'Bottom water' presentation slideshows

Alex Piotrowski and Jo Clegg University of Cambridge

Carbon isotopic composition of waters in the South Atlantic, tracing water masses and biological activity. Alex Piotrowski and Jo Clegg University of Cambridge. Thanks to Alex Thomas, Malcolm Woodward, Mike Hall, & James Rolf. Holocene:. Seawater d 13 C from GEOSECS and WOCE. Glacial:.

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Renewable Energy II Hydroelectric power systems

Renewable Energy II Hydroelectric power systems high initial investment, low operating cost, long life expectancy no emissions; high capacity, reliability reservoirs provide water storage for navigation, irrigation, water supply flood control, controlled discharge for recreation, fishing

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References

References. Shallow water equations Pedlosky: Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Chapter 3, p57-93 Barotropical theory of the wind-driven circulation Pedlosky: Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Chapter 5, p254-315

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The Global Salinity Budget

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Gypsum crystals in Scotts Bluff ash bed-- neutralized acid

Gypsum crystals in Scotts Bluff ash bed-- neutralized acid. Iron oxide staining. Along the trail at Scotts Bluff National Monument. Thin-section of sandstone from Scotts Bluff. Bubble-wall shards. after. Pumice rafts in the South Pacific-- Result of underwater eruption of silica-rich

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Removal of moisture and heat

Removal of moisture and heat. upwelling. 1. Ocean Conveyor Belt. 1 Sv = 10 6 m 3 /s. 1. 5. 5. 10. 2. (From Broecker, 1990). 3. (From Broecker, 1990). 4. MAIN WATER MASSES IN THE OCEAN. Greenland Sea. Norwegian Sea. Labrador Sea. 5. From Pinet (1998).

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Location of Large Igneous Provinces:

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Katarzyna Matuszewska

University of Gdansk, Institute of Oceanography Department of Marine Chemistry and Marine Environment Protection. THE IMPACT OF THE BOTTOM TRAWLING ON NUTRIENTS EXCHANGE BETWEEN SEDIMENT AND OVERLYING WATER IN THE GULF OF GDANSK. Katarzyna Matuszewska

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Redox-sensitive trace metals

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Upper and Deep Ocean

Upper and Deep Ocean 1). The base of thermocline at a depth of roughly 1 km represents the lower boundary of the domain of the vigorous ocean circulation driven by the wind stress and large-scale distribution of heating and cooling (~upper ocean)

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THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION AND DYNAMIC STRUCTURE OF THE NORTH AEGEAN

THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION AND DYNAMIC STRUCTURE OF THE NORTH AEGEAN. Dimitris GEORGOPOULOS National Centre for Marine Research. EXISTING DATA. GEOMORFOLOGY. 1908-1984. 1985-1999. METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. The prevailing winds are northerlies

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Density Structure of the Ocean

Density Structure of the Ocean. Density Controls. Controlled by: 1.) Temperature 2.) Salinity 3.) Pressure Density increases with increasing salinity Density increases with decreasing temperature. Density increases with increasing pressure.

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Plotting of the data Dot diagram

Plotting of the data Dot diagram. When Analyzing data, always plot the data! A dot diagram: XL XT Stren 11.8 * * 11.7 * * * * * 11.6 * * * * * 11.5 * * * * 11.4 * * * 11.3 * * 11.2 * * 11.1 * * * * 11.0 * * 10.9 *. Plotting Original Data.

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Nutrient Cycles in Marine Ecosystems Part II

Nutrient Cycles in Marine Ecosystems Part II. Section 4. Limited Productivity. Inorganic nutrients (ex: nitrate and phosphate ions) are essential for growth of primary producers. Productivity of primary producers will affect productivity of higher trophic levels

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Hypoxia in the bottom water of the St. Lawrence Estuary: Is this ecosystem on borrowed time?

Hypoxia in the bottom water of the St. Lawrence Estuary: Is this ecosystem on borrowed time?. Stelly Lefort , Y. Gratton , A. Mucci , I. Dadou & D. Gilbert. McGill University & GEOTOP Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences. Problem. Hypoxic Systems Around the World.

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PHYTOPLANKTON

PHYTOPLANKTON. Pelagic environment is the largest marine ecosystem. More food, oxygen and biota (life) are here than anywhere else. Spirogyra. The dominant organism in the neritic zone and oceanic zone is plankton. Plankton are organisms that can not make a forward motion against a current.

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Ocean Currents

Ocean Currents. Currents. Giant streams of water that flow in the ocean 2 major types Surface: caused by wind Deep: caused by density/gravity. Surface Currents. This results in giant circular patterns called gyres

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Potential Difference Potential Difference: (Voltage) the difference in electric potential energy at two different point

Potential Difference Potential Difference: (Voltage) the difference in electric potential energy at two different points in the circuit -measured in Volts (V) LG: to understand the basics of potential difference. Potential Difference Waterfall Analogy

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Lake stratification (and chemistry)

Lake stratification (and chemistry). Complete circulation of the water column. Water column is all the same temperature. Lake stratification (and chemistry). Circulation of only the surface water. Bottom water is cold, isolated, and stagnant. Lake stratification (and chemistry). Warm, mixed.

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