Lecture - Chapter 5 - Abiotic Components of Ecosystems
... Definition: periodic large scale warming of surface waters of tropical eastern Pacific Ocean ...
... Definition: periodic large scale warming of surface waters of tropical eastern Pacific Ocean ...
The Shaking Ocean Floor
... floor? Earth’s crust is like a puzzle. It is made of many pieces that are always moving. The pieces are called plates. ...
... floor? Earth’s crust is like a puzzle. It is made of many pieces that are always moving. The pieces are called plates. ...
Ocean Topography
... fringe of land at the edge of a large body of water, such as an ocean, sea, or lake. In physical oceanography, a shore is the wider fringe that is geologically modified by the action of the body of water past and present, while the beach is at the edge of the shore. ...
... fringe of land at the edge of a large body of water, such as an ocean, sea, or lake. In physical oceanography, a shore is the wider fringe that is geologically modified by the action of the body of water past and present, while the beach is at the edge of the shore. ...
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... Arctic winter. Steinberg’s zooplankton crew will be working between 65 and 70 degrees south latitude in nearly continuous daylight during the height of the Antarctic summer. The distance between the two research sites, as the arctic tern flies, is 10,289 miles. What the two research teams share is t ...
... Arctic winter. Steinberg’s zooplankton crew will be working between 65 and 70 degrees south latitude in nearly continuous daylight during the height of the Antarctic summer. The distance between the two research sites, as the arctic tern flies, is 10,289 miles. What the two research teams share is t ...
Biogeochemical assessments
... c. Draw a simple diagram of two forms of life that make a complete cycle of consumption/production of O2 and the gas in question b. 15. Nitrogen cycle a. How biologically available is N2? Can every life form use it? b. How do animals acquire nitrogen from the environment? c. Explain how nitrogen get ...
... c. Draw a simple diagram of two forms of life that make a complete cycle of consumption/production of O2 and the gas in question b. 15. Nitrogen cycle a. How biologically available is N2? Can every life form use it? b. How do animals acquire nitrogen from the environment? c. Explain how nitrogen get ...
DIVERGENT BOUNDARIES
... boundary system. (Get a few fat-tipped highlighter markers in different colors to do this.) How many different ridge systems operated in the Indian Ocean between anomaly 34-time and the present? For each system, what was the time period (in terms of anomaly numbers) over which it operated? How many ...
... boundary system. (Get a few fat-tipped highlighter markers in different colors to do this.) How many different ridge systems operated in the Indian Ocean between anomaly 34-time and the present? For each system, what was the time period (in terms of anomaly numbers) over which it operated? How many ...
Swedish efforts to address ocean acidification, including links to
... The IPCC Climate Change 2014 Synthesis Report [1] finds that since the beginning of the industrial era, oceanic uptake of CO2 has resulted in acidification of the ocean. The pH of ocean surface water has decreased by 0.1 units, corresponding to a 26% increase in acidity, measured as hydrogen ion con ...
... The IPCC Climate Change 2014 Synthesis Report [1] finds that since the beginning of the industrial era, oceanic uptake of CO2 has resulted in acidification of the ocean. The pH of ocean surface water has decreased by 0.1 units, corresponding to a 26% increase in acidity, measured as hydrogen ion con ...
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... Factors that Influence Climate • Solar radiation received at a particular latitude • Air mass influence • Location of global high and low pressure zones ...
... Factors that Influence Climate • Solar radiation received at a particular latitude • Air mass influence • Location of global high and low pressure zones ...
Canada`s Geography Quiz 1 Study Sheet Key Terms Region – an
... Scale – a tool we use to compare the distance on a map to the actual distance on earth’s surface Physical features – include landforms, such as mountains, hills, and plains. It also includes bodies of water, such as oceans, rivers, and lakes. Climate – the kind of weather an area has over a long per ...
... Scale – a tool we use to compare the distance on a map to the actual distance on earth’s surface Physical features – include landforms, such as mountains, hills, and plains. It also includes bodies of water, such as oceans, rivers, and lakes. Climate – the kind of weather an area has over a long per ...
Solubility of Carbon Dioxide
... and listen to the fizzing noise made by each. SEPERATELY listen to the fizzing The solubility and of the carbon dioxide in water noise made by each. The solubility of So the increases as the temperature decreases. the carbon dioxide inin water decreases water in the bottle put the freezer will have ...
... and listen to the fizzing noise made by each. SEPERATELY listen to the fizzing The solubility and of the carbon dioxide in water noise made by each. The solubility of So the increases as the temperature decreases. the carbon dioxide inin water decreases water in the bottle put the freezer will have ...
