- Aquatic Commons
... Satellite use for remote sensing for example, has been used to make many marine observations and collect data over the whole ocean. Japanese Earth Observation Satellite “ADEOS” was successfully launched on August 17th. It has two oceanographic sensors named OCTS and NSCAT, both of which are now work ...
... Satellite use for remote sensing for example, has been used to make many marine observations and collect data over the whole ocean. Japanese Earth Observation Satellite “ADEOS” was successfully launched on August 17th. It has two oceanographic sensors named OCTS and NSCAT, both of which are now work ...
Climate Change of the Arctic and Antarctica.
... decreased by as much as 18 percent in certain areas over nearly two decades, providing new insights on how the Antarctic ice sheet is responding to climate change. ...
... decreased by as much as 18 percent in certain areas over nearly two decades, providing new insights on how the Antarctic ice sheet is responding to climate change. ...
an international network of coral reef ecosystem observing systems
... are collected during human-mediated visual or photographic surveys (Fig. 2a). Such efforts are often as part of ongoing coral reef monitoring programs, such as those mentioned above along the GBR [44,45], in the Caribbean [51,52], across the Pacific Islands [29,53,54,55,56,57,58], and globally [11,5 ...
... are collected during human-mediated visual or photographic surveys (Fig. 2a). Such efforts are often as part of ongoing coral reef monitoring programs, such as those mentioned above along the GBR [44,45], in the Caribbean [51,52], across the Pacific Islands [29,53,54,55,56,57,58], and globally [11,5 ...
Biogeochemical and physical controls on concentrations of
... and factors controlling the occurrence of hydrophobic pollutants such as PAHs and Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in marine waters. Coastal inputs may be certainly important driving the occurrence of pollutants locally, but their influence in open sea waters is small due to the importance of di ...
... and factors controlling the occurrence of hydrophobic pollutants such as PAHs and Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in marine waters. Coastal inputs may be certainly important driving the occurrence of pollutants locally, but their influence in open sea waters is small due to the importance of di ...
Icefield-to-Ocean Linkages across the Northern
... understanding of the biophysical linkages between glacier mass loss and downstream freshwater and marine ecosystems. Although ecological responses to abrupt climate shifts are well documented (i.e., climate-biology covariation or “regime shifts”; Hare and Mantua 2000, Litzow and Mueter 2014), there ...
... understanding of the biophysical linkages between glacier mass loss and downstream freshwater and marine ecosystems. Although ecological responses to abrupt climate shifts are well documented (i.e., climate-biology covariation or “regime shifts”; Hare and Mantua 2000, Litzow and Mueter 2014), there ...
Projecting future climate change: implications of carbon cycle model
... included by changing (decreasing with time) the total productive land area covered by the terrestrial biosphere. The carbon mass in each of the boxes is proportional to the total productive land area. Decreases in area lead to CO2 emissions due to changes in land use as well as a decrease in the glo ...
... included by changing (decreasing with time) the total productive land area covered by the terrestrial biosphere. The carbon mass in each of the boxes is proportional to the total productive land area. Decreases in area lead to CO2 emissions due to changes in land use as well as a decrease in the glo ...
As Goes The Arctic, So Goes The Planet
... 2007, sea ice extent fell to its lowest level in recorded history, and according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center, that record was almost matched in 2008. Arctic communities rely on sea ice for hunting, fishing, and other activities necessary for survival. Sea ice also serves as a platform ...
... 2007, sea ice extent fell to its lowest level in recorded history, and according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center, that record was almost matched in 2008. Arctic communities rely on sea ice for hunting, fishing, and other activities necessary for survival. Sea ice also serves as a platform ...
Review of the Current State of Development and the Potential for
... A hydrothermal vent is a geyser on the seafloor which gushes hot water into the cold, deep ocean. These hot springs are heated by molten rock below the seabed (Gage and Tyler, 1991). Deep-sea vents have been found in the Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic and Indian Oceans (Little and Vrijenhoek, 2003). They ...
