Geography and Oceanography - Chapter 16 ppsx

... up into rivers and estuaries. • SST sensors will combine the IR and Microwave channels to provide all- weather SST fields with higher resolution. • These satellite data and in-water data from ... year), Wind and Height data closer to the coast and higher resolution; All-Weather SST; Hyperspectral data New technologies collect subsurface data in the water – gliders, AUV. Smaller...

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... 1990s DIC ± 2 µmol kg -1 TA ± 4 µmol kg -1 -5 0 50 100 150 200 050100150200250300350400450 Carbonate ion concentration (µmol kg -1 ) Coral Calcification rate mmol m -2 d -1 Net Dissolution Net ... precipitation Ω = 1 = equilibrium Ω < 1 = dissolution CO 2 + CO 3 2- + H 2 O 2HCO 3 - ⇔ = [Ca 2+ ] [CO 3 2- ] K* sp, phase Ca 2+ + CO 3 2- CaCO 3 → → Ph...

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... of Constant Proportions e.g., SO 4 2- /Cl - is a constant, independent of salinity  This means we need measure only one ion to get salinity; i.e., Cl -  Today salinity is measured quickly ... the Pacific, the Atlantic is actually significantly saltier because of the evaporation-precipitation cycle and the Isthmus of Panama plus input from the Mediterranean Sea

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... of ocean floor” Translational ❥ Translational - strike-slip faulting – transform faults (active) - San Andreas Fault – fracture zones (inactive) - Mendocino FZ

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... Physical Geography & Marine Geology – UC-Santa Barbara Other interests: ✦ Family - wife, Environmental Policy research at OSU - son and daughter, both OSU graduates ✦ Soccer coaching - old ... rocks ✦ Hotspots and flood basalts Hotspots and flood basalts ✦ Environmental impacts of Environmental impacts of catastrophic volcanism catastrophic volcanism ✦ Tectonics a...

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... September) http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/arctic-sea-ice-minimum-extent-in-september-1982 -and- 2008 (Accessed April 16 2009) Wednesday, April 13, 2011 Arctic Sea Ice (minimum annual extent, September) http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/arctic-sea-ice-minimum-extent-in-september-1982 -and- 2008 ... September) http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/arctic-sea-ice-minimum-extent-in-september-1982 -and...

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... Your Generation  187 0-1 900 US Railroad system built  194 0-1 970 Interstate highway system  196 0-1 970 Apollo mission to the Moon  195 0-1 990 Cold War, nuclear threat  196 0-1 980 Green revolution, ... Arctic Ocean and Sea Ice Marine Energy – Wave Motion Energy generated by waves (Dr Brekken) and tides Solutions are Clear and Reachable No fine-tuning yet, but we know...

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... tail” for lift and propulsion ROUNDED fin (e.g., angelfish) very flexible, slow-speed manuevering Built for Speed • speed related to body length – 4-foot yellowfin tuna, 46 mph – 13-foot bluefin ... (theoretically) – 9-foot porpoise, 25 mph – 30-foot killer whale, 34 mph FORKED fin (e.g., yellow goatfish) somewhat flexible, manuevering Colossal Squid Captured Wellington, NZ, April 2003 330...

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... are in Short Supply?  Nitrogen (N) as Nitrate NO3 (-2 )  Phosphorus (P) as Phosphate PO4 (-2 )  Silicon (Si) as Silicate SiO4 (-2 ) Dead and decaying organic matter sinks downward from surface ... plants - restricted to shallow waters (light)  Benthic animals occur everywhere from shallow depths to the deep sea. Basic Ecology  physical and chemical parameters affecting...

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