Oceanography

monitoring and publishing the CO2 content of the atmosphere since 1958 and measures it to this day. According to the Mauna Loa Observatory, the current CO2 concentration (as of Oct 8, 2014) is 395.25 parts per million (ppm) (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 2014). Although this is a very…

My name is Tianshu Kong and I am from China. My father is a geophysicist and my mother is an animal scientist. I am currently studying Geoscience and Marine science at the University of Arizona. I was raised in China and I moved to Russia to take my last two years of high school when I was 16. Three years ago, I went to Tucson to take my university study. I have a strong interest in Geoscience when I was young. I become involved in the field of geoscience and worked with my father when I was…

This problem finds its origins in commercial fishing and the overfishing of our oceans. A two year study was conducted by Jeremy Jackson of the Scripps Institute of Oceanography that showed 90% of big fish (swordfish and tuna) had been depleted from the ocean. A federal law was proposed to protect the oceans from overfishing but it was not approved. Jackson claims that, because fish populations are so low, 30-50% of the ocean may need to be protected from fishing in order for the populations to…

discoveries of the how, the when, and the why of creation. According to Tarbuck, Lutgens, and Tasa (2012) “Earth Science is the name for all the sciences that collectively seek to understand Earth and its neighbors in space. It includes geology, oceanography, meteorology, and astronomy. In this book, Units 1-4 focus on the science of geology . . . The study of physical geology logically precedes the study of Earth history because we must fir understand how Earth works before we attempt to…

Global Warming Introduction In this week’s assignment, we will discuss the composition of the earth’s atmosphere and possible effects on climate change/global warming by answering the following questions. First what are the current global carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations? Then we will compare current CO2 numbers and see if this is higher or lower than the past 450,000 years? Next what are the three main ways that humans add CO2 to the atmosphere? What 'sinks ' take CO2out of the atmosphere?…

(1) Discuss what makes Thales’ method of knowing distinctly philosophical (as opposed to mythology and religion). Thales method of knowing, thinking and comprehending was very much scientific, groundbreaking yet also very naturalistic at the same time. Thales method can be summed up simply by saying it is one of making observations and then justifying these observations through reason. Thales was never afraid to look for answers to questions in a very untraditional as well as at times…

Letter to the Editor In Hooked on a Myth, Victoria Braithwaite states that “fish suffer.” I have a pet fish of my own who swims contently in its own little bowl. I never harmed the little fish because I believe that all living organisms feel pain. It is true that fish do not holler out when pricked like dogs and cats; however, they do make an attempt to avoid danger by escaping it. When a boy runs through a pond, the fish in that pond bolt away from that boy to avoid danger. Therefore, it is…

During a trip to California, we took the opportunity to visit the Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Oceanography Institute with our cousins. During that trip, we saw plenty of marine life, as well as looking at plenty of issues concerning the ocean. Here, I will go over some of the issues and marine life we explored at the Birch Aquarium. When we first walked in, a man with a strange contraption, two plastic boxes on a table, said, “Want to see a flood?” Interested, we walked over and saw that…

World War II (WWII) that enable scientists to investigate sea floor in a more direct, in-depth, and interpretative ways. These proofs for continental drift will be covered in the next few sections and mostly summarized from the book Essentials of Oceanography written by Garrison…

has the ability to measure many different ocean environments, ranging from coastal regions to deep sea CITATION WHO15 l 1033 (WHOI, 2015). Other good sources of information are educational institutions with research departments specializing in oceanography. For example, in 2013, W. Chung, et al. performed a study on the effect of ocean acidification on damselfish retina function in affiliation with many educational institutions such as the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James…