Oceans - SolPass
... salinity of ocean water varies in some places depending on rates of evaporation and runoff from nearby land. • The basic motions of ocean water are the waves, ocean currents, and tides. ...
... salinity of ocean water varies in some places depending on rates of evaporation and runoff from nearby land. • The basic motions of ocean water are the waves, ocean currents, and tides. ...
Word - SolPass
... physical characteristics (depth, salinity, major currents); biological characteristics (ecosystems); and public policy decisions related to the ocean environment (assessment of marine organism populations, pollution prevention). ...
... physical characteristics (depth, salinity, major currents); biological characteristics (ecosystems); and public policy decisions related to the ocean environment (assessment of marine organism populations, pollution prevention). ...
Word - SolPass
... physical characteristics (depth, salinity, major currents); biological characteristics (ecosystems); and public policy decisions related to the ocean environment (assessment of marine organism populations, pollution prevention). ...
... physical characteristics (depth, salinity, major currents); biological characteristics (ecosystems); and public policy decisions related to the ocean environment (assessment of marine organism populations, pollution prevention). ...
Strand: Interrelationships in Earth/Space Systems
... physical characteristics (depth, salinity, major currents); biological characteristics (ecosystems); and public policy decisions related to the ocean environment (assessment of marine organism populations, pollution prevention). ...
... physical characteristics (depth, salinity, major currents); biological characteristics (ecosystems); and public policy decisions related to the ocean environment (assessment of marine organism populations, pollution prevention). ...
Strand: Interrelationships in Earth/Space Systems
... temperature differences). Ocean currents affect the mixing of ocean waters. This can affect plant and animal populations. Currents also affect navigation routes. ...
... temperature differences). Ocean currents affect the mixing of ocean waters. This can affect plant and animal populations. Currents also affect navigation routes. ...
Cruise 251
... Chemical Oceanography Dr Maheswari Nair and Mr Mathew Paul National Institute of Oceanography, Kochi During the cruise 251, twenty stations were sampled in four transects. A total of about 283 samples were colleted from standard depths (0, 10, 20, 30, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200, 300, 500, 750 and 1000 m) ...
... Chemical Oceanography Dr Maheswari Nair and Mr Mathew Paul National Institute of Oceanography, Kochi During the cruise 251, twenty stations were sampled in four transects. A total of about 283 samples were colleted from standard depths (0, 10, 20, 30, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200, 300, 500, 750 and 1000 m) ...
Growth rates and production of heterotrophic bacteria and
... bacterial production amounts to about 20% of primary production in the oceans’ surface waters. Cho and Azam (1990), however, have estimated that in oligotrophic marine waters, heterotrophic bacterial biomass is 2-3 times greater than that of phytoplankton. These two estimates are incompatible unless ...
... bacterial production amounts to about 20% of primary production in the oceans’ surface waters. Cho and Azam (1990), however, have estimated that in oligotrophic marine waters, heterotrophic bacterial biomass is 2-3 times greater than that of phytoplankton. These two estimates are incompatible unless ...
part 1 - North Pacific Marine Science Organization
... In the past decade, a MnO2- impregnated cartridge technique has been widely to extract 234Th from seawater. One of the inherent assumptions associated with this technique is that all Th species in the dissolved phase are subject to extraction by the MnO2. An inter-calibration between the cartr ...
... In the past decade, a MnO2- impregnated cartridge technique has been widely to extract 234Th from seawater. One of the inherent assumptions associated with this technique is that all Th species in the dissolved phase are subject to extraction by the MnO2. An inter-calibration between the cartr ...
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... bryozoans, and isopods in that order, and together these made up 86% of the fauna. Densities of both groups were highest on the Central Transect, and densities of both tended to decrease with depth. Between the depths of 300 m and 3,000 m there was a threefold decrease in meiofaunal and a twofold de ...
... bryozoans, and isopods in that order, and together these made up 86% of the fauna. Densities of both groups were highest on the Central Transect, and densities of both tended to decrease with depth. Between the depths of 300 m and 3,000 m there was a threefold decrease in meiofaunal and a twofold de ...
