This folder contains time-series imagery of surface chlorophyll
... chlorophyll values for phytoplankton-dominated waters (typically found in the open ocean or coastal upwelling region) is generally within 35% to 50%, with smaller RMS errors. As mentioned above, in coastal waters where other constituents such as colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) or suspended ...
... chlorophyll values for phytoplankton-dominated waters (typically found in the open ocean or coastal upwelling region) is generally within 35% to 50%, with smaller RMS errors. As mentioned above, in coastal waters where other constituents such as colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) or suspended ...
Marine Technology – Research and Transfer - Max-Planck
... science in the federal state of Lower Saxony. Coastal tidal flats are particularly emphasized in the research work. Since its foundation in 1987, ICBM has developed a number of technical tools for shallowsea and coastal-zone research, from a pore-water sampler to a semiautonomous time-series station ...
... science in the federal state of Lower Saxony. Coastal tidal flats are particularly emphasized in the research work. Since its foundation in 1987, ICBM has developed a number of technical tools for shallowsea and coastal-zone research, from a pore-water sampler to a semiautonomous time-series station ...
Research on Solid Waste Pollution along the Israeli Mediterranean
... The 5 top items found along the Israeli coast during the study were different from the global and Mediterranean patterns presented in the data of the Ocean Conservancy2 (2012, 2013, 2014) and UNEP/MAP (2015) respectively (Fig. 5). The first difference is in the amount of miscellaneous items (marked ...
... The 5 top items found along the Israeli coast during the study were different from the global and Mediterranean patterns presented in the data of the Ocean Conservancy2 (2012, 2013, 2014) and UNEP/MAP (2015) respectively (Fig. 5). The first difference is in the amount of miscellaneous items (marked ...
Harmful Algal Blooms in Southern Californian Waters
... food webs, a few are capable of producing substances that are noxious or toxic, resulting in illness and even death of marine life and occasionally humans who consume contaminated seafood. When microalgae create these conditions, we refer to them as harmful algal blooms (HABs). An older term often u ...
... food webs, a few are capable of producing substances that are noxious or toxic, resulting in illness and even death of marine life and occasionally humans who consume contaminated seafood. When microalgae create these conditions, we refer to them as harmful algal blooms (HABs). An older term often u ...
Plate Boundaries
... parts of the ocean Mountains – form on the surface as the continental crust crumbles into the oceanic crust ...
... parts of the ocean Mountains – form on the surface as the continental crust crumbles into the oceanic crust ...
- World Ocean Observatory
... gathered by earlier seafarers and natural philosophers. They studied seawater’s chemistry and salinity. They continued to take soundings to determine ocean depth, and to collect and study marine species. They charted currents and winds, whale and fish populations. Each study led to even more questio ...
... gathered by earlier seafarers and natural philosophers. They studied seawater’s chemistry and salinity. They continued to take soundings to determine ocean depth, and to collect and study marine species. They charted currents and winds, whale and fish populations. Each study led to even more questio ...
... The process of climate change should be examined both on geologic time scales that characterize the transitions between ice ages, and over shorter periods of time. The buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere will increase the melting of polar ice, introducing large quantities of fresh water in ...
South East Australian Node Plan - Integrated Marine Observing
... bioprospecting); commercial fishing; offshore mining; ocean waste disposal; oil and gas; ports and marinas; recreational fishing; shipping, ship/boat building; submarine cables and energy transmission lines; and tourism (Love, 2004). In addition to industry there is strong conservation support withi ...
... bioprospecting); commercial fishing; offshore mining; ocean waste disposal; oil and gas; ports and marinas; recreational fishing; shipping, ship/boat building; submarine cables and energy transmission lines; and tourism (Love, 2004). In addition to industry there is strong conservation support withi ...
Electromagnetic induction by ocean currents: BEMPEX Alan D
... At sub-inertial frequencies, much of the deep ocean’s variability is believed to be due to barotropic (depth-independent) fluctuations, especially (but not exclusively) in regions devoid of intense mean currents 100 suchkm) as eddies the Gulf and the mesoscale thatStream are common in the western ha ...
