PPT-Deep Ocean Circulation GEO101

Spring 2023 Contents Ocean Salinity The Vertical Structure of Oceans Deepwater Formation The Thermohaline Conveyor Belt Deep Ocean Currents and Climate Ocean salinity salinity salt Ocean is 35 salt. Rockefeller Jr Memorial PKWY Big Hole NB Cowpens NB Fort Donelson NB Fort Necessity NB Moores Creek NB Petersburg NB Stones River NB Tupelo NB Wilsons Creek NB Kennesaw Mountain NBP Richmond NBP Brices Cross Roads NBS Chickamauga and Chattanooga NMP Susan Howard. Earth & Space Research. Basically – why and how the ocean and atmosphere MOVE!. www.ametsoc.org . There are many scales of motion: . From . BIG. . to . very small. Today – I will just cover the basic large scale, GLOBAL circulation.. 10 years of AMOC measurements from the RAPID program and a view to the future. Gerard McCarthy, Darren . Rayner. , Ivan . Haigh. , Joel . Hirschi. and David . Smeed. . National Oceanography Centre. THE SEASONAL CYCLE OF THE . AMOC . AT . 26ºN. Eastern Boundary Considerations . Gerard McCarthy, . Eleanor . Frajka. -Williams, . Aurélie. . Duchez. and David . Smeed. National Oceanography Centre. Chapter 14 . pg. 393. A. The Vast World Ocean. The blue planet. 71% of earth is covered by ocean. Oceanography – study of the ocean. Geography of oceans. 4 main ocean basins. Pacific Ocean. Largest ocean. Deep Sea Exploration. Ninety percent. of all volcanic activity . occurs in the oceans. .. The greatest mountain range is the Mid-Ocean Ridge, extending 64,374km (40,000 mi) from the Arctic Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean, around Africa, Asia, and Australia, and under the Pacific Ocean to the west coast of North America.. What is the standard?. S6E3. Students will recognize the significant role of water in earth processes. . What is the element?. c. Describe the composition, location, and subsurface topography of the world’s oceans. . http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/alicia/submersibles.html. Difficulty in exploring the ocean. Sunlight does not penetrate far below the surface. . Water is very cold. . Tremendous pressure. . Technology Used To Study Ocean Bathymetry. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GRA7ilM708. Difficulty in exploring the ocean. Sunlight does not penetrate far below the surface. . Water is very cold. . Tremendous pressure. . Technology Used To Study Ocean Bathymetry. 1. These are the lower compartments of the heart. Circulation Review. 2. This vein feeds the right atrium.. Vena Cava b. Pulmonary Vein . c. Femoral Vein d. Pulmonary artery. Circulation Review. 3. This artery leaves the right ventricle.. 1. . Continental . Shelf. – 0-200 meters deep. . Contains 8% of the oceans surface area. Biologically richest part of the ocean. Contain . submarine canyons. – canyons eroded by glaciers which channel sediments to the ocean floor. 1 WOCE was conceived in late-1970snot so easy to re-capture thinking of the time: Contents. The Holocene Epoch. Case studies. How did Humans Reach North America?. The Holocene. Current interglacial “Holocene”. Its peak temperature in 9,000 years ago. was 0.8°C (1.5°F) warmer than 1850 CE. Contents. Some Key Events. Origins of Life on Earth. Domains of Life on Earth. Some key events. Earth: 4.55 billion years old. Heavy bombardment until 4.45 billion years ago. sporadic bombardment for 600 million years until 3.85 billion years ago.