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1 1 Sediments and volcanism are the most important agents of physical change on the deepocean floor2Study o sediments is important to ocean. No its not Godzilla arisen from the deep At only aninchandahalf wide its the much smaller but no less threatening Asian shore crab Native to the western Pacific Ocean this crab is found in Russia along the Korean and Chinese coasts to Hong Kong and envbopgovtnz Sea lettuce is a naturally occurring green algae that is native to New Zealand It grows in sheets and in Tauranga Harbour its large blooms can be a nuisance to people water craft and structures and affect other animals and plants Sea let DEEP-SEA SEDIMENTS OF INDIAN OCEAN397Thus in the neighborhood of coral reefs, coral ooze and mud originate.In the open ocean the organic material consists almost exclusively ofthose constituents of th Vinca Rosmorduc, CLS / Aviso. Aviso?. A. rchiving, . V. alidation and . I. nterpretation of . S. atellite . O. ceanographic data. French Distributing and Archiving center for satellite altimetry data since 1992 (Topex/Poseidon launch). (. ים . המלח. ). By Lucy Seiler. The Dead Sea from Space. 5. Rules of The Dead Sea!. 1. Never splash in the Dead Sea! (the salt could burn your eyes and mouth.) . 2. Put Vaseline on all your cuts and scrapes before going into the Dead Sea!. Photomicographs. courtesy of Paula . Worstell. , Scripps Institution of Oceanography and. BOSCORF, National Oceanographic Center, Southampton, UK and. Ocean Drilling Program. See:. http://www.boscorf.org/repository/curatorial-reference/pacific-transect. Agents of Deposition. The agents of erosion are also agents of deposition.. Depositional rate depends on sediment size, shape and density.. Depositional rate also depends on characteristics of the depositional agent.. Ocean Sediments. Ocean Sediments. Sediment: Defined as particles of organic or inorganic matter that accumulates in an unconsolidated form.. Sources of Ocean Sediments. Terrigenous. : (. lithogenous. Features of the Ocean Floor. Continental Shelf. Zone . of shallow water where the ocean covers the end of the continent. . Shallow slope. Where most ocean life is found. Why?. Answer: Photic zone is the first 100 feet of water and allows sunlight to penetrate the water. . Deposition. is the process whereby sediments. are “released” or “fall out” of an . erosional system.. River Delta. Glacial Moraine. Sand Dune. Barrier Island. Factors. that Impact . Deposition -- Velocity. The physical materials of Florida. Week of January 12. , 2015. Geology = . Geo- , Latin for . earth. . =. Why study it for Florida Ecology?. Geologic Time. Florida Broke to the surface as land 35 to 25 million years ago (. Models. :. CanCM3-standard, CanCM3-improved, CanCM4, GEM-NEMO and CFSv2. . Methodology. : . . - hindcast period: 29 years (1982-2010). - 6 months lead-time. . - November and May initiation. Calcareous Ooze. Biogenic . calcareous ooze composed . of precipitated CaCO. 3. (usually calcite, but occasionally aragonite) shells of microscopic plankton . Planktonic foraminifera. Coccolithophore. Atmosph = 760 mmHg. Deep into sea, at every 33 feet pressure rises by 1 atmosphere . Vol. of air compressed & pressure increased along with depth. Deep sea diver – breath high pressure air. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY.