Acidification in our Oceans Oceanography April 2‚ 2013 What is Ocean Acidification? “Ocean Acidification‚ is the worldwide reduction in the pH of seawater as a consequence of the absorption of large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) by the oceans.” (Britannica). Ocean acidification is largely the result of loading Earth’s atmosphere with large quantities of CO2‚ produced by vehicles and industrial and agricultural processes. Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution about
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Introduction Oceanography‚ the study of the ocean‚ was first studied in pre-historic times out of curiosity about the regions underneath the ocean surface as well as waves‚ the rise and fall of the tides‚ and other coastal processes. The word oceanography is a compound of two Greek words meaning ‘ocean’ and meaning “to write’. The Phoenicians‚ Greeks‚ and Romans were in fact our first oceanographers. In 7250 B.C. the first recorded sea voyage took place in the Aegean. There is evidence of sea trading
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Analysis of Satellite Derived Sea Surface Temperature Data for South China Sea and Java Sea Md. Monirul Islam*‚ Kimiteru Sado* and Chan Eng Soon** *Dept. of Civil Engineering‚ Kitami Institute of Technology‚ 165 Koen-cho‚ Kitami 090-8507‚ Japan e-mail:islam-m@mail.kitami-it.ac.jp‚ sado@mail.kitami-it.ac.jp **Director‚ Tropical Marine Science Institute‚ National University of Singapore‚ 14 Kent Ridge Road Singapore 119223 e-mail:tmsdir@nus.edu.sg Abstract Monthly time-series
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Chapter 9 Review Questions Explain why the Sun’s influence on Earth’s tides is only 46% that of the Moon’s‚ even though the Sun is so much more massive than the Moon. although the sun is much larger than the moon and has much more gravitational power‚ the distance between the earth and the moon is extremely further than the distance between the earth and moon. so much that it greatly dampens the effect of the suns gravity. Why is a lunar day 24 hours and 50 minutes long‚ while a solar
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1. The Earth is really a water planet; what percentage of Earth’s surface is covered by water? a.71% 2. Who is considered to be the "father of physical oceanography" because of publication of information from ship’s logs in the book "The Physical Geography of the Seas"? b.Matthew Maury 3. Scientists know that the outer core of the Earth is liquid because S waves have not survived travel through the Earth’s interior. True 4. The Pacific Ring of Fire refers to the: a. circle of violent
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Sea turtles are becoming more and more endangered as time goes on and is something that really needs to be changed. There are seven species of sea turtle and they are all either endangered or critically endangered. Millions of sea turtles used to inhabit the sea now only a fraction of them are still around. Humans are partly the cause of this because we hunt them for food and profit. It is unbelievable that people can kill such beautiful creatures just for their personal benefit. Humans are
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MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY: A DEVELOPMENT FOR THE FUTURE Biotechnology ’s first impacts occurred on a terrestrial level‚ but "there ’s an end to the diversity of terrestrial life. And if you go back and ask a fundamental question: Where on earth does the biodiversity reside‚ you realize it is the ocean (William Fenical‚ Scripps Institution)." Marine biotechnology is defined as "the application of scientific and engineering principles to the processing of materials by marine biological agents to provide
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Marine Pollution Marine pollution has become a major global issue. It is now becoming a serious concern that the ocean will no longer be a safe place for marine life and humans. There is a growing concern that pollution causes serious problems nowadays particularly health problems. This essay will argue that marine pollution should be addressed immediately. Firstly‚ the causes and the effects will be discussed‚ and some solutions to hoe marine pollution can be reduced. To begin with‚ marine pollution
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ENG112-96 Research Essay – Final Draft October 22‚ 2013 Hook‚ Line‚ and Sinker: The Effect of Commercial Fishing on the Marine Ecosystem Every day‚ millions of people around the globe rely on fish and other aquatic species as their number one source of protein. Fishing has become one of the most profitable businesses in the world‚ and provides millions of people with a continual food source. Along with its success‚ commercial fishing at its very core‚ has wreaked havoc on the marine ecosystem
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CORAL REEFS Almost every one of us have heard and most of you have seen the Coral reefs but did you know what actually these are: As a mariner its important to know about the marine life‚ that was one reason I have chosen this topic for my today’s short presentation. GM‚ my scheme of presentation will be as flashed: DEFINATION OF CORAL REEF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CORAL AND CORAL POLYP WHERE WE CAN FIND CORAL CONSTRUCTION OF CORAL REEFS CONDITIONS FOR GROWTH OF CORAL REEFS TYPES
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