meteorology and oceanography

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  • Created on: 17-11-19 00:49
how much food do oceans provide?
5-25%
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how much Carbon does ocean phytoplankton fix each year?
40-50 Gtons C y-1
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what is the classification of the ocean
euphatic - disphotic - aphotic
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does solar radiation provide energy for all marine food webs ?
yes
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what are isotherms?
lines of temperature
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what are isohalines?
lines of salinity
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how is the thermohaline current divided?
surface current/ deep current/ deep water formation
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