Download or read book Carbonate Chemistry of the Caribbean written by Tonalee Carlson and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ocean Acidification written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2010-09-14 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ocean has absorbed a significant portion of all human-made carbon dioxide emissions. This benefits human society by moderating the rate of climate change, but also causes unprecedented changes to ocean chemistry. Carbon dioxide taken up by the ocean decreases the pH of the water and leads to a suite of chemical changes collectively known as ocean acidification. The long term consequences of ocean acidification are not known, but are expected to result in changes to many ecosystems and the services they provide to society. Ocean Acidification: A National Strategy to Meet the Challenges of a Changing Ocean reviews the current state of knowledge, explores gaps in understanding, and identifies several key findings. Like climate change, ocean acidification is a growing global problem that will intensify with continued CO2 emissions and has the potential to change marine ecosystems and affect benefits to society. The federal government has taken positive initial steps by developing a national ocean acidification program, but more information is needed to fully understand and address the threat that ocean acidification may pose to marine ecosystems and the services they provide. In addition, a global observation network of chemical and biological sensors is needed to monitor changes in ocean conditions attributable to acidification.
Download or read book Ocean Acidification written by Jean-Pierre Gattuso and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-09-15 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ocean helps moderate climate change thanks to its considerable capacity to store CO2, through the combined actions of ocean physics, chemistry, and biology. This storage capacity limits the amount of human-released CO2 remaining in the atmosphere. As CO2 reacts with seawater, it generates dramatic changes in carbonate chemistry, including decreases in pH and carbonate ions and an increase in bicarbonate ions. The consequences of this overall process, known as "ocean acidification", are raising concerns for the biological, ecological, and biogeochemical health of the world's oceans, as well as for the potential societal implications. This research level text is the first to synthesize the very latest understanding of the consequences of ocean acidification, with the intention of informing both future research agendas and marine management policy. A prestigious list of authors has been assembled, among them the coordinators of major national and international projects on ocean acidification.
Download or read book A Contribution to the Chemistry of the Caribbean and Cayman Seas written by Norris Watson Rakestraw and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Coastal Ocean Observing written by Jorge E. Corredor and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-05-30 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manual describes the wide range of electromechanical, electrochemical and electro-optical transducers at the heart of current field-deployable ocean observing instruments. Their modes of operation, precision and accuracy are discussed in detail. Observing platforms ranging from the traditional to the most recently developed are described, as are the challenges of integrating instrument suits to individual platforms. Technical approaches are discussed to address environmental constraints on instrument and platform operation such as power sources, corrosion, biofouling and mechanical abrasion. Particular attention is also given to data generated by the networks of observing platforms that are typically integrated into value-added data visualization products, including numerical simulations or models. Readers will learn about acceptable data formats and representative model products. The last section of the book is devoted to the challenges of planning, deploying and maintaining coastal ocean observing systems. Readers will discover practical applications of ocean observations in diverse fields including natural resource conservation, commerce and recreation, safety and security, and climate change resiliency and adaptation. This volume will appeal to ocean engineers, oceanographers, commercial and recreational ocean data users, observing systems operators, and advanced undergraduate and graduate students in the field of ocean observing.
Download or read book Recent Sedimentary Carbonates written by J.D. Milliman and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few fields of research in the earth sciences have produced as much data and litera ture as the study of carbonate sediments and rocks. The past 25 years in particular, have seen a significant increase in studies concerning modern marine and fresh water carbonates. With the present worldwide interest in oceanographic research, marine carbonates have received the bulk of the attention, particularly with respect to shallow-water sediments. However, in terms of the variety of environ ments, compositions and modes of formation, non-marine carbonates probably encompass a wider spectrum than do marine types. Our purpose is to present a two-volume treatise on carbonate sediments and rocks, both marine and non-marine. We have confined ourselves to the discussion of modern (Holocene) environments, sediments and components, assuming that the compilation of these data will not only be relevant to those working with modern carbonates but will also serve as a necessary reference source for those interested in ancient analogs. The first volume, by MILLIMAN, deals almost exclu sively with marine environments, while the second volume, by MULLER and FORST NER, will concentrate on the non-marine carbonates.
