Sentences with phrase «ocean biology»

The amount of carbon that remains as cell material determines the role that ocean biology plays in locking up atmospheric carbon dioxide in the ocean.

Other than telling us that coral reefs (and Pelagic ecosystems) are in trouble — I have already kissed the coral reefs goodbye due to temperature increases alone — no firm conclusions were drawn about ocean acidification and its affects on ocean biology.

Specific examples of fertile combinations of programs from widely different fields are the work of Wallace Broecker on the role of ocean biology in climate change (should we call him an oceanographer or a geochemist?)

Global data on the concentrations of CO2 in the oceans are still very sketchy, and many contributing factors, such as ocean biology, are still not well understood.

So, the scientists are actively trying to understand how ocean biology might respond to changes in water circulation, nutrient supply, temperature and other factors, all of which could influence the reactive gas emissions and, in turn, feed into the chemical cycles that further influence climate through changes in greenhouse gases.

Ocean biology alters the chemical composition of sea spray in ways that influence its ability to form clouds over the ocean.

Strong El Niño / Southern Oscillation events have major impacts on phytoplankton, fisheries, marine birds and mammals and are striking examples of climatic influences on ocean biology.

(167) Dr.Blaine has a go at modeling the annual δ (O2 / N2) cycle due to land biology, to the air - sea heat flux, and to changes in ocean biology.

Depending on what they are used for, models can also include interactive atmospheric chemistry, ocean biology, and other processes.

Although ocean acidification is not an abrupt climate change, i.e., the change occurs at the same rate as the forcing, the impacts of ocean acidification on ocean biology have the potential to cause rapid (over multiple decades) changes in ecosystems and to be irreversible when contributing to extinction events.

The HadGEM3 family includes a coupled atmosphere - ocean configuration, with or without a vertical extension in the atmosphere to include a well - resolved stratosphere, and an Earth - System configuration which includes dynamic vegetation, ocean biology and atmospheric chemistry.

It's perfect for school kids — indeed, every teacher could take this video up as a tool for instructing kids on ocean biology, environmental issues, and social activism.