Pomeroy, L. R., 1974. The ocean`s food web, a changing paradigm
... ocean. If the concept of uniform biomass distribution among size classes of organisms in the ocean is even approximately correct, the inverse relation between size and metabolic rate (Zeuthen 1947) makes the smallest organisms the largest consumers of energy. If microorganisms are major consumers in ...
... ocean. If the concept of uniform biomass distribution among size classes of organisms in the ocean is even approximately correct, the inverse relation between size and metabolic rate (Zeuthen 1947) makes the smallest organisms the largest consumers of energy. If microorganisms are major consumers in ...
measurements of primary production in coastal sea water using a
... ing of the water mass as a whole can be unrealistically high, and undesirable temperature increases usually occur. Furthcrmorc, no precise “balance” of dissolved oxygen or carbon dioxide can be readily computed when there is a large surface area of water in contact with the atmosphere. The thin plas ...
... ing of the water mass as a whole can be unrealistically high, and undesirable temperature increases usually occur. Furthcrmorc, no precise “balance” of dissolved oxygen or carbon dioxide can be readily computed when there is a large surface area of water in contact with the atmosphere. The thin plas ...
Plankton biodiversity of the North Atlantic: changing patterns
... species is remarkable enough but the real significance of this is that a physical barrier has been breached between the two oceans (Corbyn 2007). If viable pathways through the Arctic result in more Pacific species following, this might pose a threat to native Atlantic species through competition fo ...
... species is remarkable enough but the real significance of this is that a physical barrier has been breached between the two oceans (Corbyn 2007). If viable pathways through the Arctic result in more Pacific species following, this might pose a threat to native Atlantic species through competition fo ...
Protecting Ocean Hotspots Lesson 3 Presentation Content
... satellite shows the sea surface temperature off central California. • Plumes of colder water (blue, 9 C or 42 F) upwell along the coast and mix with the warmer ...
... satellite shows the sea surface temperature off central California. • Plumes of colder water (blue, 9 C or 42 F) upwell along the coast and mix with the warmer ...
Spatial Pattern of Bathymetry in Wangi
... variation of the estimated values so that the level of precision can be revealed. Siregar and Selamat (2009) adds that kriging method can still be used even though no correlation is found among the spatial data. In independent observation, kriging estimation process will be similar to the estimation ...
... variation of the estimated values so that the level of precision can be revealed. Siregar and Selamat (2009) adds that kriging method can still be used even though no correlation is found among the spatial data. In independent observation, kriging estimation process will be similar to the estimation ...
Natural iron fertilization by the Eyjafjallajkull volcanic eruption
... than that in de-ionized water [Buck et al., 2006], leaching data thus indicated that addition of 9 mg l1 ash within biological incubation experiments could have provided 4.6–16 nM DFe. In contrast, observed biological responses were weaker than for the 2 nM FeCl3 addition. Hence, in addition to muc ...
... than that in de-ionized water [Buck et al., 2006], leaching data thus indicated that addition of 9 mg l1 ash within biological incubation experiments could have provided 4.6–16 nM DFe. In contrast, observed biological responses were weaker than for the 2 nM FeCl3 addition. Hence, in addition to muc ...
Satellite Oceanography: Ocean color
... the theory of Cox and Munk (1954), who showed, empirically, that for a uniform ocean surface roughness, there is a near-Gaussian distribution of surface wave slope with a probability function: P(b, s) ≈ (2ps2)-1 (exp – (tan2(b))/s2) Where s is the standard deviation of P, and is related, again empir ...
... the theory of Cox and Munk (1954), who showed, empirically, that for a uniform ocean surface roughness, there is a near-Gaussian distribution of surface wave slope with a probability function: P(b, s) ≈ (2ps2)-1 (exp – (tan2(b))/s2) Where s is the standard deviation of P, and is related, again empir ...