Download or read book A Contribution to the Chemistry of the Caribbean and Cayman Seas written by Norris Watson Rakestraw and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Carbonate Chemistry of Aquatic Systems High salinity waters written by Richard E. Loewenthal and published by Ann Arbor Science Publishers. This book was released on 1976 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Carbonate Chemistry Dynamics Along the U S Eastern Continental Shelf written by Yuan-Yuan Xu and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere by seawater has caused ocean acidification globally. In addition to anthropogenic CO2 uptake, the coastal ocean experiences enhanced acidification due to freshwater discharge, eutrophication, upwelling, etc. This coastal acidification affects the health of calcifying species and has a harmful impact on commercial fisheries and the marine ecosystem. It is critical to monitor coastal acidification and determine the spatial and temporal trends of related parameters. This dissertation focuses on the carbonate/bicarbonate buffering system, which is a chemical buffer system that regulates seawater pH. I analyze the carbonate chemistry dynamics and buffer capacities for the east coast using four shipboard datasets, satellite remote sensing data, and model outputs. Results suggest that total dissolved inorganic carbon and the aragonite saturation state along the U.S. eastern continental shelf have patterns that agree with predictions based on carbon dioxide equilibrium with the atmosphere. This indicates a solubility control mechanism that leads to low carbonate ion concentrations and aragonite saturation state in cold northern waters and the opposite in warm southern waters. In terms of short-term variability of aragonite state in the central Mid-Atlantic Bight, quantitative analyses show that physical advection and mixing processes are the dominant forces for a higher aragonite saturation state in slope waters while biological carbon removal and carbon dioxide degassing contribute to higher aragonite state in shelf waters. On decadal and longer time scales, dissolved inorganic carbon has increased while aragonite saturation state and pH have decreased along the U.S. eastern continental shelf. However, dissolved inorganic carbon increase and aragonite saturation state decrease were dampened in the Mid-Atlantic Bight because of seawater temperature increase. The analyses of carbonate chemistry parameters in various spatial and temporal scales help us to better understand the processes that can alter carbonate chemistry in coastal waters. In addition, with specific regional-scale ocean models, the community can extend our ability of quantitative understanding carbonate chemistry dynamics and take necessary efforts to prevent the occurrence of low pH or undersaturation conditions in the future.
Download or read book Guide to Best Practices for Ocean Acidification Research and Data Reporting written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 1126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lists citations with abstracts for aerospace related reports obtained from world wide sources and announces documents that have recently been entered into the NASA Scientific and Technical Information Database.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Modern Coral Reefs written by David Hopley and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-11-26 with total page 1226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coral reefs are the largest landforms built by plants and animals. Their study therefore incorporates a wide range of disciplines. This encyclopedia approaches coral reefs from an earth science perspective, concentrating especially on modern reefs. Currently coral reefs are under high stress, most prominently from climate change with changes to water temperature, sea level and ocean acidification particularly damaging. Modern reefs have evolved through the massive environmental changes of the Quaternary with long periods of exposure during glacially lowered sea level periods and short periods of interglacial growth. The entries in this encyclopedia condense the large amount of work carried out since Charles Darwin first attempted to understand reef evolution. Leading authorities from many countries have contributed to the entries covering areas of geology, geography and ecology, providing comprehensive access to the most up-to-date research on the structure, form and processes operating on Quaternary coral reefs.
Download or read book Caribbean Chemistry written by Hunt and published by Longman Publishing Group. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Oceanic Acidification written by Ronald Eisler and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2011-10-04 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book critically examines the available literature on oceanic acidification, including a historical review of pH and atmospheric CO2 levels over the millennia; natural and anthropogenic sources of CO2 to the atmosphere and sea surface; chemical, physical, and biological mode of action; biological effects of acidification to marine plants and an
Download or read book Dynamics of Seawater Carbonate Chemistry in a Tropical Coastal Environment written by Melissa Meléndez Oyola and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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