Thermohaline Ocean Circulation #1- What is The Thermohaline Ocean Circulation concept? The Thermohaline Ocean Circulation is when the circulation of the ocean is caused by heat and freshwater in the sea’s surface. This causes the mixing of heat and salt in the ocean. Thermo is temperature and haline is salt. Temperature and salt are the two factors that determine the sea’s density. The circulation causes differences in seawater density. The circulation also causes warm water from the southern hemisphere
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OCEANS AND THEIR COASTAL MARGINS: Distributions of oceans and ocean currents Distribution and Importance of Oceans: Oceans cover about 70% on the earth’s surface Great importance to humans in number of ways‚ include: regulating global climates and as a source of economic materials. Oceans are also important for leisure and recreation Oceans cover about 50% of the earth’s surface in the northern hemisphere and about 90% in the Southern hemisphere Ocean / Sea Area in 1000km^2 Pacific
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OCEAN ACIDIFICATION The world’s oceans have largely been left out of the mainstream discussion of global climate change. Yet‚ as one of the largest natural reservoirs of carbon‚ the surface ocean plays a critical role in the global carbon cycle. Over recent years‚ human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels have increased the amount of carbon dioxide gas emitted to the atmosphere and the amount that dissolves into the ocean. Over the last decade‚ scientists have discovered that this excess
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| Indian Ocean Trade | Global Trade System beginning in the 1500s | | Kendra Turner-Phillips | 12/8/2009 | | Indian Ocean Trade Global Trade System beginning in the 1500s The Indian Ocean‚ considered the third largest ocean‚ is located between Australia and Antarctica. This Ocean is a major sea lane connecting the Middle East‚ East Asia and Africa with Europe and the Americas. The Ocean is essential because of its location. The location helps to boast the production of trade
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educate the public and to promote awareness on the conservation and preservation of Philippine flora and marine fauna. Objective: To give back to the marine habitats where most of the oceanarium’s specimens originally come from. Competitor’s Analysis Competitors | Details | Location | Enchanted Kingdom | The park was conceptualized by the Landmark Entertainment Group and modeled after Knott’s Berry Farm. It was built at a cost of P1.2-billion. The park first opened on July 28‚ 1995. |
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Ocean Acidification The main theme of the 3 articles is that the ocean is becoming more acidic due to fossil-fuel emission of CO2. The ocean has absorbed about 525 billion tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere‚ this reduces the amount of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere (1). ). It is lowering the pH by .1 units changing it from 8.2 to 8.1… it is becoming more acidic. (2). It happens when the CO2 from the air mixes with the sea water‚ it produces a bicarbonate ion. This bicarbonate ion then
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The ocean as vast and as mysterious as it is‚ is facing problems caused by humans dumping waste into it and that is causing marine life to be harmed. It was thought that the ocean was so deep and huge that no matter how much garbage you put into it would have small consequences. As we have seen that is very wrong‚ here are a few of the problems ocean pollution cause: Toxic metals can destroy the biochemistry‚ behavior‚ and reproduction of marine life. Fertilizer runoff creates eutrophication that
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Ocean acidification is caused by CO2 in the atmosphere when it reacts with water it creates carbonic acid. It’s a significant and harmful consequence of excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that we don’t see or feel because its effects are happening underwater. When carbon dioxide is absorbed by seawater a chemical reaction occurs that reduces the seawaters pH‚ carbonate ion concentration‚ and saturation states of biologically significant calcium carbonate minerals. It decreases the pH of seawater
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Gina McArdle May 21‚ 2010 F 9-11:50 Be the Solution to Ocean Pollution Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to minimize the amount of waste they contribute to the ocean litter and pollution Central Idea: The quality of the ocean and health of sea life is greatly impacted by the contents that go into the sea‚ so the people of this world should limit the amount of litter and pollutants that potentially contribute to this problem. INTRODUCTION I. Attention Getter: Breathe slowly
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Future of Our Oceans The fact of the matter is that the levels of CO2 that this planet we call Earth is expelling is incredible. Like 30 billion tons per year incredible. This rate of change drastically effects everything‚ including the most popular type of surface we have on Earth‚ our oceans. Although the oceans are delaying the effects of global warming by taking in heaps of carbon dioxide‚ this does not mean the oceans go unaffected. This is not a small problem either. As oceans take in more
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