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| A tide where there is only one high and low tide per day. |
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| A tide with two high and low tides per day. |
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| A tide with two low and high tides per day that have different heights. |
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| A reference zone for tides, where the tide equals zero. |
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| A theory that calculates tide forces involving the sun and moon. |
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| Based off of the Equilibrium Tidal Theory but takes into account the Coriolis effect. |
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| Each day earth moves an extra 12 degrees or 50 minuets, so a day is 24 hours + 50 minuets. |
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A tide that is a result of a standing wave moving around the central node of a basin.
- A high tide wave where the tide rotates counter Clockwise, the currents flow clockwise. |
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| A line of equal wave height. |
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| Lines of equal tidal range in a rotary tide. |
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| A tidal current that continousosly changes its direction of flow during a tidal period. |
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| A high tide crest that travels up an estuary or river as a breaking wave. |
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| The summer months usually have a lower tidal range than the winter months. The summer berm is always below the winter berm. |
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| A nearly horizontal portion of the beach with an abrupt face, formed by wave movements. |
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| When the waves break at an angle to the coast. |
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| The portion of long-shore transport that carries sediments. |
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| A very strong tide/current that forms when two long-shore currents meet. |
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| Semi-isolated portion of ocean that is mixed with freshwater from the land. |
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An estuary with deep basins with limited mixing and high stratification.
- Can have low levels of Oxygen. |
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| An estuary with lower salinity near the rive and higher salinity near the ocean. |
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| Flushing Time/Residence Time |
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| The average time water is spent in an estuary. |
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| The major causes of climate change are attributed to CO2 and the burning of fossil fuels. |
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The two most common green house gases are carbon dioxide and methane.
- Methane is a stronger green house gas. |
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| Current Rates of Climate Change |
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| Over history, temperature has Fluxuated do to levels of GHG in the atmostshpere. Today the rate is going faster than ever. |
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| The excess heat is causing the ice to melt but only melting of land based sea ice will raise the total sea level. |
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| Hurricanes only form where the water is 27 degrees C or higher. |
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| A portion of the Gulf of Mexico where the water is hypoxic. This is due to an influx of nutrients coming from the Mississippi river. |
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| An area of water than has an over abundance of nutrients. |
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Solid waste is a major environmental issue in the united states.
- Solid Waste - 1500 T
- Sewage - 65 T
- Dredged Material - 1075 T
- Industrial Waste - 1500 T |
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| Another serious environmental issue. When this happens less than 10% of the oil actually gets cleaned up. |
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| The addition of bacteria to a spill site, the purpose is for the bacteria to break down the oil. |
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| A natural buffer between the land and the ocean. These recently have been filled in for development. |
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Any ornganisims that invade and area where they aren't from.
- Crabs, muscles |
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| A layer of water that revives ample sunlight and is usually less than 100m deep. |
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| An oceanic zone from 200-1000m. |
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| An oceanic zone from 1000m - 4000m |
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| A zone of the ocean which stretches from 4000m to the sea floor. |
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| The open ocean area of the ocean. |
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| The area of the ocean right near the continental shelf. |
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| Small Organisms in the Ocean |
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| Small organisms can exchange components with surrounding water by diffusion. |
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Very flexable organisms that can survive where most cannot.
- Thermal Vent Organisms |
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| All of the animal species. |
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| Organisms that live in the water column and are moved by the moving ocean. |
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Organisms that live in the water column but are able to move with in it.
- Fish, Sharks |
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Organisms that live on the sea floor.
- Crabs, starfish |
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| Close interactions between different organisms. |
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| A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected. |
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| One of the organisms benefits while the other is harmed. |
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| Factors That Influence Marine Life |
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| Factors can include light, available nutrients, salinity etc. |
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Available light in the ocean fluxuates with seasons and latitudes.
- Turbidity and water color can affect penetration. |
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Organisms that make their own food.
- Plants |
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| Organisms that need to eat others to consume energy. |
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Buoyancy is controlled by water density.
- Lower density water -> Float
- Higher Density Water -> Sink
- Organisms use oil/gas sacks to control this. |
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| A form of production that uses hydrogen sulfide as the driving force. |
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| Limiting Factors on Primary Production |
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Some limiting factors include;
- Temperature of the water
- Available nutrients
- Available light |
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| The production depends on the amount of available light. |
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| Production in Tropical Waters |
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| Production is limited by available nutrients. |
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| Production in Tropical Waters |
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| Production is limited by available nutrients. |
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| Production in Temperate Waters |
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| Production in temperate waters is limited by temperature and available nutrients. |
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A large rotating system of ocean currents
- Center has down-welling
- Clockwise in the NH
- N/S currents wind driven |
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| A sediment found where there is very little biological activity occurring. |
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| Where production of photosynthesis equals consumption. |
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