Temperature Inversions in the Subarctic North Pacific
... HIROMICHI UENO Institute of Observational Research for Global Change, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokosuka, Japan ...
... HIROMICHI UENO Institute of Observational Research for Global Change, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokosuka, Japan ...
PHYTOPLANKTON, ZOOPLANKTON, MICRONEKTON, AND
... coupled biophysical models. The intent is that improved models will increase our ability to integrate biological and physical observations in coastal ecosystems generally, and specifically, to provide integrated assessments of the effect of environmental variability and climate change on coastal mar ...
... coupled biophysical models. The intent is that improved models will increase our ability to integrate biological and physical observations in coastal ecosystems generally, and specifically, to provide integrated assessments of the effect of environmental variability and climate change on coastal mar ...
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... In the eastern tropical Pacific, warming disturbances are associated with ENSO events, with temperature anomalies typically lasting from March to September of the following year, and with a mature phase of stronger anomalies from November to January (Wang & Fiedler 2006). In Oman, the southwest mons ...
... In the eastern tropical Pacific, warming disturbances are associated with ENSO events, with temperature anomalies typically lasting from March to September of the following year, and with a mature phase of stronger anomalies from November to January (Wang & Fiedler 2006). In Oman, the southwest mons ...
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... regions [34]. The Multivariate ENSO Index (MEI) represents multiple variables (e.g., sea level pressure, sea surface temperature, Niño regions), related to El Niño and La Niña phenomena [55]. A positive MEI is associated with El Niño and a negative MEI with La Niña periods. Decadal and interdecadal ...
... regions [34]. The Multivariate ENSO Index (MEI) represents multiple variables (e.g., sea level pressure, sea surface temperature, Niño regions), related to El Niño and La Niña phenomena [55]. A positive MEI is associated with El Niño and a negative MEI with La Niña periods. Decadal and interdecadal ...
The roles of vertical mixing, solar radiation, and wind stress in a
... Present tropical ocean models, ranging from the simple with conventional reduced gravity models [e.g., Busalacchi and O'Brien, 1980] forcing data should impact our ability to simulate SST. to the more sophisticatedgeneral circulation models (GCMs) The main challenge faced by modelers, however, is to ...
... Present tropical ocean models, ranging from the simple with conventional reduced gravity models [e.g., Busalacchi and O'Brien, 1980] forcing data should impact our ability to simulate SST. to the more sophisticatedgeneral circulation models (GCMs) The main challenge faced by modelers, however, is to ...
A global climatology of the diurnal variations in sea
... using model results driven by SSTs which have no diurnal cycle, while the latter requires ...
... using model results driven by SSTs which have no diurnal cycle, while the latter requires ...
Lecture 10: Ocean Circulation Basic Ocean Current
... (from Oceanography by Tom Garrison) (Figure from The Earth System) ESS228 Prof. Jin-Yi Yu ...
... (from Oceanography by Tom Garrison) (Figure from The Earth System) ESS228 Prof. Jin-Yi Yu ...
The impact of global freshwater forcing on the thermohaline circulation
... Atlantic deep water (NADW) and thus the THC. The thermal and haline contributions in the transformation are shown in Fig. 5 for the three regions defined before, both for CTRL and for a climatology computed from Levitus (1982) and ERA40 (Uppala et al. 2005) climatological datasets. The thermal contr ...
... Atlantic deep water (NADW) and thus the THC. The thermal and haline contributions in the transformation are shown in Fig. 5 for the three regions defined before, both for CTRL and for a climatology computed from Levitus (1982) and ERA40 (Uppala et al. 2005) climatological datasets. The thermal contr ...
1. Introduction - Scholars at Harvard
... perhaps impossible, to encompass the range of its environments and the variety of its inhabitants—human and non-human, long-settled and more recently arrived—within a single historical frame. The inhabitants of the Pacific now speak about one-third of the world’s languages, English, Chinese and Spa ...
... perhaps impossible, to encompass the range of its environments and the variety of its inhabitants—human and non-human, long-settled and more recently arrived—within a single historical frame. The inhabitants of the Pacific now speak about one-third of the world’s languages, English, Chinese and Spa ...
Climate Change Induced Vulnerability to Malaria and
... The regional assessments were executed over the period 2002-2005 by multidisciplinary, multiinstitutional regional teams of investigators. The teams, selected through merit review of submitted proposals, were supported by the AIACC project with funding, technical assistance, mentoring and training. ...
