Reconstructing mid- to high-latitude marine climate and ocean
... factors that influence climate (Mann et al., 2009; Mayewski et al., 2004). Knowledge of those factors that may have been likely to initiate rapid climate change events, especially within the last millennium, is critically needed (IPCC, 2007; 4th Assessment Report, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate C ...
... factors that influence climate (Mann et al., 2009; Mayewski et al., 2004). Knowledge of those factors that may have been likely to initiate rapid climate change events, especially within the last millennium, is critically needed (IPCC, 2007; 4th Assessment Report, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate C ...
North Sea Sustainable Development Framework
... of the industrial revolution, due to rising carbon emissions.23 In the North Sea, heavily frequented shipping lanes also add to acidification as exhaust gases are transformed into sulphuric acid and nitric acid.24 As the ocean waters become more acidic, calcifying organisms like corals, mussels, alg ...
... of the industrial revolution, due to rising carbon emissions.23 In the North Sea, heavily frequented shipping lanes also add to acidification as exhaust gases are transformed into sulphuric acid and nitric acid.24 As the ocean waters become more acidic, calcifying organisms like corals, mussels, alg ...
iMarNet: an ocean biogeochemistry model intercomparison project
... focused on the ability of the model to reproduce globalscale bulk properties – such as nutrient and carbon distributions – that broadly characterise the activity of marine biota (and thus the carbon cycle) in the ocean. To limit the role of errors originating from modelled physics, all of the examin ...
... focused on the ability of the model to reproduce globalscale bulk properties – such as nutrient and carbon distributions – that broadly characterise the activity of marine biota (and thus the carbon cycle) in the ocean. To limit the role of errors originating from modelled physics, all of the examin ...
VULNERABILITY OF THE INDUS RIVER DELTA OF THE NORTH
... The Indus deltaic region in the future will continue to be affected by the anthropogenic activities continuing upstream, but also by the neighboring sea in the south due to climate change and local weather conditions. According to the UNESCAP (1996), during the southwest monsoon when winds are more ...
... The Indus deltaic region in the future will continue to be affected by the anthropogenic activities continuing upstream, but also by the neighboring sea in the south due to climate change and local weather conditions. According to the UNESCAP (1996), during the southwest monsoon when winds are more ...
On the Surface Circulation in Some Channels of the
... than in the Arctic Archipelago, since the Coriolis parameter f (which is proportional to the sine of the latitude) is so much smaller near the equator. Thus, although Indonesian waters are relatively lighter at the surface than surrounding Indian or Pacific Ocean waters(Gorshkov, 1974), and hence en ...
... than in the Arctic Archipelago, since the Coriolis parameter f (which is proportional to the sine of the latitude) is so much smaller near the equator. Thus, although Indonesian waters are relatively lighter at the surface than surrounding Indian or Pacific Ocean waters(Gorshkov, 1974), and hence en ...
Oceanography - North Stonington Public Schools
... Power Point & Class Discussion Performance Task Activity – Layers of Ocean Water, Oral Assessment ...
... Power Point & Class Discussion Performance Task Activity – Layers of Ocean Water, Oral Assessment ...
The shelf edge - Ocean and Earth Science
... Processes at the shelf edge. At the shelf edge: The current speed can vary with depth, but the direction of the current is always along the isobaths. This assumes a linear, steady, frictionless flow; i.e. a geostrophic flow cannot move across the shelf slope or shelf edge. Fundamental result: Shelf ...
... Processes at the shelf edge. At the shelf edge: The current speed can vary with depth, but the direction of the current is always along the isobaths. This assumes a linear, steady, frictionless flow; i.e. a geostrophic flow cannot move across the shelf slope or shelf edge. Fundamental result: Shelf ...
Zonally asymmetric response of the Southern Ocean mixed
... ozone in the polar stratosphere resulting from human activities2 . Climate models predict that increases in greenhouse-gas forcing will cause a similar strengthening of the westerlies3,4 . The influence of the SAM is manifest in many variables, including sea-level pressure, surface air temperature a ...
... ozone in the polar stratosphere resulting from human activities2 . Climate models predict that increases in greenhouse-gas forcing will cause a similar strengthening of the westerlies3,4 . The influence of the SAM is manifest in many variables, including sea-level pressure, surface air temperature a ...
Salinity (Marine) - Canadian Environmental Quality Guidelines
... different solutes and, as such, its density is variable and greater than that of freshwater (Moore 1966). The specific gravity of most animal tissue is comparable to that of seawater (Moore 1966; Giancoli 1991). For those organisms that can control their buoyancy (e.g., teleost fish), alterations in ...
... different solutes and, as such, its density is variable and greater than that of freshwater (Moore 1966). The specific gravity of most animal tissue is comparable to that of seawater (Moore 1966; Giancoli 1991). For those organisms that can control their buoyancy (e.g., teleost fish), alterations in ...
Antarctic climate change and the environment
... perspective these two are treated almost exactly the same. The anthropogenic carbon cycle includes the emissions of CO2 into the atmosphere that have continued at an increasing rate since the start of the industrial revolution. The natural carbon cycle includes the behaviour of the carbon in the oce ...
... perspective these two are treated almost exactly the same. The anthropogenic carbon cycle includes the emissions of CO2 into the atmosphere that have continued at an increasing rate since the start of the industrial revolution. The natural carbon cycle includes the behaviour of the carbon in the oce ...
