The climatology, meteorology, and boundary layer structure of
... can lead to strong boundary layer turbulence and surface heat loss from the ocean (Brümmer 1996), ...
... can lead to strong boundary layer turbulence and surface heat loss from the ocean (Brümmer 1996), ...
Integrated Ocean Management Plan for the Beaufort Sea: 2009
... area as the management area of interest. In the Western Arctic, this area is known as the Beaufort Sea Large Ocean Management Area or LOMA. The next step involved developing a regional governance process that would complement national inter‐ departmental and inter‐government ...
... area as the management area of interest. In the Western Arctic, this area is known as the Beaufort Sea Large Ocean Management Area or LOMA. The next step involved developing a regional governance process that would complement national inter‐ departmental and inter‐government ...
FY 2011 - Alaska Ocean Observing System
... 2. Improve forecasts. AOOS will maintain and enhance wind and circulation models in Prince William Sound and Cook Inlet. AOOS will maintain funding for the high resolution PWS/Cook Inlet WRF model, which provides daily wind forecasts critical for other regional modeling efforts and explore ways to e ...
... 2. Improve forecasts. AOOS will maintain and enhance wind and circulation models in Prince William Sound and Cook Inlet. AOOS will maintain funding for the high resolution PWS/Cook Inlet WRF model, which provides daily wind forecasts critical for other regional modeling efforts and explore ways to e ...
Progress in Seto Inland Sea Research
... length of 500 km, an average depth of 30 m and contains approximately 600 islands. The sea is divided by islands and peninsulas into wide basins, some of which are called “nada” in Japanese, and these basins are connected by narrow channels called “seto”. This complicated geometry results in wide va ...
... length of 500 km, an average depth of 30 m and contains approximately 600 islands. The sea is divided by islands and peninsulas into wide basins, some of which are called “nada” in Japanese, and these basins are connected by narrow channels called “seto”. This complicated geometry results in wide va ...
Antarctic Ocean Legacy: A Vision for Circumpolar
... climate change and ocean acidification. Further, the proposal could help whale, seal and fish populations that are still recovering from historical overexploitation. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s World Parks Congress recommends that at least 20-30% of all marine habitats s ...
... climate change and ocean acidification. Further, the proposal could help whale, seal and fish populations that are still recovering from historical overexploitation. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s World Parks Congress recommends that at least 20-30% of all marine habitats s ...
Comparison of Argo and Aquarius sea surface salinity probability
... retrieval algorithm is based on calibration with Argo central characteristics. The datasets are less similar at the tails of the distributions, especially in the lower tail. In general, Argo data are much peakier, with more of the observations concentrated in the center of the distribution. This is ...
... retrieval algorithm is based on calibration with Argo central characteristics. The datasets are less similar at the tails of the distributions, especially in the lower tail. In general, Argo data are much peakier, with more of the observations concentrated in the center of the distribution. This is ...
1 ` ENSO Jigsaw [Key Science Knowledge Module] 1 Activity
... temperature is air pressure. The Southern Oscillation is a seesaw of air pressure near the equator between the eastern and western Pacific Ocean. This oscillation is measured as changes in the differences in air pressure between Tahiti, French Polynesia and Darwin, Australia. In general, lower air p ...
... temperature is air pressure. The Southern Oscillation is a seesaw of air pressure near the equator between the eastern and western Pacific Ocean. This oscillation is measured as changes in the differences in air pressure between Tahiti, French Polynesia and Darwin, Australia. In general, lower air p ...
The role of marine biota
... measured here by the effectiveness of phytoplankton in depleting nitrate from the surface of the ocean. Nitrate is the limiting nutrient for biological production over much of the ocean, and thus tends to be very close to depleted (map 4.1). However, there are three principal regions of the ocean, i ...
... measured here by the effectiveness of phytoplankton in depleting nitrate from the surface of the ocean. Nitrate is the limiting nutrient for biological production over much of the ocean, and thus tends to be very close to depleted (map 4.1). However, there are three principal regions of the ocean, i ...
The Oceanic Phosphorus Cycle
... apatite and other minerals and P adsorbed to iron-manganese oxide/oxyhydroxides. This particulate load is deposited quickly in estuarine and coastal shelf environments and does not contribute directly to the P pool available to marine biota.39 However, clay particles with iron and aluminum oxyhydrox ...
... apatite and other minerals and P adsorbed to iron-manganese oxide/oxyhydroxides. This particulate load is deposited quickly in estuarine and coastal shelf environments and does not contribute directly to the P pool available to marine biota.39 However, clay particles with iron and aluminum oxyhydrox ...
Second
U.S.
Ocean
Acidification
Principal
Investigators'
Meeting
Gallaudet
University's
Kellogg
Conference
Center,
Washington,
DC
... estimated $1.9 trillion per year. Their high rates of carbon assimilation may reduce local pCO2 levels by >50% during daytime. As a result seagrasses sequester “blue carbon”, storing as much as 19.9 Pg of organic carbon in the form of anaerobic, organic‐rich loams. They are responsible for an ...
... estimated $1.9 trillion per year. Their high rates of carbon assimilation may reduce local pCO2 levels by >50% during daytime. As a result seagrasses sequester “blue carbon”, storing as much as 19.9 Pg of organic carbon in the form of anaerobic, organic‐rich loams. They are responsible for an ...
Reports and Monographs of the International Ocean
... maintained through the constant input of energy from the sun. Only the visible part of the solar spectrum can be captured by the ecosystem for photosynthesis, and the interface that couples it to the sun is provided by the pigment molecules (principally chlorophyll) contained in phytoplankton. As th ...
... maintained through the constant input of energy from the sun. Only the visible part of the solar spectrum can be captured by the ecosystem for photosynthesis, and the interface that couples it to the sun is provided by the pigment molecules (principally chlorophyll) contained in phytoplankton. As th ...
IGOS P Carbon Cycle Observation Theme Ocean Observations
... scientific rationale is similar, the inventory of existing and future elements required for the continental margins and coastal regions is beyond the scope of this initial survey. But that exercise is critical to the development of a truly integrated, global system. As mentioned in Section 4, there ...
... scientific rationale is similar, the inventory of existing and future elements required for the continental margins and coastal regions is beyond the scope of this initial survey. But that exercise is critical to the development of a truly integrated, global system. As mentioned in Section 4, there ...
Arctic Ocean
The Arctic Ocean (also known as the Northern Ocean), located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic north polar region, is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major oceanic divisions. The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) recognizes it as an ocean, although some oceanographers call it the Arctic Mediterranean Sea or simply the Arctic Sea, classifying it a mediterranean sea or an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean. Alternatively, the Arctic Ocean can be seen as the northernmost part of the all-encompassing World Ocean.Almost completely surrounded by Eurasia and North America, the Arctic Ocean is partly covered by sea ice throughout the year (and almost completely in winter). The Arctic Ocean's surface temperature and salinity vary seasonally as the ice cover melts and freezes; its salinity is the lowest on average of the five major oceans, due to low evaporation, heavy fresh water inflow from rivers and streams, and limited connection and outflow to surrounding oceanic waters with higher salinities. The summer shrinking of the ice has been quoted at 50%. The US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) uses satellite data to provide a daily record of Arctic sea ice cover and the rate of melting compared to an average period and specific past years.