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OCEAN LITERACY

OCEAN LITERACY. OCEAN LITERACY Essential Principles & Fundamental Concepts of Ocean Science PRINCIPLE 7. REVISION HISTORY. ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLE 7. 7 The ocean is largely unexplored. 7 | THE OCEAN IS LARGELY UNEXPLORED.

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OCEAN LITERACY

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  1. OCEAN LITERACY OCEAN LITERACY Essential Principles & Fundamental Concepts of Ocean Science PRINCIPLE 7

  2. REVISION HISTORY

  3. ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLE 7 7 The ocean is largely unexplored.

  4. 7 | THE OCEAN IS LARGELY UNEXPLORED 7(a) The ocean is the last and largest unexplored place on Earth—less than 5% of it has been explored. This is the great frontier for the next generation’s explorers and researchers, where they will find great opportunities for inquiry and investigation. • Unexplored • Last, largest unexplored area • Less than 5% has been explored • Frontier For Next Generation • Explorers of many disciplines • Many opportunities

  5. 7 | THE OCEAN IS LARGELY UNEXPLORED 7(b) Understanding the ocean is more than a matter of curiosity. Exploration, inquiry and study are required to better understand ocean systems and processes. Not just curiosity Need to understand ocean systems & processes

  6. 7 | THE OCEAN IS LARGELY UNEXPLORED 7(c) Over the last 40 years, use of ocean resources has increased significantly; therefore the future sustainability of ocean resources depends on our understanding of those resources and their potential and limitations. • Use Of Ocean Resources Has Increased • Food/Fishing • Water • Minerals • Oil/Natural Gas • Sustainability • How much can we use and take? Sustainability depends on our understanding ocean resources and their limits.

  7. 7 | THE OCEAN IS LARGELY UNEXPLORED 7(d) New technologies, sensors and tools are expanding our ability to explore the ocean. Ocean scientists are relying more and more on satellites, drifters, buoys, subsea observatories and unmanned submersibles. • New Technologies • New technologies, sensors & tools are helping us explore the ocean: • Satellites • Ocean Instrumentation & Buoys • Subsea Observatories • Submersibles • These technologies help us measure and monitor ocean processes and can alert us to potential problems.

  8. 7 | THE OCEAN IS LARGELY UNEXPLORED 7(e) Use of mathematical models is now an essential part of ocean sciences. Models help us understand the complexity of the ocean and of its interaction with Earth’s climate. They process observations and help describe the interactions among systems. • Models • Studying the ocean and ocean processes such as those outlined below can be very complex: • Climate • Weather • Ocean chemical processes • Atmospheric processes • Computer and mathematical models help simplify and break down these complex processes into more manageable processes.

  9. 7 | THE OCEAN IS LARGELY UNEXPLORED 7(f) Ocean exploration is truly interdisciplinary. It requires close collaboration among biologists, chemists, climatologists, computer programmers, engineers, geologists, meteorologists, and physicists, and new ways of thinking. • Interdisciplinary • Ocean exploration and study involves many fields • Biology • Geology • Oceanography • Chemistry • Climatology • Computer Science • Engineering • Meteorology • Physics

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