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Historical sea level and accommodation zones along Baja California

Swanson, Kim (2012-06)

[Author's Abstract] Change in sea level is an ongoing process which alters the coastal ecosystem on a continuous basis. The physical changes in the world’s coastal ecosystem due to sea level change have occurred many times ...
Hydrographic study on the effect of Rumble III on the thermohaline structure and circulation

Cole, Harriet (2010-01-14)

Isotherm (temperature), isohaline (salinity) and isopycnals (density) were plotted for the Rumble III volcano. The data were gathered through measuring current velocity, CTD in vertical transects, and the concentrations ...
Identifying a historic shoreline using fine-scale slope variation

Stipek, Clinton William (2013-06)

[author supplied abstract] A rise of just one meter of sea level rise could displace millions of people and cause billions of dollars of damage. This research identifies a historic submerged shoreline along the continental ...
Impact of hypoxia on the vertical distribution of jellyfish in the Eastern Tropical Northern Pacific

Beatteay, Sun-Li (2012-06)

[Author's Abstract] The vertical distribution of four taxa of jellyfish (Siphonophora, Thaliacea, Ctenophora and Hydromedusae) was sampled in Baja Bay, Mexico. The hypothesis that populations would be denser in the oxygen ...
Impacts from aquaculture facilities on intertidal ecosystems using quadrant surveys and antibiotic tracers

D'Jay, Ryan (2013-06)

[author supplied abstract] Marine ecosystems are vulnerable to anthropogenic influences due to increased stresses from climate change and habitat destruction. Fish farming and other aquaculture practices have potential ...
Inferring physical processes from seafloor bedforms around Brothers and Rumble III volcanoes in the Kermadec Arc

Mcleod, Toby (2010-01-15)

This study examined the bedform of the Rumble III and Brothers volcanoes in the Kermadec Arc to determine the current current velocity and direction. A WHOI TowCam was used to observe the pattern of sediment ripples. More ...
Instantaneous sediment accumulation rates in Tarr Inlet, Glacier Bay, Alaska

Biladeau, Christine (School of Oceanography, University of Washington, 2008-06-19)

The rate at which sediments accumulate in marine waters affects benthic life and sequestration of organic carbon and PAHs. The instantaneous sediment accumulation in Glacier Bay was measured and found to be slower in March ...
Inter-island comparison of phytoplankton growth rates and herbivory rates

Guo, Wendy (2006-03)

The marine ecosystem around the Galapagos Archipelago is characterized by regionally high primary production and chlorophyll a concentrations that are uncharacteristic of the surrounding waters of the Eastern Equatorial Pacific. ...
Internal tides at Cross Seamount

Couldrey, Matthew (2011-03)

The R.V. Thomas G. Thompson was used to study currents in the North Pacific Ocean over Cross Seamount, a large extinct submarine volcano South of Oahu, Hawai’i. An Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) was used to measure ...
The introduction and dissemination of pathogenic bacteria in the coastal waters of southern California and Mexico

Knight, Matthew (2012-06)

[Author's Abstract] I investigated the introduction and dispersion of potentially disease-causing bacteria in the coastal waters of southern California and Mexico between March 16th and March 27th, 2012. These bacteria ...
Inverse Echo Sounding: Using measured water depth to calculate water temperature and its variation over time

Hemingway, Rebecca (2011-03)

Inverse echo sounding is a new method that, in this investigation, has been used to calculate average temperature difference in the water column over time using the difference in the recorded depth of points on the sea ...
Investigating changes in channel complexity across the coastal zone

Weidner, Liz (2012-06)

[Author's abstract] Nearly half the world’s population lives in a coastal watershed where all the anthropogenic input to the hydrologic network are transported downstream and onto the continental shelf. This connectivity ...
Investigating the geological evolution of Rumble II West Volcano Using EM300 Bathymetry and TowCam Imagery

Mowatt, Jennie (2010-01-20)

The geological evolution of Rumble II West was characterized by bathymetric mapping and undersea photography. The volcano was compared to the Brothers volcano, also in the Kermadec Arc. The pattern of faults in Rumble II ...
An investigation into flow features at Cross Seamount, Hawaii

Mazlan, Zachary (2011-03)

Seamounts are areas of raised bathymetry, which occur throughout the world’s oceans. They actively influence biological, chemical and geological processes in the ocean. This study examined the circulation pattern of the ...
An investigation into sources and distributions of iron, aluminum, and nutrients in Glacier Bay, Alaska

Peterson, Marcus (School of Oceanography, University of Washington, 2008-06-19)

Iron in seawater is biologically significant for its contribution to primary productivity. This study showed a high livel of iron in Glacier Bay, as well as higher values for the metal in water beneath the mixed layer. ...
Investigation of the Equatorial Undercurrent on the eastern side of the Galapagos Islands

Ocampo, Xyrone (2006-03)

The Equatorial Undercurrent, or EUC, flows eastward throughout most of the Pacific Basin and acts as a conduit for water mass conservation in the equatorial region. The Galapagos Islands sit atop a platform located in ...
La Niña’s effect on the primary productivity of phytoplankton in the equatorial Pacific

Pang, Stephen R. (2011-03)

This study examined whether La Nina had increased phytoplankton productivity in Hawaiian ocean waters. Dissolved oxygen was measured at four stations with inconclusive results.
A Lagrangian study of the surface circulation of a fjordic system: the effects of preceding weather conditions and local geomorphology

Monk, Sam (2010-05)

Variation in the surface and near surface circulation patterns of Effingham Inlet, a fjord on the west coast of Vancouver Island, Canada, were measured using Lagrangian drifters over two days during the early spring of ...
Landslide generated tsunamis: A smoking gun in Saratoga Passage, Puget Sound, Washington

Whiteaker, William L. N. (2008-07-01)

The Puget Sound region with its high, steep bluffs is subject to landslides. An area of Puget Sound off Camano Island, near Onamac Point, was studied to determine if sediments there were a result of a landslide. The volume ...
Lignin compound composition of post-glacial sediments in Glacier Bay, Alaska

Knox, Brandon (School of Oceanography, Unversity of Washington, 2008-06-19)

Sediments from Glacier Bay, Alaska, were analyzed to determine the vegetative source of lignin. These samples were analyzed for lignin compounds using a standard microwave digestion and gas chromatograph method. A mix of ...

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