Sentences with phrase «ocean boundaries of»

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«Where were you when I set the boundaries of the oceans, and told the proud waves here you shall come and no further?»

We can say: we set the boundaries of the ocean.

That is the boundary on the Western side, it goes all the way down, it cuts across Graphic Road to Nkrumah Circle Area and then the Southern border of that will be the Atlantic Ocean.

The aim of my PhD is to use the distribution of diatom species preserved in sediment cores across the Scotia Sea to reconstruct the position of major ocean boundaries and water masses through time.

But a an iridium layer - like defining geological boundary is most relevant because of the associated changes - most notably, changes to the chemistry of the atmosphere and ocean.

Earth System Threshold Measure Boundary Current Level Preindustrial Climate Change CO2 Concentration 350 ppm 387 ppm 280 ppm Biodiversity Loss Extinction Rate 10 pm > 100 pm * 0.1 - one pm Nitrogen Cycle N2 Tonnage 35 mmt ** 121 mmt 0 Phosphorous Cycle Level in Ocean 11 mmt 8.5 - 9.5 mmt — 1 mmt Ozone Layer O3 Concentration 276 DU # 283 DU 290 DU Ocean Acidification Aragonite ^ ^ Levels 2.75 2.90 3.44 Freshwater Usage Consumption 4,000 km3 ^ 2,600 km3 415 km3 Land Use Change Cropland Conversion 15 km3 11.7 km3 Low Aerosols Soot Concentration TBD TBD TBD Chemical Pollution TBD TBD TBD TBD * pm = per million ** mmt = millions of metric tons #DU = dobson unit ^ km3 = cubic kilometers ^ ^ Aragonite is a form of calcium carbonate.

On this week's show: Updating the planetary boundaries framework, an accounting of ocean plastics, and a roundup of daily news stories.

«As in the environment above the sea, we tend to think about movement in a horizontal dimension, across the breadth of the oceans, but at sea there are perhaps even greater habitat boundaries and gradients as species move vertically with depth.

The research looked at a section of ocean inhabited by this species running from 750m to 1,800 m at a single location, crossing the boundary between the «light» and «dark» parts of the ocean.

Farther north, in the southern Indian Ocean, Australia runs regular patrols around Heard Island, France patrols the Kerguelen Islands, and South Africa has a marine - protected area around its Prince Edward Islands, which are right along the northern boundary of the treaty area.

Before, during and after the PETM, these sediments were laid down on the sea floor at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, at depths of ~ 1000m, on the boundary between the continents and the open oOcean, at depths of ~ 1000m, on the boundary between the continents and the open oceanocean.

The oval boundary of water around a vortex in the ocean can be described with the same mathematical equations as the light that whips around the edges of a black hole.

The finding, in combination with evidence from previous studies, suggests that these molten regions deep below, near the core - mantle boundary of the Earth, may cause basaltic ocean island chains to form along the surface.

«In that area, like on the eastern boundaries of other tropical oceans, nutrient - rich waters from deeper water layers are transported to the surface,» explains co-author Prof. Dr. Hermann Bange, also from GEOMAR.

Employing such reservoirs into their models is supported by geophysical observations of two, continent - sized regions — one below the Pacific Ocean and one below parts of the Atlantic Ocean and Africa — sitting atop the core - mantle boundary.

If Europa does have an ocean, the academy report recommends a series of satellite missions and lab simulations of the chemistry at the boundary between Europa's ocean and its rocky core.

Regional trends are notoriously problematic for models, and seems more likely to me that the underprediction of European warming has to do with either the modeled ocean temperature pattern, the modelled atmospheric response to this pattern, or some problem related to the local hydrological cycle and boundary layer moisture dynamics.

The sea surface microlayer (SML) is the boundary interface between the atmosphere and ocean, spanning the uppermost ~ 1 mm of the ocean.

He received the Prize for «development of experimental techniques to probe the upper ocean boundary layer.»

«Cold, salty waters may offer a refuge for life in extreme environments, as the salts could help keep the water liquid,» said Fairén, noting that the well - defined boundaries of the icy lobes suggest the ancient ocean was briny.

MHW intensity between 1982 — 1998 and 2000 — 2016 increased in over 65 % of the global ocean, most notably in all five western boundary current regions, where the mean warming has been considerably faster than the global average39, and most mid-latitude ocean basins (Fig. 1e).

Hotspots of high intensity occurred in regions of large SST variability including the five western boundary current extension regions (+2 — 5 °C), the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean (+1 — 4 °C) and eastern boundary current regions (+1 — 3 °C).

His Medwin Prize Lecture (Vancouver Meeting) was titled «Acoustic explorations of the upper ocean boundary layer.»

As may be expected from the positions of ocean currents, most mixing in the upper layers of the ocean takes place on the western boundaries of ocean gyres where the current speeds are greatest.

