i Proposal submitted to the Integrated Ocean Observing System
... Ocean data and information can help save the lives and resources (environmental, capital, and cultural) of ocean stakeholders. This is the premise behind the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS). As one of 11 Regional Associations (RAs) comprising the coastal component of the U.S. Integr ...
... Ocean data and information can help save the lives and resources (environmental, capital, and cultural) of ocean stakeholders. This is the premise behind the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS). As one of 11 Regional Associations (RAs) comprising the coastal component of the U.S. Integr ...
Presentation - Copernicus.org
... Aquarius tracks in the SPURS region. Light curves are from individual tracks and beams. Heavy curve is standard deviation of all tracks and beams put together. The SSS-max, while having low variability overall relative to areas around it, does often have very large deviations from the mean. ...
... Aquarius tracks in the SPURS region. Light curves are from individual tracks and beams. Heavy curve is standard deviation of all tracks and beams put together. The SSS-max, while having low variability overall relative to areas around it, does often have very large deviations from the mean. ...
Trends in the land and ocean carbon uptake
... important role in setting the trends of the past few decades. For instance, the 1970s was a particularly warm and wet decade, which led to an enhanced land CO2 sink early in the time series [39]. The attribution of a trend in AF to the response of CO2 sinks to climate change and variability in thes ...
... important role in setting the trends of the past few decades. For instance, the 1970s was a particularly warm and wet decade, which led to an enhanced land CO2 sink early in the time series [39]. The attribution of a trend in AF to the response of CO2 sinks to climate change and variability in thes ...
The Red Sea: Birth of an Ocean
... of “geological time” (Rawlinson 1858): …Suppose now that the Nile should change its course and flow into this gulf, the Red Sea: what is to prevent it from being silted up by the river within, say, twenty thousand years? Personally I think even ten thousand would be enough. That being so, surely in ...
... of “geological time” (Rawlinson 1858): …Suppose now that the Nile should change its course and flow into this gulf, the Red Sea: what is to prevent it from being silted up by the river within, say, twenty thousand years? Personally I think even ten thousand would be enough. That being so, surely in ...
With Speed and Violence Fred Pearce
... accompanied by shift in state of key climate oscillations such as El Nino and the Arctic Oscillation, and increased melting of the Greenland ice sheet ...
... accompanied by shift in state of key climate oscillations such as El Nino and the Arctic Oscillation, and increased melting of the Greenland ice sheet ...
Advancing Managed Retreat in New Zealand
... Sea level rise projections up until 2100 range from 0.5 to 1 metre4, but rises well in excess of 1 metre are still possible during this period5, particularly if accelerated polar ice sheet loss continues.6 Sea level rise will also continue beyond 2100, at a scale determined by the level of climate c ...
... Sea level rise projections up until 2100 range from 0.5 to 1 metre4, but rises well in excess of 1 metre are still possible during this period5, particularly if accelerated polar ice sheet loss continues.6 Sea level rise will also continue beyond 2100, at a scale determined by the level of climate c ...
Marine Phytoplankton Temperature versus Growth Responses from
... biological or ecological implications resulting from climate change. Such under-utilisation of model outputs is due to the current dearth of information on the physiological performance (often expressed as fitness versus environment, [3]) of many phytoplankton groups, species or ecotypes that are ke ...
... biological or ecological implications resulting from climate change. Such under-utilisation of model outputs is due to the current dearth of information on the physiological performance (often expressed as fitness versus environment, [3]) of many phytoplankton groups, species or ecotypes that are ke ...
Received: 1 November 2014 IOTC-2014-WPTT16-23
... considered to be in a very limited area between Australia and Indonesia (Shinguu, 1981; Nishikawa et al., 1985; Matsuura et al., 1997). It is very important to understand the variability of the resource in order to manage it better (Matsuura, et al., 1997). Polacheck (2006), in his article, assume ...
