Sentences with phrase «ocean increased as»

What happens when the world moves into a warm, interglacial period isn't certain, but in 2009, a paper published in Science by researchers found that upwelling in the Southern Ocean increased as the last ice age waned, correlated to a rapid rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide.

As atmospheric temperatures increase, therefore, heat transfer into the oceans increases as the system tends towards a new equilibrium temperature.

Sea level rise in the Indian Ocean increases as monsoon circulation weakens & heat transport decreases.

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The first is that our planet's oceans act as a massive watery heat - sink, and currently absorb more than 90 percent of increased atmospheric heat that are associated with human activity.

As I said long ago,» the evolutionary vigor of Mankind can wither away although it be surrounded by mountains of coal, oceans of petroleum and limitless stocks of corn; it can do so as surely as in a desert of ice, if Man should lose his impulse, or worse, develop a distaste for ever - increased growth «in complexity and consciousness»As I said long ago,» the evolutionary vigor of Mankind can wither away although it be surrounded by mountains of coal, oceans of petroleum and limitless stocks of corn; it can do so as surely as in a desert of ice, if Man should lose his impulse, or worse, develop a distaste for ever - increased growth «in complexity and consciousness»as surely as in a desert of ice, if Man should lose his impulse, or worse, develop a distaste for ever - increased growth «in complexity and consciousness»as in a desert of ice, if Man should lose his impulse, or worse, develop a distaste for ever - increased growth «in complexity and consciousness».

As human population increases more pressure will be placed on our oceans for seafood protein.

While caring for animals affected by human activity such as overfishing, habitat degradation, plastic pollution and rising ocean temperatures, the team seeks to increase public engagement and advocacy along with inspire new individuals to make a difference.

As ice melts and shipping becomes easier and at some point, oil drilling in the arctic ocean will probably increase, Having a strong military will benefit Russia.

As Earth's oceans warm, bleaching is expected to increase in frequency.

As antibiotic resistance increases, audacious expeditions are taking the quest for new medicines to the ocean depths.

While it is still possible that other factors, such as heat storage in other oceans or an increase in aerosols, have led to cooling at the Earth's surface, this research is yet another piece of evidence that strongly points to the Pacific Ocean as the reason behind a slowdown in warming.

The chemistry of the ocean is also affected, as the increased concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide will cause the ocean to become more acidic.

If ocean noise continues to increase as a result of human activities, whales may soon have nowhere to go.

For example, as global CO2 levels rise, increases in the acidity of the ocean are expected to have dramatic impacts on sea life.

Scientists have been warning that decreasing amounts of available oxygen will increase stress on a range of species, even as they also face the effects of rising temperatures and ocean acidification.

As the climate changes, Southern Ocean upwelling may increase, which could accelerate ice shelf melting, release more carbon into the atmosphere and limit the ocean's ability to absorb heat and carbon dioxide from the atmospOcean upwelling may increase, which could accelerate ice shelf melting, release more carbon into the atmosphere and limit the ocean's ability to absorb heat and carbon dioxide from the atmospocean's ability to absorb heat and carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

The reports also identifies other challenges that impact sustained observations, such as the declining investment in new technological development, increasing difficulty in retaining and replenishing the human resources associated with sustained ocean observing, and a decreasing number of global and ocean - class research vessels.

As well as confirming the tropospheric hotspot, the researchers also found a 10 % increase in winds over the Southern OceaAs well as confirming the tropospheric hotspot, the researchers also found a 10 % increase in winds over the Southern Oceaas confirming the tropospheric hotspot, the researchers also found a 10 % increase in winds over the Southern Ocean.

«To put this in some kind of context, if those small scale eddies did not increase with wind stress then the saturation of carbon dioxide in the Southern Ocean sink would occur twice as rapidly and more heat would enter our atmosphere and sooner.»

Antarctica was also more sensitive to global carbon dioxide levels, Cuffey said, which increased as the global temperature increased because of changing ocean currents that caused upwelling of carbon - dioxide - rich waters from the depths of the ocean.

«If the winds continue to increase as a result of global warming, then we will continue to see increased energy in eddies and jets that will have significant implications for the ability of the Southern Ocean to store carbon dioxide and heat,» said Dr Hogg.

«When we modeled future shoreline change with the increased rates of sea level rise (SLR) projected under the IPCC's «business as usual» scenario, we found that increased SLR causes an average 16 - 20 feet of additional shoreline retreat by 2050, and an average of nearly 60 feet of additional retreat by 2100,» said Tiffany Anderson, lead author and post-doctoral researcher at the UH Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology.

As atmospheric carbon dioxide increases, the greenhouse gas is absorbed into ocean water, making it more acidic.

Terrestrial ecosystems have encountered substantial warming over the past century, with temperatures increasing about twice as rapidly over land as over the oceans.

