... •• Acidification, caused by absorption of carbon dioxide, is changing the chemistry of the ocean, placing sea life at risk. Its waters absorb about a quarter of CO2 emissions created from human activity. The rise in these emissions has increased ocean acidity by about one third since the industrial ...
Chapter 6
... Rotation of the Earth strongly influences winds. Coriolis deflection is the apparent deviation of objects moving across Earth’s surface. – Objects are deflected to the right of direction of travel in the northern hemisphere, – Objects are deflected to the left of direction of travel in the southern ...
... Rotation of the Earth strongly influences winds. Coriolis deflection is the apparent deviation of objects moving across Earth’s surface. – Objects are deflected to the right of direction of travel in the northern hemisphere, – Objects are deflected to the left of direction of travel in the southern ...
Factors Affecting Ocean Surface Currents
... differences in density. A density current is heavier and denser than surrounding water. These currents sink toward the bottom of the ocean where they circulate for 500-2000 years before resurfacing. These are found in all oceans. ...
... differences in density. A density current is heavier and denser than surrounding water. These currents sink toward the bottom of the ocean where they circulate for 500-2000 years before resurfacing. These are found in all oceans. ...
The Great Barrier Reef!
... • Over 1500 kinds of fish live in the Great Barrier reef, including Finding Nemo star the Clownfish! • The smallest fish is called the Stout Infant Fish which is only 7 millimetres long, and the biggest is the whale shark which can grow up to 12 metres long! • It also contains some of the deadliest ...
... • Over 1500 kinds of fish live in the Great Barrier reef, including Finding Nemo star the Clownfish! • The smallest fish is called the Stout Infant Fish which is only 7 millimetres long, and the biggest is the whale shark which can grow up to 12 metres long! • It also contains some of the deadliest ...
Climate and fish - Havforskningsinstituttet
... If the sea becomes warmer, we can expect that the cod in the Barents Sea will extend their grazing grounds to the east and north. However, cod have a wide migration range, so that they could continue to spawn along the coast of Northern Norway even if they move further north to graze. However, this ...
... If the sea becomes warmer, we can expect that the cod in the Barents Sea will extend their grazing grounds to the east and north. However, cod have a wide migration range, so that they could continue to spawn along the coast of Northern Norway even if they move further north to graze. However, this ...
Understanding Climate Change - Warwick District Green Party
... increased to 80%.” And they concluded that, “The challenge of climate change is so great that action is required on all fronts if we are to achieve the scale of emission reductions required … it is simply not credible to suggest that the scale of the reductions which are required can possibly be ac ...
... increased to 80%.” And they concluded that, “The challenge of climate change is so great that action is required on all fronts if we are to achieve the scale of emission reductions required … it is simply not credible to suggest that the scale of the reductions which are required can possibly be ac ...
Chapter 21 Notes:
... east coast of Asia. This current then flows toward North America as the North Pacific Drift. ...
... east coast of Asia. This current then flows toward North America as the North Pacific Drift. ...
tipping points - EPIZ – Berlin
... • The Climate Vulnerable Forum in Manila is a group of 20 countries which are particularly vulnerable in terms of climate change, such as Kenya, Vietnam and Bangladesh. They believe that the rise of global temperature by 2°C is too much. They say that 2°C will already have serious impacts on human r ...
... • The Climate Vulnerable Forum in Manila is a group of 20 countries which are particularly vulnerable in terms of climate change, such as Kenya, Vietnam and Bangladesh. They believe that the rise of global temperature by 2°C is too much. They say that 2°C will already have serious impacts on human r ...
Global Warming : Causes, Effects and Solutions
... Global Warming Causes and Effects Global warming is a topic that is catching a lot of attentions because people are starting to see its catastrophic effects. Unfortunately, many of them are getting their information from certain medias and politicians that don’t have good knowledge about the causes ...
... Global Warming Causes and Effects Global warming is a topic that is catching a lot of attentions because people are starting to see its catastrophic effects. Unfortunately, many of them are getting their information from certain medias and politicians that don’t have good knowledge about the causes ...
Activities • Walter Geibert (Alfred-Wegener Institute, Bremerhaven
... GEOTRACES SE Atlantic cruise GA-08, M121 (R/V Meteor, chief scientist: M. Frank). PIs: E. Achterberg (Geomar, Kiel), A. Koschinsky (Jacobs University, Bremen). A total of 51 full water column stations were complemented by continuous towed fish sampling for waters and by aerosol collection. ...