... considered to be in a very limited area between Australia and Indonesia (Shinguu, 1981; Nishikawa et al., 1985; Matsuura et al., 1997). It is very important to understand the variability of the resource in order to manage it better (Matsuura, et al., 1997). Polacheck (2006), in his article, assume ...
Project overview
... J.-F. Piollé, and S. Lavender (2008), Diurnal warm-layer events in the Publication: western Mediterranean and European shelf seas, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, GlobColour used to assess L04601, doi:10.1029/2007GL033071. the biological influence ...
... J.-F. Piollé, and S. Lavender (2008), Diurnal warm-layer events in the Publication: western Mediterranean and European shelf seas, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, GlobColour used to assess L04601, doi:10.1029/2007GL033071. the biological influence ...
Observed development of the vertical structure of the marine
... The Mediterranean area is a transitional zone between the subtropical desert area of North Africa and the continental regions of Central and North Europe. Therefore, its climate regime shows both mid-latitude and tropical aspects (Schiano et al., 2005). In addition, the surrounding orography of this ...
... The Mediterranean area is a transitional zone between the subtropical desert area of North Africa and the continental regions of Central and North Europe. Therefore, its climate regime shows both mid-latitude and tropical aspects (Schiano et al., 2005). In addition, the surrounding orography of this ...
Climate Change and Wetlands: Impacts and Mitigation
... and regional climate and some other pressures (e.g., land use and land cover change). The paper also examines adaptive management options and reviews the extent to which the tools and guidelines contained in the Ramsar ‘toolkit’ of Wise Use Handbooks provides adequate guidance in support of manageme ...
... and regional climate and some other pressures (e.g., land use and land cover change). The paper also examines adaptive management options and reviews the extent to which the tools and guidelines contained in the Ramsar ‘toolkit’ of Wise Use Handbooks provides adequate guidance in support of manageme ...
Seabirds as samplers of the marine environment
... rhythm in their diving activity, with dives being almost completely restricted to the daylight period. Most flight activity at sea occurred at an altitude between the sea surface and 40 m. Gannets mostly stayed away from the wind farms and passed around them much more frequently than flying through ...
... rhythm in their diving activity, with dives being almost completely restricted to the daylight period. Most flight activity at sea occurred at an altitude between the sea surface and 40 m. Gannets mostly stayed away from the wind farms and passed around them much more frequently than flying through ...
Coral reef ecosystems and anthropogenic climate change
... water quality, overexploitation of key species, marine pollution, and destructive fishing practices (Hughes et al. 2003). Unfortunately, these changes are rapidly being exacerbated by the added influence of climate change, which is dramatically changing the circumstances under which corals have pros ...
... water quality, overexploitation of key species, marine pollution, and destructive fishing practices (Hughes et al. 2003). Unfortunately, these changes are rapidly being exacerbated by the added influence of climate change, which is dramatically changing the circumstances under which corals have pros ...
The East Greenland Current North of Denmark Strait: Part II
... annual cycle of freezing and melting of ice; they are conditioned by horizontal advection, vertical turbulent diffusion, and inwinter by penetrative convection. During summer there is a pronounced baroclinic tendency which should be manifested by a decrease in current speed with depth. However, dire ...
... annual cycle of freezing and melting of ice; they are conditioned by horizontal advection, vertical turbulent diffusion, and inwinter by penetrative convection. During summer there is a pronounced baroclinic tendency which should be manifested by a decrease in current speed with depth. However, dire ...
Global patterns of bioturbation intensity and mixed depth of marine
... ABSTRACT: The importance of bioturbation in mediating biogeochemical processes in the upper centimetres of oceanic sediments provides a compelling reason for wanting to quantify in situ rates of bioturbation. Whilst several approaches can be used for estimating the rate and extent of bioturbation, m ...
... ABSTRACT: The importance of bioturbation in mediating biogeochemical processes in the upper centimetres of oceanic sediments provides a compelling reason for wanting to quantify in situ rates of bioturbation. Whilst several approaches can be used for estimating the rate and extent of bioturbation, m ...
