IPCC Asia - Climate Change and Food Security
... More than 10,000 different species of insect pest are found in the tropics, 90% of which are active in the humid tropics. The occurrence, development, and spread of crop diseases depend on integrated effects of pathogen, host, and environmental conditions. The survival rate of pathogens in winter o ...
... More than 10,000 different species of insect pest are found in the tropics, 90% of which are active in the humid tropics. The occurrence, development, and spread of crop diseases depend on integrated effects of pathogen, host, and environmental conditions. The survival rate of pathogens in winter o ...
The strengthening East Australian Current, its eddies and
... Schiller et al., 2008) are promising. The present 10 km resolution allows the modelling of the effect of ocean scale processes on regional seas, and captures much of the mesoscale variability of the EAC system. The resolution of Bluelink models does limit its ability to resolve processes along the ...
... Schiller et al., 2008) are promising. The present 10 km resolution allows the modelling of the effect of ocean scale processes on regional seas, and captures much of the mesoscale variability of the EAC system. The resolution of Bluelink models does limit its ability to resolve processes along the ...
Climate change hits home
... Adaptation strategies for the San Francisco Bay Area We have known about the perils of climate change for more than two decades. But global efforts to slow it down by reducing greenhouse-gas emissions have largely failed. Even where major efforts are moving forward, such as California’s Assembly Bil ...
... Adaptation strategies for the San Francisco Bay Area We have known about the perils of climate change for more than two decades. But global efforts to slow it down by reducing greenhouse-gas emissions have largely failed. Even where major efforts are moving forward, such as California’s Assembly Bil ...
Epstein_paleotempera..
... of the material is in, and some of the attempts were unsuccessful. However one of the experimental batches of animals has been analyzed and the results are presented later. Consequently, shell-bearing marine animals were collected from locations which have a minimum annual variation of temperature. ...
... of the material is in, and some of the attempts were unsuccessful. However one of the experimental batches of animals has been analyzed and the results are presented later. Consequently, shell-bearing marine animals were collected from locations which have a minimum annual variation of temperature. ...
Case Study 6 Monitoring Phytoplankton Productivity from
... the water column are key aspects of oceanography. This is particularly true in the spectral range 350–700 nm that defines the photosynthetically available radiation, PAR. Assuming that this spectral interval represents roughly half of the total solar flux at the ocean surface, total PAR could be der ...
... the water column are key aspects of oceanography. This is particularly true in the spectral range 350–700 nm that defines the photosynthetically available radiation, PAR. Assuming that this spectral interval represents roughly half of the total solar flux at the ocean surface, total PAR could be der ...
black sea ecosystem research, environmental quality monitoring
... international level to environmental issues of the Black Sea since 1990 (e.g. 18, 20, 26, 27, 34); this has been particularly so in ecosystem research (4, 6, 9, 31), development of integrated quality monitoring (10, 13, 14, 16, 30, 32) and strengthening of regional cooperation (5). Major reviewed in ...
... international level to environmental issues of the Black Sea since 1990 (e.g. 18, 20, 26, 27, 34); this has been particularly so in ecosystem research (4, 6, 9, 31), development of integrated quality monitoring (10, 13, 14, 16, 30, 32) and strengthening of regional cooperation (5). Major reviewed in ...
El Niño and Its Effects on the Galapagos Islands
... The Effects of El Niño Large algal beds die, depriving marine iguanas, turtles and many fish of their staple diet. Once weakened, strong swells and sea urchins break apart complex coral habitats that sustain diverse species changing the environment. Increased sea levels affect animals living in the ...
... The Effects of El Niño Large algal beds die, depriving marine iguanas, turtles and many fish of their staple diet. Once weakened, strong swells and sea urchins break apart complex coral habitats that sustain diverse species changing the environment. Increased sea levels affect animals living in the ...
- NERC Open Research Archive
... place at ~14 Ma, probably accelerated by the growing physical and thermal isolation of Antarctica as other continents drifted away from it and the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) developed. At that time the ice sheet thickened to more or less its modern configuration. Alkenone-based CO2 reconst ...
... place at ~14 Ma, probably accelerated by the growing physical and thermal isolation of Antarctica as other continents drifted away from it and the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) developed. At that time the ice sheet thickened to more or less its modern configuration. Alkenone-based CO2 reconst ...