Microbial Food Webs - Cornell Geological Sciences
... significant percentage of the total community biomass in the ocean • In eutrophic systems the microbial community acts as a sink for organic carbon - i.e. most microbial carbon is respired • In oligotrophic systems, Prochlorococcus is an extremely important component of the phytoplankton – the micro ...
... significant percentage of the total community biomass in the ocean • In eutrophic systems the microbial community acts as a sink for organic carbon - i.e. most microbial carbon is respired • In oligotrophic systems, Prochlorococcus is an extremely important component of the phytoplankton – the micro ...
Sea Floor Spreading Barrows
... underwater mountains that extend into all of Earth’s oceans. They are more than 50,000 km long Most are under hundreds of meters of water They reach the surface in a few places such as Iceland. Rift Valley - A steep sided valley splits the top of some mid-ocean ridges. ...
... underwater mountains that extend into all of Earth’s oceans. They are more than 50,000 km long Most are under hundreds of meters of water They reach the surface in a few places such as Iceland. Rift Valley - A steep sided valley splits the top of some mid-ocean ridges. ...
Lesson 1: The Water Planet
... oxygen, some minor gases, and varying amounts of water vapor. These factors interact to become part of an active system, which is powered by radiant energy from the sun. Nearly all weather events result from complex interactions between the atmosphere and the ocean. Solar energy is received and re-r ...
... oxygen, some minor gases, and varying amounts of water vapor. These factors interact to become part of an active system, which is powered by radiant energy from the sun. Nearly all weather events result from complex interactions between the atmosphere and the ocean. Solar energy is received and re-r ...
Part 2 - cosee now
... Student Learning Map for Unit: The Present and Future of the Marine Environment (6.2) Key Learning(s): Niche organisms play an important role in their ecosystem and can be supplanted by non-native species. Conditions challenge organisms and dictate population diversity in habitats. Resources are dis ...
... Student Learning Map for Unit: The Present and Future of the Marine Environment (6.2) Key Learning(s): Niche organisms play an important role in their ecosystem and can be supplanted by non-native species. Conditions challenge organisms and dictate population diversity in habitats. Resources are dis ...
Evolution and diversity of novel marine nitrogen
... marine ecosystem and climate. Particularly important are phytoplankton which can fix atmospheric N2 into a bio- available source of nitrogen such as ammonium. Because nitrogen is the dominant limiting nutrient in the ocean, nitrogen fixers are crucial in supporting marine productivity and thus regul ...
... marine ecosystem and climate. Particularly important are phytoplankton which can fix atmospheric N2 into a bio- available source of nitrogen such as ammonium. Because nitrogen is the dominant limiting nutrient in the ocean, nitrogen fixers are crucial in supporting marine productivity and thus regul ...
Notes: Plate Tectonics - Riverdale Middle School
... the theory of continental drift a. _Permian Period_ - about 225 million years ago 1.) all the continents formed a supercontinent called ...
... the theory of continental drift a. _Permian Period_ - about 225 million years ago 1.) all the continents formed a supercontinent called ...
3) The movement of air in convective currents, such as Hadley cells
... Ocean Absorption – The Good News • The ocean holds 50x more carbon than the atmosphere. • It actively absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in two ways: 1) Natural absorption of gas into the ocean Via ocean air interaction 2) The uptake of carbon dioxide by ...
... Ocean Absorption – The Good News • The ocean holds 50x more carbon than the atmosphere. • It actively absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in two ways: 1) Natural absorption of gas into the ocean Via ocean air interaction 2) The uptake of carbon dioxide by ...
Seafloor Spreading PPT
... In 1947, seismologists on the U.S. research ship Atlantis found that the sediment layer on the floor of the Atlantic was much thinner than originally thought. ...
... In 1947, seismologists on the U.S. research ship Atlantis found that the sediment layer on the floor of the Atlantic was much thinner than originally thought. ...
AllanRP_CLIVAR_2013 - University of Reading, Meteorology
... 1) Changes in atmospheric energy (ΔA) from ERA Interim (thin black) 2) Changes in energy required to melt Arctic ice (ΔI). I assumed that additional land ice melt and heating increased these changes by factor of 2. 3) Heating of the land surface (ΔL) from ERA Interim (brown) 4) I adjusted the sum so ...
... 1) Changes in atmospheric energy (ΔA) from ERA Interim (thin black) 2) Changes in energy required to melt Arctic ice (ΔI). I assumed that additional land ice melt and heating increased these changes by factor of 2. 3) Heating of the land surface (ΔL) from ERA Interim (brown) 4) I adjusted the sum so ...
