Browsing Oceanography Faculty Research, Publications and Presentations by Title
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Heat flow in the Balearic and Tyrrhenian basins, western Mediterranean
Presents the results of three detailed heat flow surveys which are used to investigate the variations of heat flow and age of the Balearic and Tyrrhenian basins in the western Mediterranean. The heat flow values are within ... -
Heat-Flow, Depth, and Crustal Thickness of Marginal Basins of South Philippine Sea
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High frequency acoustic observations of episodic mixing events in Lunenburg Bay
High frequency (0.6-5 MHz) acoustic backscatter data has been collected during the past four years (2002-2006) at Dalhousie's coastal ocean observing system at Lunenburg Bay (www.cmep.ca). Severe storm events, including ... -
Hypotheses to Explain High-Nutrient Conditions in the Open Sea
Oceanic high-nutrient, low-chlorophyll waters are characterized principally by the persistence of major nutrients at the sea surface. This condition indicates control of autotrophic production by something other than NO3 ... -
Impact of ultraviolet radiation on marine crustacean zooplankton and ichthyoplankton: a synthesis of results from the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada
The objectives of the research program reported upon here were (1) to measure ambient levels of UV radiation and determine which variables most strongly affected its attenuation in the waters of the estuary and Gulf of St. ... -
Inferred influence of nutrient availability on the relationship between Sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence and incident irradiance in the Bering Sea
This study examines variability in the relationship between Sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence and incident solar irradiance as a potential diagnostic of the nutritional status of phytoplankton. The study site is the ... -
Inhibition of marine photosynthesis by ultraviolet radiation: Variable sensitivity of phytoplankton in the Weddell-Scotia Confluence during the austral spring
To assess the potential impacts of ozone depletion on photosynthesis in the Southern Ocean, we need to know more about effects of ultraviolet radiation (UV) on phytoplankton in Antarctic waters, where, in addition to ... -
An isotopic labeling method for determining production of volatile organohalogens by marine microalgae
An isotopic method has been developed to establish the biological production of volatile organohalogens. The marine microalgae Porphyridium purpureum and Dunaliella tertiolecta were grown in seawater medium containing ... -
Lipid and gross energy content of North Atlantic right whale food, Calanus finmarchicus, in the Bay of Fundy
We address spatial and temporal distribution of abundance, lipid and caloric content and water column energy density of the copepod Calanus finmarchicus, a major food source for the north Atlantic right whale (NARW) Eubalaena ... -
Low-Frequency Fluctuations in the Strait of Gibraltar from Medalpex Sea-Level Data
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Madden-Julian Oscillation and sea level: Local and remote forcing
The Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) is the dominant mode of atmospheric variability in the tropical atmosphere on intraseasonal time scales (i.e., weeks to seasons). This study examines the connection between the MJO and ... -
Mapping coastal optical and biogeochemical variability using an autonomous underwater vehicle and a new bio-optical inversion algorithm
Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) can map water conditions at high spatial ( horizontal and vertical) and temporal resolution, including under cloudy conditions when satellite and airborne remote sensing are not feasible. ... -
Mapping the relationship between northern hemisphere winter surface air temperature and the Madden-Julian oscillation
A regression-based modeling approach is described for mapping the dependence of atmospheric state variables such as surface air temperature (SAT) on the Madden-Julian oscillation (MJO). For the special case of a linear ... -
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The mean surface circulation of the North Atlantic subpolar gyre: A comparison of estimates derived from new gravity and oceanographic measurements
A new mean sea surface topography (MSST) is used to estimate the surface circulation of the subpolar gyre of the northwest Atlantic. The MSST is produced using a new geoid model derived from a blend of gravity data from ... -
Mean surface topography of the northwest Atlantic: Comparison of estimates based on satellite, terrestrial gravity, and oceanographic observations
The accuracy of a new mean sea surface topography (MSST) of the northwest Atlantic is assessed. The MSST is estimated from 12 years of altimeter observations referenced with respect to a new regional geoid based on a blend ... -
Measurements of methyl chloride in the Northwest Atlantic
Methyl chloride was measured directly in seawater using a purge and trap system and gas chromatography with electron capture detection. The results indicate that surface waters of the northwest Atlantic are a source of ... -
Methodological Underestimation of Oceanic Nitrogen Fixation Rates
The two commonly applied methods to assess dinitrogen (N(2)) fixation rates are the (15)N(2)-tracer addition and the acetylene reduction assay (ARA). Discrepancies between the two methods as well as inconsistencies between ... -
Methyl iodide distribution in the ocean and fluxes to the atmosphere
Methyl iodide concentrations have been measured in air samples, surface, and subsurface waters of the NW Atlantic, NE Atlantic, and Pacific Oceans. They are shown to be substantially oversaturated in all surface waters. ...