Geography and Oceanography - Chapter 26 pot

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... feeding on unlucky neighbors Worms, Amphipods, Sand Stars The Rocky Shore Oregon Rocky Shore Oregon Algaes - Hallosaccion Exploring the Tide Pools (and associated geology) ◆ Shoes with good tread/grip ◆ Extra ... Feeders on Sandy Shores ◆ Clams – suspension feeding ◆ Worms – deposit feeding by ingestion ◆ Amphipods – deposit feeding on surface ◆ Sand stars – carnivorous feeding on .....

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... recent and severe events in Most recent and severe events in 1953, ‘5 7- 58, ‘65, ‘7 2- 73, ‘7 6- 77, 1953, ‘5 7- 58, ‘65, ‘7 2- 73, ‘7 6- 77, ‘8 2- 83 ‘8 2- 83 , ‘9 1- 92, , ‘9 1- 92, ‘9 7- 98 ‘9 7- 98 , ... very different fluids fluids - atmosphere and ocean - in - atmosphere and ocean - in the boundless dimensions of time and sp...

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... the western Atlantic – NADW forms in Norwegian Basins ■ Sinks and is dammed behind sills – Between Greenland and Iceland and Iceland and the British Isles ■ NADW periodically spills over sills ... and heat-related deaths and ill-health. ■ Movement of populations to southern Europe ■ Need to refurbish infrastructure towards Scandinavian standards. http://www.ipcc.ch/publication...

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... in the tropics? Sea Surface Temperatures only 0 -3 0°C world-wide Land: 50°C to -5 0°C Salinity Variations ✦ Surface salinity follows evaporation- precipitation pattern ✦ Atlantic Ocean is generally ... radiation ➨ Requires flow of heat by oceans and atmosphere ➨ Surface circulation Salinity Variations Heard Island Experiment Global Warming faster velocity?? Go to Sounds Physical and...

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... floor ages and accumulates sediments Toba (71,000 B.C.) - 3000 times as big as Mt St Helens - - Sulfuric acid and dust blocked sunlight, reducing temperatures 5°C for several years - May have ... 1968)  2-month cruises  Deepest hole: 2 km But, new vessel will drill to >6km! Volcanic ash (tephra) Mid-Ocean Ridges Uniform process of mantle melting, lava freezing -...

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... ocean  1950’s - 1960’s - single, focused high- frequency, short wavelength sound beam – “wide-beam” bathymetry – sound beam spreads out as it reaches bottom – range of depths - fuzzy estimate ... of NOAA Bathymetry - 3  1970’s - revolution in bathymetric mapping with multibeam bathymetry  multiple, focused, high-frequency, short wavelength sound beams – “narrow-beam”...

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... and state institutions, as well as universities, and state and federal agencies and federal agencies ♦ The emphasis is on interdisciplinary, The emphasis is on interdisciplinary, process-oriented ... Oceanography Composition of sea water and the processes controlling and altering its composition, including marine pollution .  Edward Forbes: British naturalist (181 5- 1...

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... 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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