PPT-MMS Project: "Mid-Atlantic Ocean Model

Calculations Circulation Model Science Team Meeting Princeton on May072009 1 Agenda 2 httpmmsmidatlanticoceanmodelpbworkscom http mmsmidatlanticoceanmodelpbworkscomQSCATNCEP Blended Winds. K South Georgia Island UK National boundary National capital LEGEND 250 500 250 500 mi km At the same time the people of the Mid Atlantic region are a significant force that influences our ocean and coastal environment We chang the coastline and watershed thr ough our buildings and development we harvest the oceans resources through in 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 What to expect at the Atlantic City Aquarium. Loggerhead Sea Turtle. Cownose. Ray. Gag Grouper. Atlantic Croaker. Ocean Surgeon. Black Drum. Lookdown. Permit. Blue Runner. Tautog. Black . Seabass. Summer Flounder. Ancient explorations 5000 B.C. – 800 A.D.. Egypt- 1. st. recorded sea voyage (3200 B.C.). Phoenicians- 1. st. trade routes through the Mediterranean (used stars and didn’t leave sight of the shore). Noel . Keenlyside. Geophysical Institute, University of . Bergen. Ingo . Bethke. , Francois . Counillon. , Tor . Eldevik. , Anne Britt . Sandø. , . Øystein. . Skagseth. , . Yongqi. . Gao. , Helene . Slowdown Causes Widespread Cooling In The Atlantic. Stuart A. . Cunningham. Scottish Association for Marine Science. Stuart.Cunningham@sams.ac.uk. . Christopher D. Roberts. 3. , Eleanor Frajka-Williams. Steven Ackleson. , Consortium for Ocean . Leadership. Data Assimilation and Modeling; . Bob . Arnone. , University of Southern . Mississippi. Modern Observatory Operations; . Collin . Roesler. , Bowdoin . System. Stuart A. . Cunningham. Scottish Association for Marine Science. Stuart.Cunningham@sams.ac.uk. . Barbara Berx. 1. , Eleanor Frajka-Williams. 2. and Mark Inall. 3. 1. Marine Laboratory Science, Aberdeen. Meridional. Overturning Circulation . and the. Prediction . of North Atlantic . Sea Surface Temperature. Mojib. . Latif. , Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research . and . Kiel . University. Klöwer. , M., et al. (. 3. rd. Grade Life Science. Standard: . S3L1a. Standards. Life Science S3L1. Students will investigate the habitats of different organisms and the dependence of organisms on their habitat. . Differentiate. Arctic. Rich in natural resources. Man’s last true frontier explored by . Fridjt. of Nansen and Wally Herbert . Climate change has significantly affected the environmental region of the Arctic. North Atlantic – Greenland Sea/. Important physical features of north . america. Rocky . Mountains. O. nly . 80 million years old, this western range gets its name from the shape of its . peaks.. Appalachian . Mountains. North . America’s older mountain ranges rise near the east coast; over 400 million years old, they are worn down and rounded due to . Conclusions Up Front:. Mid-Atlantic is home to the most advanced observing systems in the world. Much can be leveraged to support the Blue Ocean Economy. Well defined process to fill gaps. Greatest need is not for new technologies .