... At sub-inertial frequencies, much of the deep ocean’s variability is believed to be due to barotropic (depth-independent) fluctuations, especially (but not exclusively) in regions devoid of intense mean currents 100 suchkm) as eddies the Gulf and the mesoscale thatStream are common in the western ha ...
History of Ocean Exploration and Marine Sciences
... apply marine sciences today. c. It is interesting. Oceanography grew out of humanity’s desire to explore and discover. It’s about people, not the ocean and test tubes. Guided discussion question(s): Pick a major historical event and discuss the role(s) played by the ocean. You might choose a militar ...
... apply marine sciences today. c. It is interesting. Oceanography grew out of humanity’s desire to explore and discover. It’s about people, not the ocean and test tubes. Guided discussion question(s): Pick a major historical event and discuss the role(s) played by the ocean. You might choose a militar ...
D N O P
... is with great honor that each of the Commissioners has undertaken this effort to develop recommendations for a long-needed comprehensive ocean policy for our Nation. In September 2001, the Commission began a series of public meetings across the country to hear about the most pressing issues that the ...
... is with great honor that each of the Commissioners has undertaken this effort to develop recommendations for a long-needed comprehensive ocean policy for our Nation. In September 2001, the Commission began a series of public meetings across the country to hear about the most pressing issues that the ...
Deep ocean floor sediment
... a ‘destructive plate boundary’ an actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of lithosphere move toward one another and collide. As a result, earthquakes and volcanoes are common near such convergent boundaries. 3. overthrusts: If the dip of the fault plane is low (ge ...
... a ‘destructive plate boundary’ an actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of lithosphere move toward one another and collide. As a result, earthquakes and volcanoes are common near such convergent boundaries. 3. overthrusts: If the dip of the fault plane is low (ge ...
Shetland Marine Spatial Plan: An ecosystem
... internationally to facilitate an assessment of the relationships between human uses and ecosystem components (Stelzenmuller et al., 2012, Alexander et al., 2012). It is widely acknowledged that the issue is proving difficult to resolve (HELCOM/VASAB et al., 2012). For example, some human activities ...
... internationally to facilitate an assessment of the relationships between human uses and ecosystem components (Stelzenmuller et al., 2012, Alexander et al., 2012). It is widely acknowledged that the issue is proving difficult to resolve (HELCOM/VASAB et al., 2012). For example, some human activities ...
Ocean Exploration - Division on Earth and Life Studies
... These discoveries led to the hypothesis that a massive, deep biosphere may exist beneath the ocean floor and overlying marine sediments that rivals the combined biomass in the entire ocean above the seafloor—or even on the planet. These microbes might have evolved when the Earth was much hotter, pot ...
... These discoveries led to the hypothesis that a massive, deep biosphere may exist beneath the ocean floor and overlying marine sediments that rivals the combined biomass in the entire ocean above the seafloor—or even on the planet. These microbes might have evolved when the Earth was much hotter, pot ...
Report of the IOC/FAO/ UNEP International Workshop on
... Reduced temperature and increased salinity in winter lead 30-35m. depth. Hurricanes and strong to vertical mixing and the erosion of this layer. However, such northern winds are an important factor in vertical mixing. Exchange of water with deep mixing is limited over shallow shelf areas. or offshor ...
... Reduced temperature and increased salinity in winter lead 30-35m. depth. Hurricanes and strong to vertical mixing and the erosion of this layer. However, such northern winds are an important factor in vertical mixing. Exchange of water with deep mixing is limited over shallow shelf areas. or offshor ...
9 Hawai`i Institute of Marine Biology
... Coral Reef Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity: Coral reefs cover less than 1% of the Earth, but with unknown millions of species, they are the rain forests of the sea, among the most biologically diverse habitats on the planet. Likewise, reefs are of enormous economic importance, with 2008 estimat ...
... Coral Reef Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity: Coral reefs cover less than 1% of the Earth, but with unknown millions of species, they are the rain forests of the sea, among the most biologically diverse habitats on the planet. Likewise, reefs are of enormous economic importance, with 2008 estimat ...
