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by:Cook Inlet RCAC based inKenai, ARKANSAS (USA)
The physical oceanography data describe circulation patterns and what drives them in Cook Inlet. For example, how important is the Alaska Coastal Current’s influx into the Inlet in driving net circulation in the lower inlet and how do seasonal changes in freshwater input into upper Cook Inlet change the net outflow along the west side of Cook Inlet? These ...
by:Woods Hole Group based inEast Falmouth, MASSACHUSETTS (USA)
Woods Hole Group designs, builds and installs multiple offshore observation systems, including real-time monitoring systems, collects high quality data, analyzes these data, and reports in the framework of numerous deepwater as well as coastal wave and current measurement programs ...
by:Aqua-Fact International Services Ltd. based inLiosbaun, Galway, IRELAND
An important role of AQUAFACT’s is to monitor the effect of human influences on biodiversity. In order to assess these influences it is first necessary to characterise the flora and fauna of a region and to obtain a basic understanding of species, biodiversity and evolution. Following a decline in taxonomic training for many years, the discipline has recently experienced a revival fuelled ...
by:Cook Inlet RCAC based inKenai, ARKANSAS (USA)
CIRCAC’s studies focus on understanding potential impacts by oil industry operations in Cook Inlet by assessing contaminant loads in Cook Inlet sediments and animal tissues. In order to fully be able to evaluate the potential fate of industry contaminants, an understanding of the background and natural sources is also a focus of CIRCAC’s work. Similarly, to understand the fate of ...
by:National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) based inAuckland, NEW ZEALAND
Why we need to adapt at the coast? While much of the global focus and discussion around climate change has been on mitigating (reducing) greenhouse gas emissions, adaptation has now become an integral part of climate change policy worldwide. An important component driving impacts on coastal areas is the very long response times of sea-level rise to warming of the atmosphere and then oceans. While ...