37th session of the Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects
... Side event on “radioactive contamination of the marine environment, with particular reference to the Fukushima nuclear accident”: The event, organized by IAEA-Environment Laboratories, included seven presentations on this topic given by scientists from Japan, IAEA-EL, Italy, France and Australia. Th ...
... Side event on “radioactive contamination of the marine environment, with particular reference to the Fukushima nuclear accident”: The event, organized by IAEA-Environment Laboratories, included seven presentations on this topic given by scientists from Japan, IAEA-EL, Italy, France and Australia. Th ...
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... arc even less likely. Biological action should be similar to that in the sea floor, since the cores were kept in darkness and at temperatures lower than in deep Atlantic Ocean water. Diffusion of oxygen or carbon dioxide through the core liner would be unlikely to alter the silicate equilibrium unle ...
... arc even less likely. Biological action should be similar to that in the sea floor, since the cores were kept in darkness and at temperatures lower than in deep Atlantic Ocean water. Diffusion of oxygen or carbon dioxide through the core liner would be unlikely to alter the silicate equilibrium unle ...
The climatology, meteorology, and boundary layer structure of
... can lead to strong boundary layer turbulence and surface heat loss from the ocean (Brümmer 1996), ...
... can lead to strong boundary layer turbulence and surface heat loss from the ocean (Brümmer 1996), ...
climate change: a deadly threat to coral reefs
... coal, oil and gas has led to the world’s longest ever global bleaching event, beginning in 2014 and ongoing in 2017, with repeated bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef and other reefs worldwide offering no reprieve. In March 2017, the latest surveys of the Great Barrier Reef show severe bleaching has ...
... coal, oil and gas has led to the world’s longest ever global bleaching event, beginning in 2014 and ongoing in 2017, with repeated bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef and other reefs worldwide offering no reprieve. In March 2017, the latest surveys of the Great Barrier Reef show severe bleaching has ...
ICRS2012_9A_6 - 12th International Coral Reef Symposium
... also reported the temperature-dependent loss of PSII activity from naturally and experimentally bleached corals as well as in cultured zooxanthellae treated at 32⁰C. These findings strongly suggest that damage to photosynthetic apparatus in zooxanthellae is a determinant of coral bleaching. The pres ...
... also reported the temperature-dependent loss of PSII activity from naturally and experimentally bleached corals as well as in cultured zooxanthellae treated at 32⁰C. These findings strongly suggest that damage to photosynthetic apparatus in zooxanthellae is a determinant of coral bleaching. The pres ...
On the total geostrophic circulation of the North Atlantic Ocean: Flow
... The characteristics used as tracers have various sources and lie in various ranges of depth and density, and are spread throughout the ocean by both flow and mixing. Their patterns are examined along vertical sections and along isopycnal surfaces. In some density ranges the patterns are sharply defi ...
... The characteristics used as tracers have various sources and lie in various ranges of depth and density, and are spread throughout the ocean by both flow and mixing. Their patterns are examined along vertical sections and along isopycnal surfaces. In some density ranges the patterns are sharply defi ...
Source levels of fin whale 20 Hz pulses measured in the Northeast
... velocities of mid-ocean ridge basalts near the seafloor estimated at this location using refraction (Cudrak and Clowes, 1993) and reflection data (Van Ark et al., 2007) for sources near the sea surface and from the East Pacific Rise using refraction data for a source near the seafloor (Christeson et ...
... velocities of mid-ocean ridge basalts near the seafloor estimated at this location using refraction (Cudrak and Clowes, 1993) and reflection data (Van Ark et al., 2007) for sources near the sea surface and from the East Pacific Rise using refraction data for a source near the seafloor (Christeson et ...
Microbial Extracellular Enzymes in Marine Sediments: Methods
... energy limited sediment beneath the seafloor. Extracellular enzymes breakdown organic compounds so that the nutrients can move inside the cell and be used for energy. This study explored the role extracellular enzymes play in the microbial metabolisms of the deep biosphere by 1) developing reliable ...