Alexei Platonov (1), José Manuel Redondo(1), Joan Graú
... certain area where the effect of bathymetry and local currents are important in describing the ocean surface behavior. In the example presented near Barcelona, the maximum eddy size agrees remarkably well with the limit imposed by the local Rossby deformation radius using the usual thermocline induc ...
... certain area where the effect of bathymetry and local currents are important in describing the ocean surface behavior. In the example presented near Barcelona, the maximum eddy size agrees remarkably well with the limit imposed by the local Rossby deformation radius using the usual thermocline induc ...
Document
... replicability of the sled used, the WHOI sled, may be low due to the sleds behavior (differences in the areas sampled, samphng deep or shallow in the sediment, etc.). Previous studies based on samples taken with the WHOI sled have suggested a high inter-regional variation in species diversity, not o ...
... replicability of the sled used, the WHOI sled, may be low due to the sleds behavior (differences in the areas sampled, samphng deep or shallow in the sediment, etc.). Previous studies based on samples taken with the WHOI sled have suggested a high inter-regional variation in species diversity, not o ...
IMOS National Reference Station (NRS) Network
... from the coast to the shelf break, which is usually defined by the 200 metre depth isobath. The continental margin is the transition zone between the continental crust and the oceanic crust, including the coastal plain, continental shelf, slope and rise. The coastal ocean is the portion of the gl ...
... from the coast to the shelf break, which is usually defined by the 200 metre depth isobath. The continental margin is the transition zone between the continental crust and the oceanic crust, including the coastal plain, continental shelf, slope and rise. The coastal ocean is the portion of the gl ...
REDUCED RISK OF NORTH AMERICAN COLD EXTREMES DUE
... widespread disruption to transport and power supply, closure of work places and public services, and damage to agricultural crops—all with significant economic implications. Unsurprisingly, given the disruption, the national and global media extensively reported the cold snap, including debate on wh ...
... widespread disruption to transport and power supply, closure of work places and public services, and damage to agricultural crops—all with significant economic implications. Unsurprisingly, given the disruption, the national and global media extensively reported the cold snap, including debate on wh ...
IPRC Meetings
... Stream release strong fluxes of heat and moisture that penetrate deeply into the troposphere. Such strong and deep thermal forcing of the atmosphere may drive significant circulation changes, contradicting the conventional notion that for large-scale climate only the midlatitude ocean’s passive resp ...
... Stream release strong fluxes of heat and moisture that penetrate deeply into the troposphere. Such strong and deep thermal forcing of the atmosphere may drive significant circulation changes, contradicting the conventional notion that for large-scale climate only the midlatitude ocean’s passive resp ...
Registered talks and posters, OMARC conference
... Pressurised coring and ‘in-situ’ monitoring systems for deep-sea research on gas hydrates, geomicrobiology and other specific ecosystem research - one case study: Anaximander Mountains, Eastern Mediterranean Deep sea environment: may it be a final sink of Persistent Organic Pollutants? The case of t ...
... Pressurised coring and ‘in-situ’ monitoring systems for deep-sea research on gas hydrates, geomicrobiology and other specific ecosystem research - one case study: Anaximander Mountains, Eastern Mediterranean Deep sea environment: may it be a final sink of Persistent Organic Pollutants? The case of t ...
Monitoring
... growth of the maritime and coastal economies and the sustainable use of marine and coastal resources. • MPS supports and facilitates the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth (‘the Europe 2020 Strategy’) of the coastal and maritime sectors. • MPS will ...
... growth of the maritime and coastal economies and the sustainable use of marine and coastal resources. • MPS supports and facilitates the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth (‘the Europe 2020 Strategy’) of the coastal and maritime sectors. • MPS will ...
GEOTRACES National Reports - Scientific Committee on Oceanic
... in the Australian sector of the Southern Hemisphere has shown that variance in the observed fractional iron solubility is due to a combination of different soluble iron sources including mineral dust and biomass burning emissions. The research investigated differences in atmospheric iron solubility ...
