Browsing Oceanography Faculty Research, Publications and Presentations by Title
Now showing items 88-107 of 151
-
Natural emissions of chlorine-containing gases: Reactive Chlorine Emissions Inventory
Although there are many chlorine-containing trace gases in the atmosphere, only those with atmospheric lifetimes of 2 years or fewer appear to have significant natural sources. The most abundant of these gases are methyl ... -
New algorithms for MODIS sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence and a comparison with present data products
We discuss important sources of variability in sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence and examine difficulties in deriving fluorescence data products from satellite imagery, with a focus on the MODerate-resolution Imaging ... -
A new measurement of CO sub(2) eddy flux in the nearshore atmospheric surface layer
Fluxes of CO sub(2) in the atmospheric surface layer have been measured at a shoreline site by the eddy correlation method using a new CO sub(2) sensor with greater sensitivity than the ones used in earlier studies. In ... -
New production in the warm waters of the Tropical Pacific Ocean
The average depth-integrated rate of new production in the tropical Pacific Ocean was estimated from a calculation of horizontal and vertical nitrate balance over the region enclosed by the climatological 26 degree C ... -
Nitrous oxide in the North Atlantic Ocean
In order to get a comprehensive picture of the distribution of nitrous oxide (N(2)O) in the North Atlantic Ocean, measurements of dissolved nitrous oxide were made during three cruises in the tropical, subtropical and ... -
An Observational Study of the Energy-Transfer between the Seasonal Mean Flow and Transient Eddies
The large-scale energetics of the Northern Hemisphere atmospheric motions are computed in the frequency domain using a 5-year data set from the ECMWF operational analyses. The geographical distributions of kinetic energy ... -
Ocean Fertilization Science, Policy, and Commerce
Over the past 20 years there has been growing interest in the concept of fertilizing the ocean with iron to abate global warming. This interest was catalyzed by basic scientific experiments showing that iron limits primary ... -
Ocean-atmosphere exchange of methyl bromide: NW Atlantic and Pacific Ocean studies
Measurements of methyl bromide partial pressure and concentration in surface water and air samples in the NW Atlantic Ocean in July 1995 and the Pacific Ocean in October 1995 are presented, Mean atmospheric mixing ratios ... -
Optical detection and assessment of algal blooms
Concerns about harmful algal blooms (HABs) have grown in recent years. There is a pressing need for robust, quantitative, and cost-effective methods to detect and characterize algal blooms. Critical applications of these ... -
Optical detection and assessment of algal blooms
Concerns about harmful algal blooms (HABs) have grown in recent years. There is a pressing need for robust, quantitative, and cost-effective methods to detect and characterize algal blooms. Critical applications of these ... -
-
Photochemical Production of Methyl-Iodide in Seawater
It is generally accepted that methyl iodide is a major contributor to the flux of iodine from the ocean to the atmosphere, but its sources in the ocean are largely unknown, an exception being production by certain species ... -
Photosynthetic characteristics and estimated growth rates indicate grazing is the proximate control of primary production in the Equatorial Pacific
Macronutrients persist in the surface layer of the equatorial Pacific Ocean because the production of phytoplankton is limited. Measurements of photosynthesis as a function of irradiance (P-I) provide information on the ... -
Phytoplankton Growth and Light-Absorption as Regulated by Light, Temperature, and Nutrients
Numerous studies of the growth of phytoplankton in the laboratory have demonstrated the dependence of cellular pigment concentration and growth rate upon light intensity, photoperiod, temperature, and nutrient supply. These ... -
Predicting and verifying the intended and unintended consequences of large-scale ocean iron fertilization
Ocean iron fertilization (OIF) is being considered as a strategy for mitigating rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations. One model for implementation is the sale of carbon offsets. Modeling studies predict that OIF has the ... -
Predicting mesoscale variability of the North Atlantic using a physically motivated scheme for assimilating altimeter and Argo observations
A computationally efficient scheme is described for assimilating sea level measured by altimeters and vertical profiles of temperature and salinity measured by Argo floats. The scheme is based on a transformation of ... -
Predicting the frequency of storm surges and extreme sea levels in the northwest Atlantic
[1] A 40 year hindcast of storm surges in the northwest Atlantic and adjacent shelf seas is performed using a 2-D nonlinear barotropic ocean model forced by realistic 6 hourly winds and air pressures. This hindcast is used ... -
Prediction of surface currents and drifter trajectories on the inner Scotian Shelf
The predictive skill of a simple model of surface flow on the Scotian Shelf is assessed using oceanographic data collected in February 1996. The model is forced by wind stress, water density, and sea level along the open ...