Sunlight and water transparency: cornerstones in coral
... phytoplankton growth in the sea. This model estimated seasonal change in gross photosynthesis as a consequence of seasonal change in solar radiation. In this model, net photosynthesis (resulting in growth) was estimated assuming ratios of maximum photosynthesis to respiration rates ( P/R) measured i ...
... phytoplankton growth in the sea. This model estimated seasonal change in gross photosynthesis as a consequence of seasonal change in solar radiation. In this model, net photosynthesis (resulting in growth) was estimated assuming ratios of maximum photosynthesis to respiration rates ( P/R) measured i ...
Vertical distribution of marine cyanobacteria
... The vertical distributions of the unicellular cyanobacteria Synechococcus were studied in several highly contrasting seas: the Black Sea, Sea of Marmara, Aegean Sea, and Mediterranean Sea. Cell abundances varied significantly on both vertical and horizontal scales in all physically and spatially disc ...
... The vertical distributions of the unicellular cyanobacteria Synechococcus were studied in several highly contrasting seas: the Black Sea, Sea of Marmara, Aegean Sea, and Mediterranean Sea. Cell abundances varied significantly on both vertical and horizontal scales in all physically and spatially disc ...
Thin Phytoplankton Layers: Characteristics
... of thin layers, resulting in the thinnest phytoplankton peaks being smeared or missed altogether (Donaghay et al. 1992). In the past 15 years we have seen a renaissance of thin layer observations, triggered by major advances in our ability to quantify thin layers of phytoplankton—and zooplankton, wh ...
... of thin layers, resulting in the thinnest phytoplankton peaks being smeared or missed altogether (Donaghay et al. 1992). In the past 15 years we have seen a renaissance of thin layer observations, triggered by major advances in our ability to quantify thin layers of phytoplankton—and zooplankton, wh ...
Final Report - UCLA Institute of the Environment and
... The BWER was once a thriving set of coastal estuarine habitats that covered over 2,000 acres (Tsihrintzis 1996, Dark et al. 2011). Today, the size of the BWER has been reduced to roughly 600 acres, with only approximately 15 acres of tidally influenced estuarine habitat, several contiguous areas of ...
... The BWER was once a thriving set of coastal estuarine habitats that covered over 2,000 acres (Tsihrintzis 1996, Dark et al. 2011). Today, the size of the BWER has been reduced to roughly 600 acres, with only approximately 15 acres of tidally influenced estuarine habitat, several contiguous areas of ...
Moored observations of upper-ocean response to the monsoons in
... were made on each mooring by ten temperature recorders mounted in the upper 150 m (Fig. 2). The WHOI mooring had a 3-m discus buoy with two sets of redundant meteorological sensors and subsurface instrumentation to measure temperature, salinity, velocity, and bio-optical parameters in the upper 300 ...
... were made on each mooring by ten temperature recorders mounted in the upper 150 m (Fig. 2). The WHOI mooring had a 3-m discus buoy with two sets of redundant meteorological sensors and subsurface instrumentation to measure temperature, salinity, velocity, and bio-optical parameters in the upper 300 ...
ICES Annual Science Conference 2000 ...
... repeated observations from the same site yield similar, but not identical, ellipses. This is the case, not only for the weaker constituents, but also for M2. This could be due to instrumental variation, since often different instruments have been used during repeated measurements at the same site. I ...
... repeated observations from the same site yield similar, but not identical, ellipses. This is the case, not only for the weaker constituents, but also for M2. This could be due to instrumental variation, since often different instruments have been used during repeated measurements at the same site. I ...
Harmful Algal Blooms in Southern Californian Waters
... A great variety of microalgae occur commonly and constantly in the waters off the coast of California. These species range in size from cells just larger than a typical bacterium (0.001 mm) to cells or colonies that are visible to the naked eye. Microalgae are an essential component of marine enviro ...
... A great variety of microalgae occur commonly and constantly in the waters off the coast of California. These species range in size from cells just larger than a typical bacterium (0.001 mm) to cells or colonies that are visible to the naked eye. Microalgae are an essential component of marine enviro ...