1 Oceanic Processes: Introduction
... the pressure gradient force. As soon as the air starts to move, however, the Coriolis force deflects it due to the rotation of the earth. The deflection is to the right in the northern hemisphere, and to the left in the southern hemisphere. As the air moves from the high pressure area, its speed inc ...
... the pressure gradient force. As soon as the air starts to move, however, the Coriolis force deflects it due to the rotation of the earth. The deflection is to the right in the northern hemisphere, and to the left in the southern hemisphere. As the air moves from the high pressure area, its speed inc ...
Using Space-Age Technologies to Monitor the Coast`s Health
... of chlorophyll from algae are important indicators of aquatic health. Sediments prevent sunlight from penetrating to algae, which need light to grow. The microscopic plants represent the first critical link in the bay’s food chain. Satellites can easily discern chlorophyll concentrations in the open ...
... of chlorophyll from algae are important indicators of aquatic health. Sediments prevent sunlight from penetrating to algae, which need light to grow. The microscopic plants represent the first critical link in the bay’s food chain. Satellites can easily discern chlorophyll concentrations in the open ...
"seeing" the bottom of the ocean
... to the formation of distinctive water masses. A water mass is a body of seawater that is relatively uniform in density and is identifiable based on its temperature and salinity. The subsurface movement of water masses is both vertical and horizontal driven by differences in temperature and salinity, ...
... to the formation of distinctive water masses. A water mass is a body of seawater that is relatively uniform in density and is identifiable based on its temperature and salinity. The subsurface movement of water masses is both vertical and horizontal driven by differences in temperature and salinity, ...
2017 Great Lakes Action Agenda
... Nutrient Pollution: Unsafe Drinking Water, Closed Beaches, and Dead Zones Nutrient pollution, which fuels massive harmful and at times toxic algal blooms, is a significant threat to the region’s drinking water, quality of life and economic well-being. The largest source of nutrient pollution in west ...
... Nutrient Pollution: Unsafe Drinking Water, Closed Beaches, and Dead Zones Nutrient pollution, which fuels massive harmful and at times toxic algal blooms, is a significant threat to the region’s drinking water, quality of life and economic well-being. The largest source of nutrient pollution in west ...
First report of infestation by a parasitic copepod (Pennella
... the above reports. Copepod cuticles were not degenerated and less severe typical lesions were seen around the parasites’ lateral horns as described by Dailey (2002). Neutrophil and mononuclear cell infiltration and capillary distension seen especially around the embedded parts of the parasites also ...
... the above reports. Copepod cuticles were not degenerated and less severe typical lesions were seen around the parasites’ lateral horns as described by Dailey (2002). Neutrophil and mononuclear cell infiltration and capillary distension seen especially around the embedded parts of the parasites also ...
South China Sea: Turning Reefs into Artificial Islands?
... coral reefs together with other attached organisms (molluscs, seagrass, etc) before compacting them onto the area being reclaimed. In addition to removing all coral reefs, these dredgers create sediment plumes that further threaten living coral fragments still alive and other photosynthetic organism ...
... coral reefs together with other attached organisms (molluscs, seagrass, etc) before compacting them onto the area being reclaimed. In addition to removing all coral reefs, these dredgers create sediment plumes that further threaten living coral fragments still alive and other photosynthetic organism ...
Going deep for drug discovery: an ocean to Bedside Approach to
... ask, “Where will the next generation of antibiotics come from?” A crucial component in drug discovery methods should continue to be the proven strategy of screening molecules from nature. Most of our clinically important antibiotics such as penicillins, tetracyclines, and macrolides have been discov ...
... ask, “Where will the next generation of antibiotics come from?” A crucial component in drug discovery methods should continue to be the proven strategy of screening molecules from nature. Most of our clinically important antibiotics such as penicillins, tetracyclines, and macrolides have been discov ...
POS - US CLIVAR
... the Gulf Stream, the extent of the warm pool, etc, etc, requires combining the developing global ocean observing capability with ocean data assimilation systems and ‘projecting’ them out in to the future. There would be major and immediate applications of ocean predictability to fisheries and marine ...
... the Gulf Stream, the extent of the warm pool, etc, etc, requires combining the developing global ocean observing capability with ocean data assimilation systems and ‘projecting’ them out in to the future. There would be major and immediate applications of ocean predictability to fisheries and marine ...
Oceanography - Chariho Regional School District
... ● How does temperature influence the movement of water? ● If Ekman transport is driving water towards the center of a gyre, why does the current not flow toward the center, but rather in a clockwise pattern around the gyre? ● How do refraction, reflection, and diffraction affect a wave? ● If you wer ...