Group worksheets Task 3
... Many, many years later and snow and ice have been falling on the mountains. The snow and ice compacts to become a cold, iceblue glacier. The glacier gradually pushes through the tall, snowcapped mountain range, two inches a year, and erodes it into a Ushaped valley. The glacier moves earth and bould ...
... Many, many years later and snow and ice have been falling on the mountains. The snow and ice compacts to become a cold, iceblue glacier. The glacier gradually pushes through the tall, snowcapped mountain range, two inches a year, and erodes it into a Ushaped valley. The glacier moves earth and bould ...
Glaciers caused zooplankton mortality?
... hauled (bottom to surface) WP-2 net with 200 \un mesh. The sample from station 5 was analysed according to standard mesozooplankton procedure. Samples from other stations were sieved through 0.5 mm mesh to sort out minor plankton, only Calanus and Themisto specimens remaining on the screen were coun ...
... hauled (bottom to surface) WP-2 net with 200 \un mesh. The sample from station 5 was analysed according to standard mesozooplankton procedure. Samples from other stations were sieved through 0.5 mm mesh to sort out minor plankton, only Calanus and Themisto specimens remaining on the screen were coun ...
Terrigenous Sediments - Lamont
... resolutions down to 100 mm. This has important implications for high-resolution surveying of marine sediment cores. An important example is the recognition of greatly increased flux of terrigenous sediments based on the Fe/Ca ratio of sediments from the Brazil margin, at the approximate times of Hei ...
... resolutions down to 100 mm. This has important implications for high-resolution surveying of marine sediment cores. An important example is the recognition of greatly increased flux of terrigenous sediments based on the Fe/Ca ratio of sediments from the Brazil margin, at the approximate times of Hei ...
Observed Climate Variations and Change
... Hemispheres. A cooling of the Northern Hemisphere occurred between the 1940s and the early 1970s, while Southern Hemisphere temperatures remained nearly constant from the 1940s to about 1970. Since 1970 in the Southern Hemisphere and 1975 in the Northern Hemisphere, a more general warming has been o ...
... Hemispheres. A cooling of the Northern Hemisphere occurred between the 1940s and the early 1970s, while Southern Hemisphere temperatures remained nearly constant from the 1940s to about 1970. Since 1970 in the Southern Hemisphere and 1975 in the Northern Hemisphere, a more general warming has been o ...
Isotopic Tools for Protecting the Seas
... The seas and oceans that cover 80% of the Earth’s surface are our greatest natural resource. They help to maintain the broad ecological balance and the climate of our planet, while ocean based activities such as fishing, coastal tourism and shipping generate more than US $900 billion per year. Coast ...
... The seas and oceans that cover 80% of the Earth’s surface are our greatest natural resource. They help to maintain the broad ecological balance and the climate of our planet, while ocean based activities such as fishing, coastal tourism and shipping generate more than US $900 billion per year. Coast ...
C O H
... linked. The health of marine ecosystems is affected by human activities such as pollution, global warming, and fishing. But in addition, human health depends on thriving ocean ecosystems. A better understanding about the many ways marine organisms affect human health, both for good by providing drug ...
... linked. The health of marine ecosystems is affected by human activities such as pollution, global warming, and fishing. But in addition, human health depends on thriving ocean ecosystems. A better understanding about the many ways marine organisms affect human health, both for good by providing drug ...
An Overview of the Bathymetry and Geomorphology of the Tanzania
... from the very steep southern mainland coastline and lies close to another feature which is a ridge that protrudes into the study area from south. The depression could be volcanic in nature (crater) and may be related to the break-up of the Gondwanaland [29]. However, as noted before, additional geop ...
... from the very steep southern mainland coastline and lies close to another feature which is a ridge that protrudes into the study area from south. The depression could be volcanic in nature (crater) and may be related to the break-up of the Gondwanaland [29]. However, as noted before, additional geop ...
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... the sedimentary habitat along with the near-bottom conditions of the ocean environment [31]. Major habitat characteristics include the availability of hard-rock surfaces and the erosion or deposition of sediment along with their physical attributes [42,64]. For ...
... the sedimentary habitat along with the near-bottom conditions of the ocean environment [31]. Major habitat characteristics include the availability of hard-rock surfaces and the erosion or deposition of sediment along with their physical attributes [42,64]. For ...
lights out for the reef
... Even if we’ve never been there, the fact that our country has stewardship over a reef that can be seen from space is deeply entrenched into our national psyche. As Edward Abbey writes: “We need wilderness whether or not we ever set foot in it. We need a refuge even though we may never need to go the ...
... Even if we’ve never been there, the fact that our country has stewardship over a reef that can be seen from space is deeply entrenched into our national psyche. As Edward Abbey writes: “We need wilderness whether or not we ever set foot in it. We need a refuge even though we may never need to go the ...
cratonic sequence
... 2. Alternatively, the reefs grew upward so close to sea level – that they formed a sill or barrier that eliminated interior circulation ...
... 2. Alternatively, the reefs grew upward so close to sea level – that they formed a sill or barrier that eliminated interior circulation ...
A Climate Change Assessment via Trend Estimation of Certain
... May) and wet (June to November) [2], with daily average temperature changes between 26 and 29 ◦ C. With these geographical characteristics, it is expected that climate change in the country is different for different regions. There has been much research on the assessment of climate change in Viet N ...
... May) and wet (June to November) [2], with daily average temperature changes between 26 and 29 ◦ C. With these geographical characteristics, it is expected that climate change in the country is different for different regions. There has been much research on the assessment of climate change in Viet N ...
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.