El Nino, La Nina
by Dr.Francisco P. ChavezMonterey Bay Aquarium Research InstituteClassroom Exploration of the Ocean, Virtual Teacher worskhop Sep 20, 2004 Introduction Webster defines climate as the average course or condition of the weather at a place usually over a period of years as exhibited by temperature, wind velocity, and precipitation. However, the more and more we look […]
Life in the Ocean’s Midwaters
by Bruce H Robinson Classroom Explorations of the Ocean, Virtual Teacher worskhop Dec 10, 2003 From the vantage point of a ship at sea, the surface of the ocean represents a daunting challenge. The sea surface seems so huge from that perspective that owe wonder how we can ever hope to understand what goes on […]
The Oceans and Human Health: New Drugs from the Sea
By Dr.Shirley A Pomponi, Ph.D.Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Inc.Classroom Exploration of the Oceans, Virtual Teacher Workshop,Nov 02, 2003 Nature as a Source of Drugs For thousands of years, people have taken advantage of nature’s ability to produce remedies to treat diseases and ailments. In some parts of the world, natural medicines are still the only […]
Polar seas : The Arctic
Dr. Margo EdwardsUniversity of Hawaii At the top of the world there is an ocean so cold that you are more likely to walk on it than swim in it. The ice cover is so thick and so varied in appearance that it’s easy to forget that you are standing on a body of water […]
Penguins in Antartica
by Genny AndersonClassroom Explorarions of the oceans, Virtual Teacher’s workshop 2003 Adelie, Chinstrap, Gentoo, Macaroni, and Emperor penguins. When there is snow in their path they leave footprints Most penguins spend the majority of their life at sea and return to land to reproduce. Getting to and from their reproductive areas (called rookeries) on land can […]
Mammals in Antarctica
by Genny AndersonClassroom Explorations of the Ocean, Virtual Teacher’s workshop 2003 Marine Mammals in Antarctica Seals and Whales There are marine mammal species living in all the oceans – tropical, temperate, and polar. In Antarctica there are numerous seals and whales. Seals are classified with the pinniped group (seals, sea lions, walrus). Whales are classified with […]
Life in Antartica
Trophic Pyramid, Krill, Seabirds, Terrestrial Ecosystems and Tidepools Genny AndersonSantaBarbara City College, CA Trophic Pyramid The Southern Ocean (defined as the area south of the Antarctic Convergence) is one of the most productive areas on Earth – but only during the Antarctic summer (a couple of months around December each year). During these few months […]
Antarctica And The Southern Ocean
By Genny AndersonSanta Barbara City CollegeClassroom Exploration of the Oceans, Virtual Teachers’s workshop, 2003 AntarcticaThe name Antarctica was originally used over 2,000 years ago – well before any human discovery of Antarctica. The idea that Earth was a sphere was accepted by many of the “thinkers” of this time. One of these “thinkers,” Aristotle, postulated that […]
Tsunamis and Earthquakes
Frequently Asked Questions and the 12/2004 Asian Event byEllen J. Prager, PhD Earth2Ocean, Inc.College of Exploration of Oceans,Understanding Tsunamis Virtual Teacher’s Workshop,2005 “We live on a planet whose fertile land, oxygen-rich atmosphere, and bountiful sea sustain life. Yet, it is the same Earth whose awesome fury can cause devastating loss of life and economic disaster. […]
Oceans for Life: The Need for Ocean Literacy
by Sylvia A. EarleClassroom Exploration of Oceans Virtual Teacher Workshop 2003 Sylvia A. Earle In the 20th century new technologies—acoustic probes, satellite surveillance, remotely operated vehicles and sensors, lasers, innovative diving systems, a scattering of manned submersibles and other modern research tools—made possible unprecedented maritime discoveries. As a consequence, more has been learned about the […]