... energy limited sediment beneath the seafloor. Extracellular enzymes breakdown organic compounds so that the nutrients can move inside the cell and be used for energy. This study explored the role extracellular enzymes play in the microbial metabolisms of the deep biosphere by 1) developing reliable ...
Relationships between North Atlantic salmon, plankton, and
... salmon abundance suggest that a changing climate is responsible. Against this background, average global surface air and sea temperatures have increased by 0.78C since the 1880s, and especially rapidly since the mid 1980s (Hansen et al., 2010), with the average temperature in 2010 (Figure 1) closel ...
... salmon abundance suggest that a changing climate is responsible. Against this background, average global surface air and sea temperatures have increased by 0.78C since the 1880s, and especially rapidly since the mid 1980s (Hansen et al., 2010), with the average temperature in 2010 (Figure 1) closel ...
Serpentinite and the dawn of life Research Norman H. Sleep
... water and slush in moving water [52]. In the deep marine setting envisioned by Lane et al. [16] and Russell et al. [6], calcium carbonate precipitates in the pore networks within the chimney above the vent. Carbonate precipitation depletes Ca2þ from the vent fluid; the admixed sea water dilutes Ca2þ ...
... water and slush in moving water [52]. In the deep marine setting envisioned by Lane et al. [16] and Russell et al. [6], calcium carbonate precipitates in the pore networks within the chimney above the vent. Carbonate precipitation depletes Ca2þ from the vent fluid; the admixed sea water dilutes Ca2þ ...
ArcCoML - Arctic Ocean Diversity
... The Arctic sea ice and its related biota are unique, and its year-round existence allowed the development of ice endemic species. The specialized, sympagic (=ice-associated) community within the sea ice is found in the liquid filled network of pores and brine channels (Weissenberger et al. 1992; Eic ...
... The Arctic sea ice and its related biota are unique, and its year-round existence allowed the development of ice endemic species. The specialized, sympagic (=ice-associated) community within the sea ice is found in the liquid filled network of pores and brine channels (Weissenberger et al. 1992; Eic ...
Climate change, fisheries, and aquaculture
... Canada’s long coastline and vast oceans give it a stewardship responsibility to be an international leader in addressing anthropogenic stressors that threaten ocean health and marine biodiversity. Climate change, fishing, and aquaculture influence marine biodiversity (albeit at different spatial sca ...
... Canada’s long coastline and vast oceans give it a stewardship responsibility to be an international leader in addressing anthropogenic stressors that threaten ocean health and marine biodiversity. Climate change, fishing, and aquaculture influence marine biodiversity (albeit at different spatial sca ...
Nitrogen in the Marine Environment
... time of fixed nitrogen in the ocean of a few thousand years only (Gruber, 2004), an order of magnitude shorter than that of phosphorus, whose residence time is of the order of several tens of thousands years (Delaney, 1998). This makes the marine nitrogen cycle very dynamic and at the same time susc ...
... time of fixed nitrogen in the ocean of a few thousand years only (Gruber, 2004), an order of magnitude shorter than that of phosphorus, whose residence time is of the order of several tens of thousands years (Delaney, 1998). This makes the marine nitrogen cycle very dynamic and at the same time susc ...
LESSON PLANS - hiddencorner.us
... In Chapter 2, the student is introduced to the world of scientific research, particularly that of marine science. The scientific method is explained as the procedure by which scientists conduct valid research. Units of scientific measurement are discussed. Special characteristics of ocean water, suc ...
... In Chapter 2, the student is introduced to the world of scientific research, particularly that of marine science. The scientific method is explained as the procedure by which scientists conduct valid research. Units of scientific measurement are discussed. Special characteristics of ocean water, suc ...
Newfoundland and Labrador Shelf
... high in 2006. Sea ice extent and duration has been below average since mid-1990, with 2006 experiencing the lowest sea ice extent since records began in 1963. The biological components of the NLSE have also changed dramatically over the past 40 to 50 years. Phytoplankton biomass has increased over t ...