We find that this standard ansatz provides a reasonable lower bound on the outer boundary of the habitable zone, but the influence of obliquity and ocean fraction can be profound in the context of planets on eccentric orbits.

A mesocosm experiment by scientists from GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research Bremerhaven (AWI) and the Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW) reveals for the first time how ocean change might affect the special physical, chemical and biological characteristics of the ocean's uppermost bounOcean Research Kiel, Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research Bremerhaven (AWI) and the Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW) reveals for the first time how ocean change might affect the special physical, chemical and biological characteristics of the ocean's uppermost bounocean change might affect the special physical, chemical and biological characteristics of the ocean's uppermost bounocean's uppermost boundary.

They want to ask questions that cross scientific boundaries, such as how ocean chemistry affects biology or how the geology on the seafloor affects the physics of flowing water.

Fisheries and marine resource economics with variety of topics including bioeconomics, climate change, international trade, trans - boundary conservation, and rights - based management with emphasis in examining the complexities and relationships between the ocean, fish, fishermen, markets and policies.

Coastal and boundary current systems with a focus on processes that link the nearshore and continental shelf to the open ocean, such as along - and across - shore transport processes, stirring and mixing of water masses, and the coastal response to larger - scale forcing events; long - duration, high - resolution observations using autonomous underwater gliders.

Jenkins, A., H.H. Hellmer, and D.M. Holland, The role of meltwater advection in the formulation of conservative boundary conditions at an ice - ocean interface, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 31 (1), 285 - 296, 2001.

Upper ocean dynamics and interdisciplinary processes; structure of the oceanic surface boundary layer; air - sea interaction and the oceanic response to surface forcing; internal waves; fronts; oceanographic instrumentation and observing techniques.

Tang, Y.M., and M.J. Roberts, 2005: The impact of a bottom boundary layer scheme on the North Atlantic Ocean in a global coupled climate model.

Nakano, H., and N. Suginohara, 2002: Effects of bottom boundary layer parameterization on reproducing deep and bottom waters in a World Ocean model.

Ocean currents that may carry large amounts of heat are not calculated into the GCM, and thus we do not have a good estimate of the rate of energy transfer at the boundaries of specific sea - floor methane systems.

The cool skin behaves quite differently to the water below, because it is the boundary where the ocean and air meet, and therefore turbulence (the transfer of energy / heat via large - scale motion) falls away as it approaches this boundary.

«Simply put, the shape of the ice sheet and the contact with the ocean makes it likely that these areas respond more pronouncedly to changes in climate boundary conditions — be they atmospheric, oceanic or glaciological.»

Antigua and Barbuda is an island nation located on the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean.

The book then becomes a fascinating account of the efforts of Tommy Thompson, the young visionary engineer who explodes boundaries of various disciplines — oceanography, computer science, information theory, and advanced robotics — to accomplish what everyone said was impossible: penetrate the deep ocean.

Our bodies reap the rewards of a highly active lifestyle, especially in the ocean where the healing properties of salt water has no boundaries.

Our most luxurious and exotic setting is the Honeymoon House sitting on the northern boundary of our lush ocean front paradise.

Located on the pristine Dover Beach where the Caribbean meets the Atlantic, the all - new resort pushes beyond the boundaries of innovative design with a selection of 280 luxury and accommodations spanning three unique villages: Ocean Village, Crystal Lagoon Village and Caribbean Village.

The Scotia Sea is a sea located at the northern edge of the Southern Ocean at its boundary with the South Atlantic Ocean.

The Pacific was chartered by Missouri in 1849 to extend «from St. Louis to the western boundary of Missouri and thence to the Pacific Ocean.»

Encompassing 1,470 square miles of ocean waters, the boundaries of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary extend from the mean high water line to approximately six nautical miles offshore from San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa and Santa Barbara Islands.

Washington Oaks The Atlantic Ocean and the Matanzas River provide the natural boundaries for the 389 acres of coastal scenery that comprise Washington Oaks State Gardens.

This 2.3 acre flat spectacular ocean view lot with an unobstructed 270 degree vista is located within the secure boundaries of the renowned 4 star luxury Hotel Punta Islita, for over 30 years the «go to» resort along the central Nicoya Peninsula coast.

This 2.3 acre flat spectacular ocean view lot with an unobstructed 270 degree vista is located within the secure boundaries of the renowned 4 -LSB-...]

The Great Ocean Walk provides distant views of the Lighthouse from outside of the Lightstation boundary.

The Atlantic Ocean and the Matanzas River provide the natural boundaries for the 410 - acres of coastal scenery that comprise this state park.

Jugdeo's work, like many of those presented in An Ocean, evokes another boundary — the imaginary line between the staged work of fiction and the reality of the audience, known in theater as the fourth wall.