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Oceanography Exam What ya’ gotta know…. PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY Density Water vs. air Controlling factors Displacement & salinity Thermocline Great Ocean Irony Upwelling Ocean Nutrient Enhancer Hypoxic Zone Global Ocean Conveyor Belt: What and why.
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Oceanography Exam What ya’ gotta know… PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY Density • Water vs. air • Controlling factors • Displacement & salinity • Thermocline • Great Ocean Irony • Upwelling • Ocean Nutrient Enhancer • Hypoxic Zone • Global Ocean Conveyor Belt: What and why
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Oceanography Exam What ya’ gotta know… CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY Common elements of seawater What forms salt? Why is Ca so important to the world ocean-and our atmosphere? How much C is absorbed by the world ocean?
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