Do Nows
... What are rifts known as? What is the lithosphere broken up into? What layer do the plates float on? What happens in the asthenosphere that helps move the plates? What is subduction? Where does it occur? Explain how sea floor spreading works? ...
... What are rifts known as? What is the lithosphere broken up into? What layer do the plates float on? What happens in the asthenosphere that helps move the plates? What is subduction? Where does it occur? Explain how sea floor spreading works? ...
Role of large scale Ocean-Atmosphere interactions in the
... deviation from geoid Subtropical gyres ...
... deviation from geoid Subtropical gyres ...
DOC - Europa.eu
... probably know more about the surface of the Moon and Mars than we do about the deep sea floor. This alliance can make a big contribution to meeting challenges such as climate change and food security." European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Maria Damanaki, said: "Today's agreement ...
... probably know more about the surface of the Moon and Mars than we do about the deep sea floor. This alliance can make a big contribution to meeting challenges such as climate change and food security." European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Maria Damanaki, said: "Today's agreement ...
Aquatic Biomes, Part I – Marine Biomes
... CO2 storage - oceans represent a large CO2 reservoir (65 times the atmosphere) Weather & climate – Small changes in the ocean have large impacts on global weather and climate systems Productivity - Roughly half of the world’s primary productivity occurs in the oceans Diversity - Biologically, oceans ...
... CO2 storage - oceans represent a large CO2 reservoir (65 times the atmosphere) Weather & climate – Small changes in the ocean have large impacts on global weather and climate systems Productivity - Roughly half of the world’s primary productivity occurs in the oceans Diversity - Biologically, oceans ...
Grade 8 Science
... Headlands – shoreline rock marking the beginning and end of a bay made of igneous rock. Bays – areas of land that in between headlands usually called beaches Beach – area where you will find sand or small rocks between two headlands Sand Bar – area of high land in the ocean caused by deposits in th ...
... Headlands – shoreline rock marking the beginning and end of a bay made of igneous rock. Bays – areas of land that in between headlands usually called beaches Beach – area where you will find sand or small rocks between two headlands Sand Bar – area of high land in the ocean caused by deposits in th ...
Distinguishing Good Science from Bad D. Duncan NAME
... Second, the total warming is distributed between the land and ocean surface on the one hand and the ocean deep water on the other. The total rise of ocean heat content has continued unabated, while the proportion of heat absorbed at the surface and in the deeper ocean varies over time. Again, in th ...
... Second, the total warming is distributed between the land and ocean surface on the one hand and the ocean deep water on the other. The total rise of ocean heat content has continued unabated, while the proportion of heat absorbed at the surface and in the deeper ocean varies over time. Again, in th ...
Ocean acidification
Ocean acidification is the ongoing decrease in the pH of the Earth's oceans, caused by the uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. An estimated 30–40% of the carbon dioxide from human activity released into the atmosphere dissolves into oceans, rivers and lakes. To achieve chemical equilibrium, some of it reacts with the water to form carbonic acid. Some of these extra carbonic acid molecules react with a water molecule to give a bicarbonate ion and a hydronium ion, thus increasing ocean acidity (H+ ion concentration). Between 1751 and 1994 surface ocean pH is estimated to have decreased from approximately 8.25 to 8.14, representing an increase of almost 30% in H+ ion concentration in the world's oceans. Since current and projected ocean pH levels are above 7.0, the oceans are technically alkaline now and will remain so; referring to this effect as ""decreasing ocean alkalinity"" would be equally correct if less politically useful. Earth System Models project that within the last decade ocean acidity exceeded historical analogs and in combination with other ocean biogeochemical changes could undermine the functioning of marine ecosystems and disrupt the provision of many goods and services associated with the ocean.Increasing acidity is thought to have a range of possibly harmful consequences, such as depressing metabolic rates and immune responses in some organisms, and causing coral bleaching. This also causes decreasing oxygen levels as it kills off algae.Other chemical reactions are triggered which result in a net decrease in the amount of carbonate ions available. This makes it more difficult for marine calcifying organisms, such as coral and some plankton, to form biogenic calcium carbonate, and such structures become vulnerable to dissolution. Ongoing acidification of the oceans threatens food chains connected with the oceans. As members of the InterAcademy Panel, 105 science academies have issued a statement on ocean acidification recommending that by 2050, global CO2 emissions be reduced by at least 50% compared to the 1990 level.Ocean acidification has been called the ""evil twin of global warming"" and ""the other CO2 problem"".Ocean acidification has occurred previously in Earth's history. The most notable example is the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), which occurred approximately 56 million years ago. For reasons that are currently uncertain, massive amounts of carbon entered the ocean and atmosphere, and led to the dissolution of carbonate sediments in all ocean basins.