... in the Australian sector of the Southern Hemisphere has shown that variance in the observed fractional iron solubility is due to a combination of different soluble iron sources including mineral dust and biomass burning emissions. The research investigated differences in atmospheric iron solubility ...
Climate Change - National Wildlife Federation
... Scientists predict that thermal expansion of the oceans and rapid melting of sea ice and glaciers, as a result of global warming, will cause sea levels to rise by 6 to 37 inches by the year 2100. At the upper range of scientific projections, sea level rise may cause some reefs to fall below what is ...
... Scientists predict that thermal expansion of the oceans and rapid melting of sea ice and glaciers, as a result of global warming, will cause sea levels to rise by 6 to 37 inches by the year 2100. At the upper range of scientific projections, sea level rise may cause some reefs to fall below what is ...
Climate change impacts on connectivity in the ocean: Implications
... ;700 ppm in 2100 (Sabine et al. 2004). Such levels of atmospheric CO2 influence global sea surface temperatures, which have already risen by 0.768C, on average, since pre-industrial times v www.esajournals.org ...
... ;700 ppm in 2100 (Sabine et al. 2004). Such levels of atmospheric CO2 influence global sea surface temperatures, which have already risen by 0.768C, on average, since pre-industrial times v www.esajournals.org ...
New Technological Developments for Oceanographic
... New Technological Developments for Oceanographic Observations ...
... New Technological Developments for Oceanographic Observations ...
CAGE Annual Report 2014 - Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate
... Russian shelf areas. This methane release may increase and be released into the atmosphere melting rates because of intense degradation of relict subsea permafrost. Modelling of the permafrost at the West Yamal shelf helped us describe its evolution from the Late Pleistocene to Holocene. Results sug ...
... Russian shelf areas. This methane release may increase and be released into the atmosphere melting rates because of intense degradation of relict subsea permafrost. Modelling of the permafrost at the West Yamal shelf helped us describe its evolution from the Late Pleistocene to Holocene. Results sug ...
7. Ecosystems - Skagit County
... factors associated with human-enhanced global warming (discussed in section 7.3) (Schweiger, 2007; CCWAPWG, 2009). Losses of marsh habitats are likely to decrease water quality because marsh habitats have an ability of regulating nutrients and filtering pollutants (Schweiger, 2007). The excess nutri ...
... factors associated with human-enhanced global warming (discussed in section 7.3) (Schweiger, 2007; CCWAPWG, 2009). Losses of marsh habitats are likely to decrease water quality because marsh habitats have an ability of regulating nutrients and filtering pollutants (Schweiger, 2007). The excess nutri ...
The future of the oceans past - Philosophical Transactions of the
... ocean environments and ecosystems. Some of these changes are potentially reversible on very short time scales, but warming and ocean acidification will intensify before they decline even with immediate reduction in emissions. There is an urgent need for immediate and decisive conservation action. Ot ...
... ocean environments and ecosystems. Some of these changes are potentially reversible on very short time scales, but warming and ocean acidification will intensify before they decline even with immediate reduction in emissions. There is an urgent need for immediate and decisive conservation action. Ot ...
Reader Chapter 2 In chapter 2 and 3 you can read more about the
... (Poorly sorted sediments that are ice-transported are called ‘tills’). Water- and windtransported sediments tend to be well sorted, with rounded clasts of uniform size. No water on or in the Earth is completely pure and free from dissolved matter. When this dissolved matter is precipitated from seaw ...
... (Poorly sorted sediments that are ice-transported are called ‘tills’). Water- and windtransported sediments tend to be well sorted, with rounded clasts of uniform size. No water on or in the Earth is completely pure and free from dissolved matter. When this dissolved matter is precipitated from seaw ...
III Red Sea and Gulf of Aden - UN-Water Activity Information System!
... adjacent to urban and industrial areas, port facilities, major shipping lanes and in the vicinity of coastal tourist developments (PERSGA 1998). The widespread destruction of coastal and marine habitats is a major transboundary concern in the region, with habitat and community modification considere ...
... adjacent to urban and industrial areas, port facilities, major shipping lanes and in the vicinity of coastal tourist developments (PERSGA 1998). The widespread destruction of coastal and marine habitats is a major transboundary concern in the region, with habitat and community modification considere ...
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.