... ● How does temperature influence the movement of water? ● If Ekman transport is driving water towards the center of a gyre, why does the current not flow toward the center, but rather in a clockwise pattern around the gyre? ● How do refraction, reflection, and diffraction affect a wave? ● If you wer ...
Oceanography
... valuable materials from the depths because it would be too expensive to recover them. However, in the future, these deposits could become important. Other mineral deposits can precipitate from seawater. In this process, minerals that are dissolved in ocean water come out of solution and form solids ...
... valuable materials from the depths because it would be too expensive to recover them. However, in the future, these deposits could become important. Other mineral deposits can precipitate from seawater. In this process, minerals that are dissolved in ocean water come out of solution and form solids ...
one world ocean
... • The average depth of the ocean is 3,800 meters (=12,500 feet) and at its deepest depth is 7,000 ft greater than the highest elevation on land (Mt. Everest 29,000 ft; Mariana Trench 36,163 ft) • The average temperature of the ocean is only 3.9 ̊C (=39 ̊F) ...
... • The average depth of the ocean is 3,800 meters (=12,500 feet) and at its deepest depth is 7,000 ft greater than the highest elevation on land (Mt. Everest 29,000 ft; Mariana Trench 36,163 ft) • The average temperature of the ocean is only 3.9 ̊C (=39 ̊F) ...
Distribution of internal waves in the northern South
... Satellite ocean color imagery is used to identify the distribution of internal waves in the northern South China Sea (SCS). Two kinds of imagery are used for this study. True color imagery and chlorophyll imagery are adopted within and out of the sunglint regions, respectively. The spatial and tempo ...
... Satellite ocean color imagery is used to identify the distribution of internal waves in the northern South China Sea (SCS). Two kinds of imagery are used for this study. True color imagery and chlorophyll imagery are adopted within and out of the sunglint regions, respectively. The spatial and tempo ...
Synthetic polymers in the marine environment: A
... infrastructure, blows and runs off into the sea. There, it moves to innumerable habitats, where it causes at least eight complex problems, none of which is well understood: (1) plastic trash foul beaches worldwide, devaluing the experience of beachgoers, with a concomitant impact on the tourism indu ...
... infrastructure, blows and runs off into the sea. There, it moves to innumerable habitats, where it causes at least eight complex problems, none of which is well understood: (1) plastic trash foul beaches worldwide, devaluing the experience of beachgoers, with a concomitant impact on the tourism indu ...
Arctic Fisheries and International Law
... » Chelsea (March 2010) – Senior officials level » Oslo (June 2010) » Washington D.C. (April-May 2013) » Nuuk (Feb 2014) • Science – Anchorage (June 2011) – Tromsø (Oct 2013) ...
... » Chelsea (March 2010) – Senior officials level » Oslo (June 2010) » Washington D.C. (April-May 2013) » Nuuk (Feb 2014) • Science – Anchorage (June 2011) – Tromsø (Oct 2013) ...
course outline - Clackamas Community College
... Apply and develop models of stream systems to gather data and discuss the impact society has on rivers with regards to water quality, ecosystems and flooding processes as well as surface features created by erosion/deposition (SC1) (SC2) (SC3) Compile stream data using mathematical models/calculatio ...
... Apply and develop models of stream systems to gather data and discuss the impact society has on rivers with regards to water quality, ecosystems and flooding processes as well as surface features created by erosion/deposition (SC1) (SC2) (SC3) Compile stream data using mathematical models/calculatio ...
Book perseus 4 _12 send Brussels
... DNA barcodes of the Levantine basin fish species. .......................................................................................................................289 Diet of Pelagic Fish in Zmiinyi Island Coastal Waters (Black Sea) ..........................................................291 ...
... DNA barcodes of the Levantine basin fish species. .......................................................................................................................289 Diet of Pelagic Fish in Zmiinyi Island Coastal Waters (Black Sea) ..........................................................291 ...
Overview-Ocean-Ice
... more carbon than the terrestrial ecosystem including soil. • ~1/4 of the anthropogenic emission of CO2 is absorbed by marine ecosystem; As ocean temperature increases, less would be absorbed. • On time scale 100-1000 yrs, ocean carbon cycle becomes more important than terrestrial carbon cycle. ...
... more carbon than the terrestrial ecosystem including soil. • ~1/4 of the anthropogenic emission of CO2 is absorbed by marine ecosystem; As ocean temperature increases, less would be absorbed. • On time scale 100-1000 yrs, ocean carbon cycle becomes more important than terrestrial carbon cycle. ...
Reducing uncertainty and confronting ignorance about
... weathering plastic debris, the known and anticipated impacts are mostly related to toxicological effects at the individual and ecosystem levels. However, we must also confront the possibility that weathering plastic in the marine environment is having harmful effects about which we are currently ignor ...