... The regional assessments were executed over the period 2002-2005 by multidisciplinary, multiinstitutional regional teams of investigators. The teams, selected through merit review of submitted proposals, were supported by the AIACC project with funding, technical assistance, mentoring and training. ...
3. Strategy for an Observational Network for Ocean Acidification
... plankton are important food sources for higher trophic level marine organisms. In addition, increased CO2 and its concomitant changes in ocean chemistry may alter species composition and succession of primary producers and other microbes. Thus ocean acidification could have profound impacts on some ...
... plankton are important food sources for higher trophic level marine organisms. In addition, increased CO2 and its concomitant changes in ocean chemistry may alter species composition and succession of primary producers and other microbes. Thus ocean acidification could have profound impacts on some ...
Climate Trends, Hazards and Extremes – Taranaki Synthesis Report
... Figure 28. Projected seasonal precipitation changes (in %) at 2040 (2030-2049 average), relative to 1990 (1980-1999), for the IPCC A1B emission scenario, averaged over 12 climate models. ..................................................................... 51 Figure 29. Projected seasonal precipitat ...
... Figure 28. Projected seasonal precipitation changes (in %) at 2040 (2030-2049 average), relative to 1990 (1980-1999), for the IPCC A1B emission scenario, averaged over 12 climate models. ..................................................................... 51 Figure 29. Projected seasonal precipitat ...
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... The last legal concept used in UNCLOS III for extending coastal sovereignty was that of archipelagic rights. Nations with islands considered so closely linked politically, geographically and historically as to form an intrinsically inter-linked entity were given the right to draw their EEZ baseline ...
... The last legal concept used in UNCLOS III for extending coastal sovereignty was that of archipelagic rights. Nations with islands considered so closely linked politically, geographically and historically as to form an intrinsically inter-linked entity were given the right to draw their EEZ baseline ...
The First Decade of Long-Lead U.S. Seasonal Forecasts
... 3-month forecasts, each overlapping the previous one by 1 month so that lead times successively increased by 1 month out to 12.5 months. The scientific basis for these innovations is described at length in Barnston et al. (1994), Reeves and Gemmill (2004), and Van den Dool (2007). In brief, there wa ...
... 3-month forecasts, each overlapping the previous one by 1 month so that lead times successively increased by 1 month out to 12.5 months. The scientific basis for these innovations is described at length in Barnston et al. (1994), Reeves and Gemmill (2004), and Van den Dool (2007). In brief, there wa ...
Mechanism of Interdecadal Thermohaline Circulation Variability in a
... This acceleration increases the transport of saline waters into the regions of active deep convection, raising the upper-ocean density and leading, after adjustment, to acceleration of the THC. The atmosphere stimulates this THC variability in two ways: 1) by forcing the subpolar gyre through (North ...
... This acceleration increases the transport of saline waters into the regions of active deep convection, raising the upper-ocean density and leading, after adjustment, to acceleration of the THC. The atmosphere stimulates this THC variability in two ways: 1) by forcing the subpolar gyre through (North ...
the Education Guide
... the largest that have ever lived. The traveling exhibition Creatures of the Abyss takes visitors down into the deep, across the vast seafloor, up submarine mountains, into canyons, and alongside hydrothermal vents. It is a mysterious, immersive and awe-inspiring glimpse into another world. This Educ ...
... the largest that have ever lived. The traveling exhibition Creatures of the Abyss takes visitors down into the deep, across the vast seafloor, up submarine mountains, into canyons, and alongside hydrothermal vents. It is a mysterious, immersive and awe-inspiring glimpse into another world. This Educ ...
Multiple Equilibria as a Possible Mechanism for
... SPG during the 1970s, followed by a weaker phase and renewed strengthening in the early 1980s. A phase of relative strength continues until approximately 1995, after which most datasets show a strong weakening. Thus, the same major transitions are present in all datasets, albeit with large variation ...
... SPG during the 1970s, followed by a weaker phase and renewed strengthening in the early 1980s. A phase of relative strength continues until approximately 1995, after which most datasets show a strong weakening. Thus, the same major transitions are present in all datasets, albeit with large variation ...
actaAdriat Adricosm.indd - Institut za oceanografiju i ribarstvo
... along the southeast Adriatic coast. This is the usual advection phenomenon of LIW that enters through the Otranto Strait and continues, while being uplifted, towards the north and north-west. A coastal temperature front was absent. In the first October days, concentration of pigments seemed to be hi ...