... A hydrothermal vent is a geyser on the seafloor which gushes hot water into the cold, deep ocean. These hot springs are heated by molten rock below the seabed (Gage and Tyler, 1991). Deep-sea vents have been found in the Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic and Indian Oceans (Little and Vrijenhoek, 2003). They ...
Tsunami Detection and Warnings for the United States
... Congress raised concerns about the possible vulnerability of U.S. coastal areas to tsunamis, and the adequacy of early warning for coastal areas, after a strong underwater earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, on December 26, 2004. The earthquake generated a tsunami that devastated ...
... Congress raised concerns about the possible vulnerability of U.S. coastal areas to tsunamis, and the adequacy of early warning for coastal areas, after a strong underwater earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, on December 26, 2004. The earthquake generated a tsunami that devastated ...
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... spaces are defined by their combinations of ecologies—and, in the context of anthromes, by their combinations of uses and impacts. Ellis and Ramankutty [18] note that “anthropogenic biomes are best characterized as heterogeneous landscape mosaics, combining a variety of different land uses and land ...
... spaces are defined by their combinations of ecologies—and, in the context of anthromes, by their combinations of uses and impacts. Ellis and Ramankutty [18] note that “anthropogenic biomes are best characterized as heterogeneous landscape mosaics, combining a variety of different land uses and land ...
MTS Journal Part 2 - Ocean Innovations
... data, may be done through the glass with hall effect or reed switches, infrared, or blue tooth. Radio and flashing light recovery beacons have been shown to work effectively housed internally. GPS, ARGOS, or Iridium transceivers as well as VHF radio links penetrate the glass without problem. Status l ...
... data, may be done through the glass with hall effect or reed switches, infrared, or blue tooth. Radio and flashing light recovery beacons have been shown to work effectively housed internally. GPS, ARGOS, or Iridium transceivers as well as VHF radio links penetrate the glass without problem. Status l ...
1994 Annual Report - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
... Director, I must say there has been quite a share of challenges and accomplishments. Changes on both national and international levels require a more competitive and innovative Institution stance as we continue to build upon our strengths in basic ocean science research and education. With Jim Luyte ...
... Director, I must say there has been quite a share of challenges and accomplishments. Changes on both national and international levels require a more competitive and innovative Institution stance as we continue to build upon our strengths in basic ocean science research and education. With Jim Luyte ...
Diversity of cultivated and metabolically active
... analysis (Yutin et al., 2007). Although these DNA-based approaches have given insight into the diversity of AAP bacteria, analysis of relevant functional communities is still a challenge, as DNA could be stable in resting cells and even dead cells and may also be present as extracellular DNA. In con ...
... analysis (Yutin et al., 2007). Although these DNA-based approaches have given insight into the diversity of AAP bacteria, analysis of relevant functional communities is still a challenge, as DNA could be stable in resting cells and even dead cells and may also be present as extracellular DNA. In con ...
Seawater nutrient and carbonate ion concentrations recorded as P
... (Montagna et al., 2006), suggesting that P/Ca in the skeleton is 7 times greater than P/Ca in ambient seawater. Questioning the validity of this outcome led to further research and resulted in the revised P/Ca calibration presented in this paper. The deep sea coral D. dianthus also holds promise fo ...
... (Montagna et al., 2006), suggesting that P/Ca in the skeleton is 7 times greater than P/Ca in ambient seawater. Questioning the validity of this outcome led to further research and resulted in the revised P/Ca calibration presented in this paper. The deep sea coral D. dianthus also holds promise fo ...
SECOND INTERNATIONAL INDIAN OCEAN EXPEDITION (IIOE-2)
... respects. This is largely because the Indian Ocean remains under-sampled in both space and time, especially compared to the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The situation is compounded by the Indian Ocean being a dynamically complex and highly variable system under monsoonal influence. Many uncertaintie ...
... respects. This is largely because the Indian Ocean remains under-sampled in both space and time, especially compared to the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The situation is compounded by the Indian Ocean being a dynamically complex and highly variable system under monsoonal influence. Many uncertaintie ...