... weathering plastic debris, the known and anticipated impacts are mostly related to toxicological effects at the individual and ecosystem levels. However, we must also confront the possibility that weathering plastic in the marine environment is having harmful effects about which we are currently ignor ...
Marine environmental monitoring programmes in South Africa: a
... Benguela system, contributes greatly to the high variability, biodiversity and productivity of our marine resources. The sea provides unique challenges for surveying and assessment of trends in resource population sizes, which are essential to estimate the proportion which can be removed without end ...
... Benguela system, contributes greatly to the high variability, biodiversity and productivity of our marine resources. The sea provides unique challenges for surveying and assessment of trends in resource population sizes, which are essential to estimate the proportion which can be removed without end ...
Egagasini Offshore Marine Node
... seafood and it is important to keep the stocks at a sustainable level for the nation’s food security. Many kinds of larvae and pelagic fish migrate over the Agulhas Bank and move up and down both the west and east coast continental shelves; this is necessary for the regeneration of stocks. These mov ...
... seafood and it is important to keep the stocks at a sustainable level for the nation’s food security. Many kinds of larvae and pelagic fish migrate over the Agulhas Bank and move up and down both the west and east coast continental shelves; this is necessary for the regeneration of stocks. These mov ...
Perspective on Coastal Governance, a testimony presented at the
... diversity that exists in different regions of the U. S. coastal ocean means that uniformity in approaches to ocean governance may not be the wisest nor the most feasible alternative. The character of state coastlines and adjacent ocean space and resources differs greatly in different coastal locatio ...
... diversity that exists in different regions of the U. S. coastal ocean means that uniformity in approaches to ocean governance may not be the wisest nor the most feasible alternative. The character of state coastlines and adjacent ocean space and resources differs greatly in different coastal locatio ...
Biliana Cicin-Sain Center for the Study of Marine Policy Director
... diversity that exists in different regions of the U. S. coastal ocean means that uniformity in approaches to ocean governance may not be the wisest nor the most feasible alternative. The character of state coastlines and adjacent ocean space and resources differs greatly in different coastal locatio ...
... diversity that exists in different regions of the U. S. coastal ocean means that uniformity in approaches to ocean governance may not be the wisest nor the most feasible alternative. The character of state coastlines and adjacent ocean space and resources differs greatly in different coastal locatio ...
Factors Affecting Ocean Surface Currents
... As the temperature changes, this water becomes denser and returns back towards the equator as cold deep water rises/upwells completing the “belt” This influences global climate by converting warm water to cold, releasing heat to the atmosphere. http://bcs.whfreeman.com/thelifewire/content /chp ...
... As the temperature changes, this water becomes denser and returns back towards the equator as cold deep water rises/upwells completing the “belt” This influences global climate by converting warm water to cold, releasing heat to the atmosphere. http://bcs.whfreeman.com/thelifewire/content /chp ...
Chapter 15
... e. those that are elongate have bilateral symmetry and are called pennate diatoms, f. centric diatoms float easily because of their small size and ability to store oil droplets and remain in cold surface waters drifting with the currents, g. pennate diatoms sink more readily and are often found atta ...
... e. those that are elongate have bilateral symmetry and are called pennate diatoms, f. centric diatoms float easily because of their small size and ability to store oil droplets and remain in cold surface waters drifting with the currents, g. pennate diatoms sink more readily and are often found atta ...
Marine pollution
Marine pollution occurs when harmful, or potentially harmful, effects result from the entry into the ocean of chemicals, particles, industrial, agricultural and residential waste, noise, or the spread of invasive organisms. Most sources of marine pollution are land based. The pollution often comes from nonpoint sources such as agricultural runoff, wind-blown debris and dust. Nutrient pollution, a form of water pollution, refers to contamination by excessive inputs of nutrients. It is a primary cause of eutrophication of surface waters, in which excess nutrients, usually nitrogen or phosphorus, stimulate algae growth.Many potentially toxic chemicals adhere to tiny particles which are then taken up by plankton and benthos animals, most of which are either deposit or filter feeders. In this way, the toxins are concentrated upward within ocean food chains. Many particles combine chemically in a manner highly depletive of oxygen, causing estuaries to become anoxic.When pesticides are incorporated into the marine ecosystem, they quickly become absorbed into marine food webs. Once in the food webs, these pesticides can cause mutations, as well as diseases, which can be harmful to humans as well as the entire food web.Toxic metals can also be introduced into marine food webs. These can cause a change to tissue matter, biochemistry, behaviour, reproduction, and suppress growth in marine life. Also, many animal feeds have a high fish meal or fish hydrolysate content. In this way, marine toxins can be transferred to land animals, and appear later in meat and dairy products.