... along the southeast Adriatic coast. This is the usual advection phenomenon of LIW that enters through the Otranto Strait and continues, while being uplifted, towards the north and north-west. A coastal temperature front was absent. In the first October days, concentration of pigments seemed to be hi ...
Ocean Acidification and the End-Permian Mass Extinction: To What
... extinctions, e.g., [3]. However, there has not yet been an assessment of the quality of the sedimentary evidence of ocean acidification through the end-Permian mass extinction interval, a gap that this paper aims to fill. Firstly, key features are examined, followed by discussion of the potential fo ...
... extinctions, e.g., [3]. However, there has not yet been an assessment of the quality of the sedimentary evidence of ocean acidification through the end-Permian mass extinction interval, a gap that this paper aims to fill. Firstly, key features are examined, followed by discussion of the potential fo ...
Stationary Eddies and the Zonal Asymmetry of Net Precipitation and
... motion to the large-scale horizontal flow of the stationary eddies. Tools for understanding the response of stationary Rossby waves to large-scale forcing by heating and orography [e.g., Hoskins and Karoly 1981; see reviews by Held (1983) and Held et al. (2002)] can thus be applied directly to under ...
... motion to the large-scale horizontal flow of the stationary eddies. Tools for understanding the response of stationary Rossby waves to large-scale forcing by heating and orography [e.g., Hoskins and Karoly 1981; see reviews by Held (1983) and Held et al. (2002)] can thus be applied directly to under ...
The State of the California Current, 2006-2007
... weak La Niña pattern for the next several months. Although upwelling reduced substantially in June and July, the cumulative upwelling for the 2007 season was greater than normal. An important implication of this could be greater ecosystem productivity and reproductive success for many populations. R ...
... weak La Niña pattern for the next several months. Although upwelling reduced substantially in June and July, the cumulative upwelling for the 2007 season was greater than normal. An important implication of this could be greater ecosystem productivity and reproductive success for many populations. R ...
Thoughts on the evolution of modern oceans
... tion rate decreased in all three oceans to a rate that is typical for pelagic sedimentation. The weighted average sedimentation rates in three oceans remained sim ilar subsequent to the Oligocene-Pleistocene interval. It is important to note that dur ing this latter period the world’s oceans are ch ...
... tion rate decreased in all three oceans to a rate that is typical for pelagic sedimentation. The weighted average sedimentation rates in three oceans remained sim ilar subsequent to the Oligocene-Pleistocene interval. It is important to note that dur ing this latter period the world’s oceans are ch ...
Ocean Climate Indicators Status Report: 2015
... Sea surface temperature (SST) is an indicator of the productivity of the ecosystem, as cold, nutrient rich water is brought to the surface during upwelling in early spring, which influences productivity. The surface waters eventually warm up during relaxation events that follow upwelling, typically ...
... Sea surface temperature (SST) is an indicator of the productivity of the ecosystem, as cold, nutrient rich water is brought to the surface during upwelling in early spring, which influences productivity. The surface waters eventually warm up during relaxation events that follow upwelling, typically ...
Bathymetry from Space
... respect to current altimeters is needed to reduce the noise due to ocean waves. • Fine cross-track spacing and long mission duration. A ground track spacing of 6 km or less is required. A six-year mission would reduce the error by another factor of two. • Moderate inclination. Existing satellite alt ...
... respect to current altimeters is needed to reduce the noise due to ocean waves. • Fine cross-track spacing and long mission duration. A ground track spacing of 6 km or less is required. A six-year mission would reduce the error by another factor of two. • Moderate inclination. Existing satellite alt ...
Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences: 1959–2009
... Studies on the fate of radionuclides flowing into the coastal ocean from the Hanford Nuclear Reservation on the Columbia River are initiated, allowing some of the first data on sediment transport and on links in the oceanic food webs through radioactive ‘tags.’ These studies provided a major thrust ...
... Studies on the fate of radionuclides flowing into the coastal ocean from the Hanford Nuclear Reservation on the Columbia River are initiated, allowing some of the first data on sediment transport and on links in the oceanic food webs through radioactive ‘tags.’ These studies provided a major thrust ...