... GEOTRACES SE Atlantic cruise GA-08, M121 (R/V Meteor, chief scientist: M. Frank). PIs: E. Achterberg (Geomar, Kiel), A. Koschinsky (Jacobs University, Bremen). A total of 51 full water column stations were complemented by continuous towed fish sampling for waters and by aerosol collection. ...
Effects of Sea-Level Rise on Small Island States
... beaches (e.g. Western Samoa in the Pacific Ocean). They are usually small and have steep inaccessible coasts or tend to be fringed with a narrow coral reef (e.g. Rarotonga, Cook Islands in the Pacific). They are characterized by low biodiversity because of the island’s short history. Older volcanic ...
... beaches (e.g. Western Samoa in the Pacific Ocean). They are usually small and have steep inaccessible coasts or tend to be fringed with a narrow coral reef (e.g. Rarotonga, Cook Islands in the Pacific). They are characterized by low biodiversity because of the island’s short history. Older volcanic ...
2011 Annual Report
... limestone composition forms new, otherworldly walls, columns and curtains with every drop of rainwater. As it turns out, the Walsingham Cave System is also a climate scientists’ paradise, which is situated on the northeast coast of the island. Preliminary evidence suggests that the temperature of th ...
... limestone composition forms new, otherworldly walls, columns and curtains with every drop of rainwater. As it turns out, the Walsingham Cave System is also a climate scientists’ paradise, which is situated on the northeast coast of the island. Preliminary evidence suggests that the temperature of th ...
printer-friendly sample test questions
... 4. In ocean basins, the Coriolis Effect creates large, circular currents called A. gyres. B. cyclones. C. typhoons. D. anticyclones. 5. In the Northern Hemisphere, air from a high pressure system flows A. due South as the air moves from high to low pressure. B. straight upward because the pressure ...
... 4. In ocean basins, the Coriolis Effect creates large, circular currents called A. gyres. B. cyclones. C. typhoons. D. anticyclones. 5. In the Northern Hemisphere, air from a high pressure system flows A. due South as the air moves from high to low pressure. B. straight upward because the pressure ...
Radiation
... Cloud cover: Should increase as temperature and condensation nuclei (pollution) increase, but type of cloud has an effect on surface temperature. Some cause cooling, some cause warming. Which type will increase more? Climate models still struggle with cloud prediction. Sea Level changes: Expecte ...
... Cloud cover: Should increase as temperature and condensation nuclei (pollution) increase, but type of cloud has an effect on surface temperature. Some cause cooling, some cause warming. Which type will increase more? Climate models still struggle with cloud prediction. Sea Level changes: Expecte ...
How Acidification Threatens Oceans from the Inside Out: Scientific
... What can be done? For a start, the Obama administration should enact a National Ocean Policy—the first ever for the U.S.—because it could effectively coordinate action to combat these multiple threats. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should move forward with including CO2 as a pollutant und ...
... What can be done? For a start, the Obama administration should enact a National Ocean Policy—the first ever for the U.S.—because it could effectively coordinate action to combat these multiple threats. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should move forward with including CO2 as a pollutant und ...
Ocean Currents of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Robert H. Weisberg
... 1. The eastern G of M deep-ocean circulation consists of the LC/FC/GS system, which is always present. Materials entrained in the LC can quickly flow through the Florida Straits in proximity to the Florida Keys and the east coast. 2. The WFS circulation is driven mainly by winds and surface heating. ...
... 1. The eastern G of M deep-ocean circulation consists of the LC/FC/GS system, which is always present. Materials entrained in the LC can quickly flow through the Florida Straits in proximity to the Florida Keys and the east coast. 2. The WFS circulation is driven mainly by winds and surface heating. ...
Going deep for drug discovery: an ocean to Bedside Approach to
... in the ocean8 and has been described as the Earth’s largest oceanic desert. The sedimentary microbial community has extremely low biomass and metabolic activity and is predicted to be unlike any others of the same depth previously studied by drilling programs.9 In total, 105 samples were collected ...
... in the ocean8 and has been described as the Earth’s largest oceanic desert. The sedimentary microbial community has extremely low biomass and metabolic activity and is predicted to be unlike any others of the same depth previously studied by drilling programs.9 In total, 105 samples were collected ...
Effects of global warming on oceans
Global warming can affect sea levels, coastlines, ocean acidification, ocean currents, seawater, sea surface temperatures, tides, the sea floor, weather, and trigger several changes in ocean bio-geochemistry; all of these affect the functioning of a society.