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Climate change will strongly influence human well-being through changes in food production, water availability, spread of infectious diseases, and frequency of heat waves.
This map shows the pattern of thermohaline circulation also known as "meridional overturning circulation". This collection of currents is responsible for the large-scale exchange of water masses in the ocean, including providing oxygen to the deep ocean. The entire circulation pattern takes ~2000 years.
Robert Simmon, NASA with minor modifications by Robert A. Rohde
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Case: Impacts of Climate Change on Tribes in...
SUMMARY This is a ‘clicker’ case, to be used in conjunction with an interrupted-lecture format, or an interrupted-workshop format. intended for lower... More »
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The Thermohaline Circulation - The Great Ocean...
SUMMARY Selected for the CLEAN Collection. This NASA animation depicts thermohaline circulation in the ocean and how it relates to salinity and water density. It... More »
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Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for...
SUMMARY The Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Shorebird Habitat (CC-VASH) is an innovative, Excel-based assessment and decision-making tool that... More »
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Video: Ocean Acidification
SUMMARY Google Earth Tour - Ocean Acidification Length: 8:40 minutes See how carbon dioxide impacts ocean chemistry and learn why even small changes to... More »
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Simulation: Regional Climate Modeling - LLNL
This Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LNL) model dipicts five independent data sets showing warming trends in 1950-1999 California daily winter temperatures that... More »
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Video: TED Talks series - Sylvia Earle's TED...
SUMMARY 18:12 minutes TED Talks series, FILMED FEB 2009 • POSTED FEB 2009 • TED2009 Leg More »
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Activity: Investigating the Effect of Warmer...
SUMMARY Activity takes 2 weeks outside of class and 1 to 2 class sessions to introduce and have a final discussion. Computers with internet access required. This... More »
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Activity: From Isotopes to Temperature:...
SUMMARY This activity has been selected for inclusion in the CLEAN Collection based on the following review comments: In this activity, students will use oxygen isotope... More »
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Potential impacts of changes in the...
Potential impacts of changes in the thermohaline circulation include climate alteration, elevation in sea level and disturbance to ecosystems. The nature of the thermohaline... More »
Simulation: Climate Momentum
Last Updated on 2013-05-14 at 17:13
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A flash tool with fast insights. This Climate Momentum Simulation allows users to quickly compare the resulting sea level rise, temperature change, atmospheric CO2,... More »
Barents Sea
Last Updated on 2013-05-14 at 13:12
The Barents Sea is one of the Arctic seas found on the Siberian shelf; part of the larger Arctic mediterranean Sea (are mostly enclosed by land).
It is located north of the... More »
Molucca Sea
Last Updated on 2013-05-13 at 23:02
The Molucca Sea (also Molukka Sea) is a semi-enclosed sea, surrounded by a variety of islands belonging to Indonesia, most significantly the island of Sulawesi (Celebes)... More »
Atmospheric science
Last Updated on 2013-04-22 at 17:45
Atmospheric science is the umbrella term for the study of the atmosphere — the blanket of air covering the Earth. It is a relatively new discipline that is concerned... More »
Case: Impacts of Climate Change on Tribes in...
Last Updated on 2013-04-11 at 16:55
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This is a ‘clicker’ case, to be used in conjunction with an interrupted-lecture format, or an interrupted-workshop format. intended for lower... More »
Video: Ocean Acid Test by Oceana - CLEAN
Last Updated on 2013-04-04 at 19:30
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Video length: 2:06 min.
Selected for the CLEAN Collection. A short video on the causes of ocean acidification and its effects on marine ecosystems.
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