Guide to satellite remote sensing of the marine environment
... Although ocean satellites to date have mostly been regarded as experimental, they have nevertheless contributed to an increasing awareness that the oceans, atmosphere and ice-covered regions are coupled in a way that determines short-term weather patterns as well as the longerterm climate changes. ...
... Although ocean satellites to date have mostly been regarded as experimental, they have nevertheless contributed to an increasing awareness that the oceans, atmosphere and ice-covered regions are coupled in a way that determines short-term weather patterns as well as the longerterm climate changes. ...
Potential and Recent Problems of the Possible Polymetallic Sources
... exploitation and development of new the metal sources will significantly extend application range for the new innovative technologies (Kotlinski 2001). In the last 15 years, most of the stock markets, including metals and other minerals, have been more unstable and susceptible to the sudden price ch ...
... exploitation and development of new the metal sources will significantly extend application range for the new innovative technologies (Kotlinski 2001). In the last 15 years, most of the stock markets, including metals and other minerals, have been more unstable and susceptible to the sudden price ch ...
Clathrate gun hypothesis - Wikipedia, the free
... emitted daily along the East Siberian Shelf, into the water column. They also found that during storms, when wind accelerates air-sea gas exchange, methane levels in the water column drop dramatically. Observations suggest that methane release from seabed permafrost will progress slowly, rather than ...
... emitted daily along the East Siberian Shelf, into the water column. They also found that during storms, when wind accelerates air-sea gas exchange, methane levels in the water column drop dramatically. Observations suggest that methane release from seabed permafrost will progress slowly, rather than ...
No. 63, JANUARY 2010 Norbert P. Psuty, Editor
... and cause morphological changes. Contributions to this session will focus on the mechanisms responsible for coastal erosion and shoreline behaviour (advance or retreat) and will address the many natural and anthropogenic factors involved. The topics may include work on predictions of shoreline chang ...
... and cause morphological changes. Contributions to this session will focus on the mechanisms responsible for coastal erosion and shoreline behaviour (advance or retreat) and will address the many natural and anthropogenic factors involved. The topics may include work on predictions of shoreline chang ...
Peru-Chile upwelling dynamics under climate change - HAL-Insu
... downscaled winds from the A2 SRES climate scenario of the HadCM3 [Garreaud and Falvey, 2008], and present conditions for heat and salt surface fluxes and ocean boundary conditions. Their results showed that the alongshore wind increase off Chile led to a year-round upwelling intensification and nearsh ...
... downscaled winds from the A2 SRES climate scenario of the HadCM3 [Garreaud and Falvey, 2008], and present conditions for heat and salt surface fluxes and ocean boundary conditions. Their results showed that the alongshore wind increase off Chile led to a year-round upwelling intensification and nearsh ...
Deep Seabed Mining
... The deep sea is a place of myth and mystery, filled with weird and wonderful life forms, and vital to the survival of our planet. But now, this mostly unknown world is facing large-scale industrial exploitation – as mining of the deep seabed for minerals fast becomes reality. As land-based minerals ...
... The deep sea is a place of myth and mystery, filled with weird and wonderful life forms, and vital to the survival of our planet. But now, this mostly unknown world is facing large-scale industrial exploitation – as mining of the deep seabed for minerals fast becomes reality. As land-based minerals ...
Sea - Ice Interactions
... ice to its melting point, and by the further supply of latent heat needed to melt it. Production of pack ice in polar areas, and the subsequent melting of this ice at lower latitudes, is an important process for the earth's climate. It works to reduce the temperature difference between the equator a ...
... ice to its melting point, and by the further supply of latent heat needed to melt it. Production of pack ice in polar areas, and the subsequent melting of this ice at lower latitudes, is an important process for the earth's climate. It works to reduce the temperature difference between the equator a ...
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.