Ocean & Enviornment
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22. Ocean Currents And Productivity
Added 29 Views / 0 LikesThe Atmosphere, the Ocean and Environmental Change (GG 140) Ocean currents are generally divided into two categories: thermohaline currents and wind driven c...
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20. Ocean Water Density And Atmospheric Forcing
Added 27 Views / 0 LikesThe Atmosphere, the Ocean and Environmental Change (GG 140) Stability in the ocean is based on the density of the water. Density must increase with depth in ...
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26. Isotope Evidence For Climate Change
Added 27 Views / 0 LikesThe Atmosphere, the Ocean and Environmental Change (GG 140) Isotopes are used to measure past climate properties. Deuterium and oxygen 18 are the most common...
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08. Horizontal Transport
Added 27 Views / 0 LikesThe Atmosphere, the Ocean and Environmental Change (GG 140) This lecture describes how pollutants mix in the atmosphere. Three cases are considered: confined...
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02. Retaining An Atmosphere
Added 26 Views / 0 LikesThe Atmosphere, the Ocean and Environmental Change (GG 140) There are other ways in which we can perceive the existence of the atmosphere, predominantly thro...
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27. Global Warming
Added 25 Views / 0 LikesThe Atmosphere, the Ocean and Environmental Change (GG 140) The issue of global warming is discussed. Recent climate change over the last half of the 20th ce...
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33. Energy Resources, Renewable Energy
Added 22 Views / 0 LikesThe Atmosphere, the Ocean and Environmental Change (GG 140) The various types of resources currently used for energy production are discussed. Energy is prim...
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01. Introduction To Atmospheres
Added 21 Views / 0 LikesThe Atmosphere, the Ocean and Environmental Change (GG 140) This course studies the atmosphere and the ocean as parts of Earth's climate system. The climate ...
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04. Vertical Structure Of The Atmosphere; Residence Time
Added 18 Views / 0 LikesThe Atmosphere, the Ocean and Environmental Change (GG 140) Pressure and density decrease exponentially with altitude in the atmosphere. This leads to buoyan...
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Lab - Quinnipiac River Field Trip
Added 17 Views / 0 LikesThe Atmosphere, the Ocean and Environmental Change (GG 140) The laboratory for GG 140 consists of five exercises during the semester where the students learn...
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24. Ice In The Climate System
Added 17 Views / 0 LikesThe Atmosphere, the Ocean and Environmental Change (GG 140) Five types of ice in the climate system are discussed. Sea ice forms when ocean water reaches its...
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17. Seasons And Climate
Added 17 Views / 0 LikesThe Atmosphere, the Ocean and Environmental Change (GG 140) There are several factors that impact climate on Earth. Different areas on Earth have different c...
