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Marine Biology Intro
Pelagic,
Benthic,
Planktonic
32
cards
Primary Productivity
Light scattered reflected and abs...,
Light reflected from surface ocean,
Light absorbed by ocean total sur...
40
cards
Primary Productivity 2
Coccolithophores,
Why are coccolithophores important,
Morphology of coccolithophores
38
cards
Zooplankton
Zooplankton,
What do phytoplankton feed on,
Zooplankton classification by size
32
cards
Ecosystems, food webs and energy flow
Ecosystem,
What of the earth s surface do oc...,
Transfer and exchange of energy a...
23
cards
The Nekton Realm
Nekton,
3 clades of nektons,
Molluscs
43
cards
The Benthic Realm
Phytobenthos,
Zoobenthos,
Photic zone
47
cards
Properties of water
Hydrogen bonds,
Surface tension in water,
Dipolar
23
cards
Sea salt: Composition, source and fate
99 of all the salt ions in the se...,
86 of the salt in the sea
23
cards
Nutrients:essentials of life
Conservative elements,
If the reservoir size is large co...,
Nutrient distribution no3 in the ...
11
cards
Deep Ocean
Direct wind drag,
Intermediate water,
Mediterranean water
12
cards
Gasses and Climate
What is solubility of gas depende...,
Higher temperature,
Higher temperature gases
31
cards
Coral Reef Chemistry
What organism do corals have a sy...,
Coral bleaching,
Daily cycle of chemistry on a cor...
17
cards
Ocean Basin
Ocean bathymetry,
Abyssal plane,
Ocean trenches
13
cards
Heat Budget
What would the earth surface temp...,
Average temperature of the earth ...,
Thermal radiation
20
cards
Drivers for circulation
What drives ocean circulation,
Forces modifying drivers for cicu...,
Force balance
21
cards
Waves and Tides
Density defined by,
Nansen bottle,
Wave frequency f
34
cards
Surface ocean : Wind driven circulation
4 forces controlling ocean curren...,
Coriolis force,
Centrifugal force
33
cards
Intermediate and deep ocean circulation
Average depth of the ocean,
Low latitudes vs high latitudes,
Mid latitiude waters
46
cards
Marine Sedimentation
Ocean sediment,
Origin of lithenous sediment,
Lithogenous sediment occurs as
55
cards
Sea level
Ways to reconstruct sea level cha...,
Factors controlling sea level change,
Isostatic pressure
37
cards
Surface and deep ocean circulation through time- LGM
Evidence for ice activity indicat...,
What controls long term climate c...,
Eccentricity
46
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Sea floor sampling
Bottom dredges,
Grab samplers,
What volume can the box corer gather
19
cards
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