'Thermohaline circulation' presentation slideshows

The Atmosphere : Climate , climate change and ozone depletion

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CHAPTER 7 Ocean Circulation

CHAPTER 7 Ocean Circulation. Fig. CO7. Ocean currents. Moving seawater Surface ocean currents Transfer heat from warmer to cooler areas Similar to pattern of major wind belts Affect coastal climates Deep ocean currents Provide oxygen to deep sea Affect marine life.

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The Earth Now: The Oceans The Atmosphere The Surface/Crust The Biosphere

PHYS 575/CSI 655: Intro to Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry Lecture Notes #2 - Part 1: The Earth System. The Earth Now: The Oceans The Atmosphere The Surface/Crust The Biosphere Biogeochemical Cycles How the Earth Evolved: Temperature Oxygen Habitability: Life on Earth

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Oceanic Motions & Climate

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Winds and Currents in the Oceans

Winds and Currents in the Oceans. Atmospheric Processes. Density of air is controlled by temperature , pressure, and moisture content. Atmospheric Processes. Density of air is controlled by temperature , pressure, and moisture content.

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Tropical Cyclone Activity - and - North Atlantic Decadal Variability of Ocean Surface Fluxes

Tropical Cyclone Activity - and - North Atlantic Decadal Variability of Ocean Surface Fluxes. Mark A. Bourassa, Paul J. Hughes, Jeremy Rolph, and Shawn R. Smith Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies, and Department of Meteorology Florida State University. Objectives.

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Hydrosphere

Hydrosphere . water water everywhere. The water cycle. Evaporation . Water turns from a liquid to a gas Water moves as vapor into the atmosphere. Transpiration. water vapor enters the atmosphere from plants Water comes up through the xylem and out through the stoma of leaves. Sublimation .

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Physical Hydrology & Hydroclimatology ( Multiscale Hydrology)

Physical Hydrology & Hydroclimatology ( Multiscale Hydrology). A science dealing with the properties, distribution and circulation of water. R. Balaji balajir@colorado.edu CVEN5333 http://civil.colorado.edu/~balajir/CVEN5333. Lecture 1. Context for learning hydrology

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Socio-economic scenarios

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Seasonal Prediction

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Chapter 9

Chapter 9. Circulation of the Ocean. Chapter Outline. 9.1: Definition of currents 9.2: Surface currents are driven by wind 9.3: Surface currents affect weather and climate 9.4: Wind causes vertical movement in the ocean ( upwellings and downwellings )

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Deep Ocean Circulation

Deep Ocean Circulation. http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/image/earth_day.jpg. Effect of Solar Radiation on Sea Surface Temperature. Sunlight. Modified image from Windows to the Universe, http://www.windows.ucar.edu. Sea Surface Temperature. oceanworld.tamu.edu. Surface Currents.

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Rapid Climate Change

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Realisation of a Substitution Method to Perform High Precision Density Measurements of Seawater

Realisation of a Substitution Method to Perform High Precision Density Measurements of Seawater. Hannes Schmidt Henning Wolf Egon Hassel. Content. Introduction Importance of thermo physical properties of seawater Simplifications in calculation of thermo physical properties of seawater

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Nicholas G. Heavens Caltech K.-F. Li, M.-C. Liang, L.-C. Lin, K.-K. Tung, and Y.L. Yung

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NOTE to the Teacher

NOTE to the Teacher.

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Reviewing Upwelling, El Nino, & Thermohaline circulation

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1. List the two wind belts that drive the surface currents in the North Atlantic (for example). (2 pts)

Quiz Chapter 9:. 1. List the two wind belts that drive the surface currents in the North Atlantic (for example). (2 pts) 2. The eastern and western boundary currents are not directly wind driven, they result from geostrophic flow around the gyres. T/F (1 pt):

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