Lab 4
... distances by wind. By contrast, larger grains (gravel, pebbles, etc.) sink rapidly, and can only be pushed along the bottom by fast-flowing water, such as might be found in a fast-flowing stream or where waves break against a beach. These larger grains can thus accumulate in relatively high flow-en ...
... distances by wind. By contrast, larger grains (gravel, pebbles, etc.) sink rapidly, and can only be pushed along the bottom by fast-flowing water, such as might be found in a fast-flowing stream or where waves break against a beach. These larger grains can thus accumulate in relatively high flow-en ...
First report of infestation by a parasitic copepod (Pennella
... during the migration to colder waters (Olafsdottir and Shinn 2013). If Pennella fall off during the migration to colder waters, scars should be observed. Although P. balaenopterae is widely distributed in the world’s oceans, it has not yet been reported from the Black Sea. From genetic analyses, the ...
... during the migration to colder waters (Olafsdottir and Shinn 2013). If Pennella fall off during the migration to colder waters, scars should be observed. Although P. balaenopterae is widely distributed in the world’s oceans, it has not yet been reported from the Black Sea. From genetic analyses, the ...
New Challenges for the Marine Science
... resources will occur. In fact, a growing global population will need a safe and secure food supply. Further the global climate change will have an impact on primary production ecosystems, such as fisheries, aquaculture, agriculture and forestry. It is emergent and necessary to act toward an optimal ...
... resources will occur. In fact, a growing global population will need a safe and secure food supply. Further the global climate change will have an impact on primary production ecosystems, such as fisheries, aquaculture, agriculture and forestry. It is emergent and necessary to act toward an optimal ...
The Geomorphology of the Great Barrier Reef
... in terms of an overall analysis of reef and island morphology (Chapter 5), and also deals with different areas of the reef in separate chapters such as those treating the mid-shelf reefs (Chapter 8) and the reef islands (Chapter 10). The final group of three chapters (11–13) synthesizes some of the ...
... in terms of an overall analysis of reef and island morphology (Chapter 5), and also deals with different areas of the reef in separate chapters such as those treating the mid-shelf reefs (Chapter 8) and the reef islands (Chapter 10). The final group of three chapters (11–13) synthesizes some of the ...
Ship Observations of the Tropical Pacific Ocean along the Coast of
... in sensible heat flux from the air to the ocean. The air temperature is considerably cooler than the SST (3.58C) in the warm pool north of 38S, because advection from the south has a cooling effect of approximately 108C day21 on the surface air. The largest sea–air temperature difference of 4.258C w ...
... in sensible heat flux from the air to the ocean. The air temperature is considerably cooler than the SST (3.58C) in the warm pool north of 38S, because advection from the south has a cooling effect of approximately 108C day21 on the surface air. The largest sea–air temperature difference of 4.258C w ...
Marine habitats
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The marine environment supplies many kinds of habitats that support marine life. Marine life depends in some way on the saltwater that is in the sea (the term marine comes from the Latin mare, meaning sea or ocean). A habitat is an ecological or environmental area inhabited by one or more living species.Marine habitats can be divided into coastal and open ocean habitats. Coastal habitats are found in the area that extends from as far as the tide comes in on the shoreline out to the edge of the continental shelf. Most marine life is found in coastal habitats, even though the shelf area occupies only seven percent of the total ocean area. Open ocean habitats are found in the deep ocean beyond the edge of the continental shelf.Alternatively, marine habitats can be divided into pelagic and demersal habitats. Pelagic habitats are found near the surface or in the open water column, away from the bottom of the ocean. Demersal habitats are near or on the bottom of the ocean. An organism living in a pelagic habitat is said to be a pelagic organism, as in pelagic fish. Similarly, an organism living in a demersal habitat is said to be a demersal organism, as in demersal fish. Pelagic habitats are intrinsically shifting and ephemeral, depending on what ocean currents are doing.Marine habitats can be modified by their inhabitants. Some marine organisms, like corals, kelp, mangroves and seagrasses, are ecosystem engineers which reshape the marine environment to the point where they create further habitat for other organisms.