Climate changes
Ocean acidification
carbonic acid
fossil fuel
hostile to marine life
pH
acidity level
global warming
atlantic cod reduction
heat
Ocean currents
Oceanography
Offshore
Offshore currents
Consequences
Biological Influence
Organic matter mouvement (Humboldt Current)
Animal Mobility
Conveyer Belt
Surface Currents
Heat (Tropics -> Polar Regions)
Wind
Deep Currents
Water Density
Cold Regions
Lost of heat = + density
Water Temperature
Salinity
Water temperatuer
Ice albedo feedback
sea ice retreat
contrast
Positive feedback
Albedo (definition)
Global climate change
Rocks
Absorption
Darker surface
high solar radiation
Melting ice
Acidic rain
Human actions
burning coal
burning fossil fiels
landslides
limestone
chemical gas emissions
Volcanic emissions
PH
air pollution
disolved gases
NOx (nitrogen oxides)
Sea level rise
acceleration
atmospheric warming
high-population-density coastal areas
rising at an increasing rate
temperature
warmer water expanding
prediction
to swamp
consequences
Causes
melting of ice sheets
Thermal Expansion
inches
Sujet secondaire
Sujet principal
Greenhouse gazes
consequenses
increases global temperatures.
longwave radiation
causes
atmosphere
natural processes
sunlight (shortwave radiation)
animal and plant respiration
human activities.
emissions
Water vapor
nitrous oxide (N2O)
methane (CH4)
Nitrogen trifluoride (NF3)
nonflammable
oderless
colorless
CO2
industrial processes
synthetic fertilizers
intensive livestock farming,
deforestation
fossil fuel use