Sedimentation of organic and inorganic
... Little is known about seasonal and depth-related changes in sedimentation of particulate material in Norwegian fjords. Wassmann (1981) and Gulliksen (1982) applied sediment traps to measure the supply of particulate material to the sediment surface in respectively Fanafjorden and Balsfjorden, wherea ...
... Little is known about seasonal and depth-related changes in sedimentation of particulate material in Norwegian fjords. Wassmann (1981) and Gulliksen (1982) applied sediment traps to measure the supply of particulate material to the sediment surface in respectively Fanafjorden and Balsfjorden, wherea ...
Contributions of anoxygenic and oxygenic phototrophy and
... by increasing the rate, or efficiency, of conversion of dissolved organic carbon ultimately derived from autotrophic inorganic carbon assimilation into particulate organic carbon. Chemolithotrophs and anoxygenic autotrophs today depend on the activities of oxygenic chemolithotrophs for one or more o ...
... by increasing the rate, or efficiency, of conversion of dissolved organic carbon ultimately derived from autotrophic inorganic carbon assimilation into particulate organic carbon. Chemolithotrophs and anoxygenic autotrophs today depend on the activities of oxygenic chemolithotrophs for one or more o ...
IOC/BSRC Workshop on Black Sea Fluxes, Istanbul, Turkey, 10
... IOC Workshop Report No. 14.5 we 5 ...
... IOC Workshop Report No. 14.5 we 5 ...
Did high Neo-Tethys subduction rates contribute to early Cenozoic
... 50.7 Ma), the warmest interval of the Cenozoic. It was recently suggested that sustained high atmospheric pCO2 , controlling warm early Cenozoic climate, may have been released during Neo-Tethys closure through the subduction of large amounts of pelagic carbonates and their recycling as CO2 at arc v ...
... 50.7 Ma), the warmest interval of the Cenozoic. It was recently suggested that sustained high atmospheric pCO2 , controlling warm early Cenozoic climate, may have been released during Neo-Tethys closure through the subduction of large amounts of pelagic carbonates and their recycling as CO2 at arc v ...
Ch. 16 Marine and Coastal Systems
... • Figures on total global catch do not relate the species, age, and size of fish harvested • As fishing increases, the size and age of fish caught decline ...
... • Figures on total global catch do not relate the species, age, and size of fish harvested • As fishing increases, the size and age of fish caught decline ...
exhanges.naobook
... development of numerous extensions from paleoclimate proxies, and Cook (2002) critically reviews these attempts. He also presents a new winter NAO index reconstruction back to AD 1400. Another reason for invigorated interest in the NAO is that the richly complex and differential responses of the sur ...
... development of numerous extensions from paleoclimate proxies, and Cook (2002) critically reviews these attempts. He also presents a new winter NAO index reconstruction back to AD 1400. Another reason for invigorated interest in the NAO is that the richly complex and differential responses of the sur ...
HMS Challenger NHD Essay FINAL COPY
... Africa, through the southern Indian Ocean, into the Antarctic Circle, past Australia, across the Pacific Ocean, around the tip of South America, and back home in the May of 1876 (see Appendix B).22 During this route, the Challenger collected a standard set of data, including water depth, temperatur ...
... Africa, through the southern Indian Ocean, into the Antarctic Circle, past Australia, across the Pacific Ocean, around the tip of South America, and back home in the May of 1876 (see Appendix B).22 During this route, the Challenger collected a standard set of data, including water depth, temperatur ...
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... swamps. Sternberg and Swart (1987) used stable isotopes in plant stem water to determine relative ocean water and fresh water utilization in plants. They concluded that mangroves can utilize water ranging from fresh to oceanic, indicating plasticity in the salt-tolerant physiological system. Thus, w ...
... swamps. Sternberg and Swart (1987) used stable isotopes in plant stem water to determine relative ocean water and fresh water utilization in plants. They concluded that mangroves can utilize water ranging from fresh to oceanic, indicating plasticity in the salt-tolerant physiological system. Thus, w ...
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.