«If our model is correct the Great Barrier Reef will begin to look very different as ocean temperatures increase.»

A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finds that the planet's warming oceans are inducing fish to get smaller as a strategy to deal with increased temperature.

Southern Ocean seafloor water temperatures are projected to warm by an average of 0.4 °C over this century with some areas possibly increasing by as much as 2 °C.

When the pH of the ocean dips as a result of absorbing this excess gas, bottom sediments rich in calcium carbonate begin to dissolve, countering the increase in acidity.

Chairwoman Mikulski requested the report after organizing a bipartisan group of her Senate colleagues as part of a national initiative to increase visibility and conservation for oceans.

«Urban organics» thus remain at higher levels longer, says Canuel, «delivering more organic material to the river mouth and increasing the likelihood that low - oxygen conditions will develop in downstream locations such as estuaries and the coastal ocean.»

The world's oceans are expected to become more acidic as human activities pump increasing amounts of carbon dioxide into Earth's atmosphere.

As the ocean warms and fresh water from melting ice increases, scientists have yet to fully know how that will affect fish communities and coral reefs.

As the ocean mass moves north, it absorbs additional carbon dioxide from decomposing organic matter in the water and sediments, increasing acidity.

«This work will help increase our understanding of climate change, carbon cycling, and ocean acidification in the Arctic, particularly as it affects marine and fishery science and technology,» added Chen.

Rising temperatures, for example, could either increase or decrease biological productivity,» Salawitch says, as well as the emission of certain less - prevalent gases that are exchanged between the air and ocean.

«The Arctic Ocean is the first ocean where we see such a rapid and large - scale increase in acidification, at least twice as fast as that observed in the Pacific or Atlantic oceans,» said Cai, the U.S. lead principal investigator on the project and Mary A.S. Lighthipe Professor of Earth, Ocean, and Environment aOcean is the first ocean where we see such a rapid and large - scale increase in acidification, at least twice as fast as that observed in the Pacific or Atlantic oceans,» said Cai, the U.S. lead principal investigator on the project and Mary A.S. Lighthipe Professor of Earth, Ocean, and Environment aocean where we see such a rapid and large - scale increase in acidification, at least twice as fast as that observed in the Pacific or Atlantic oceans,» said Cai, the U.S. lead principal investigator on the project and Mary A.S. Lighthipe Professor of Earth, Ocean, and Environment aOcean, and Environment at UD.

As growing carbon dioxide gas emissions have dissolved into the world's oceans, the average acidity of the waters has increased by 30 % since 1750.

As temperatures increase with global warming, more icebergs disintegrate in the ocean, creating a noisier environment

Man - made sounds such as offshore drilling, seismic testing for deep sea oil, and even the hum from that Spanish cargo ship permeate the ocean at ever - increasing levels.

Climate modeling shows that the trends of warming ocean temperatures, stronger winds and increasingly strong upwelling events are expected to continue in the coming years as carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere increase.

Marcus Eriksen, Algalita's director of research and education, has studied that connection between the increasing amount of plastic found in the ocean and the increasing amount of plastic produced: In 1999 there was 0.002 gram of plastic per square meter of ocean in the Eastern Garbage Patch, and as of 2005 there was 0.004 gram per square meter in the same place.

«The AIS can become a vital tool in helping to protect whale and other marine mammal species, particularly in locations such as the Arctic where shipping is potentially on the increase,» said Dr. Howard Rosenbaum, Director of WCS's Ocean Giants Program.

The authors said the study underlines the increasing vulnerability of calcified animals to ocean acidification, which occurs as the ocean absorbs more atmospheric carbon emitted through the burning of fossil fuels.

The priority - setting effort comes as U.S. ocean scientists voice increasing concerns about the future of their field, which is struggling to sustain a robust research fleet and adapt to stagnating funding.

As the oceans absorb increasing amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, ocean acidification is expected to make life harder for many marine organisms, especially shellfish and other animals with shells or skeletons made of calcium carbonate.

The results offer fresh hope to would - be geoengineers hoping to draw down ever - increasing concentrations of industrial CO2 in the atmosphere, such as the ill - fated company Planktos and its failed bid to fertilize the ocean off Ecuador with iron.

As a result there was an increase in moisture transport out of the Atlantic, which effectively increased the salinity and density, of the ocean surfaces, leading to an abrupt increase in circulation strength and temperature rise.

Oceans absorb roughly a quarter of the rising CO2 emissions from the atmosphere, so as that concentration increases, the oceans absorb more of thOceans absorb roughly a quarter of the rising CO2 emissions from the atmosphere, so as that concentration increases, the oceans absorb more of thoceans absorb more of the gas.

Worse, climate models predict that the areas where marine preserves are most prevalent — coastal regions in the northern hemisphere — will see greater increases in temperature than the oceans as a whole, Halpin said.