... high in 2006. Sea ice extent and duration has been below average since mid-1990, with 2006 experiencing the lowest sea ice extent since records began in 1963. The biological components of the NLSE have also changed dramatically over the past 40 to 50 years. Phytoplankton biomass has increased over t ...
Annual report 2005 (of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic
... hough rather forgotten now, two hundred and fifty-five years ago in 1755, an 8.9 magnitude earthquake caused one of the greatest disasters in human history. A series of tsunamis that followed caused chaos and destruction and claimed the lives of over 100,000 people along the Iberian Peninsula. Lisbon, ...
... hough rather forgotten now, two hundred and fifty-five years ago in 1755, an 8.9 magnitude earthquake caused one of the greatest disasters in human history. A series of tsunamis that followed caused chaos and destruction and claimed the lives of over 100,000 people along the Iberian Peninsula. Lisbon, ...
Inorganic Carbon-Assimilating Microbial Communities in the Pacific
... Figure 3.3 The highest SUP05 mean 16S rDNA copy number/ml observed during this study are plotted by location and average dissovled oxygen at bottom depth. SUP05 maximums range from 103 to 107 and were mostly observed in summer samples. ......................................................... 84 Fig ...
... Figure 3.3 The highest SUP05 mean 16S rDNA copy number/ml observed during this study are plotted by location and average dissovled oxygen at bottom depth. SUP05 maximums range from 103 to 107 and were mostly observed in summer samples. ......................................................... 84 Fig ...
Chapter 9: Marine Systems - Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
... organisms and populations, it is only one of many environmental factors that can result in the types of mortality typically observed. It is thus important to assess the relative importance, and hence potential impact, of ozone depletion-related increases in solar UV-B radiation on arctic marine ecos ...
... organisms and populations, it is only one of many environmental factors that can result in the types of mortality typically observed. It is thus important to assess the relative importance, and hence potential impact, of ozone depletion-related increases in solar UV-B radiation on arctic marine ecos ...
hydrogeology of the oceanic lithosphere
... chemical fluxes in such settings have been made on the basis of relatively widely spaced heat-flow observations and core samples, and with modest to poor control from seismic reflection data. Most studies in old areas have been carried out to determine regional average lithospheric heat flow, not to ...
... chemical fluxes in such settings have been made on the basis of relatively widely spaced heat-flow observations and core samples, and with modest to poor control from seismic reflection data. Most studies in old areas have been carried out to determine regional average lithospheric heat flow, not to ...
This Paper - North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission
... The difference in food types across the north/south boundary play an important role in determining salmon growth. Squid are a higher-energy food than zooplankton, and salmon growth models suggest that salmon feeding on squid may grow at a much faster rate (Davis et a!. 1998; Aydin unpublished result ...
... The difference in food types across the north/south boundary play an important role in determining salmon growth. Squid are a higher-energy food than zooplankton, and salmon growth models suggest that salmon feeding on squid may grow at a much faster rate (Davis et a!. 1998; Aydin unpublished result ...
Ecosystem Overview: PNCIMA
... Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Technical reports contain scientific and technical information that contributes to existing knowledge but which is not normally appropriate for primary literature. Technical reports are directed primarily toward a worldwide audience and ha ...
... Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Technical reports contain scientific and technical information that contributes to existing knowledge but which is not normally appropriate for primary literature. Technical reports are directed primarily toward a worldwide audience and ha ...
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... supporting their respiration, but below the euphotic zone we assume it is less than the POC degradation. Carlson et al. (2010) argue from recent measurements that in the North Atlantic the DOC fuels 5-29% of ocean respiration while POC fuels 71-95%, the balance. We will address this issue in our res ...
... supporting their respiration, but below the euphotic zone we assume it is less than the POC degradation. Carlson et al. (2010) argue from recent measurements that in the North Atlantic the DOC fuels 5-29% of ocean respiration while POC fuels 71-95%, the balance. We will address this issue in our res ...
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.