Author: University of California (System). Sea Grant College Program
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Category : Oceanography
Languages : en
Pages : 50
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California Ocean Research
Author: University of California (System). Sea Grant College Program
Publisher:
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Category : Oceanography
Languages : en
Pages : 50
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Oceanography
Languages : en
Pages : 50
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California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Atlas
Author: California. Marine Research Committee
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Category : Oceanography
Languages : en
Pages : 220
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Publisher:
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Category : Oceanography
Languages : en
Pages : 220
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Southern California Oceanographic Research Institute
Author: Matthew A. Moore
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Category : Oceanography
Languages : en
Pages : 113
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Category : Oceanography
Languages : en
Pages : 113
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Sea-Level Rise for the Coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309255945
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Tide gauges show that global sea level has risen about 7 inches during the 20th century, and recent satellite data show that the rate of sea-level rise is accelerating. As Earth warms, sea levels are rising mainly because ocean water expands as it warms; and water from melting glaciers and ice sheets is flowing into the ocean. Sea-level rise poses enormous risks to the valuable infrastructure, development, and wetlands that line much of the 1,600 mile shoreline of California, Oregon, and Washington. As those states seek to incorporate projections of sea-level rise into coastal planning, they asked the National Research Council to make independent projections of sea-level rise along their coasts for the years 2030, 2050, and 2100, taking into account regional factors that affect sea level. Sea-Level Rise for the Coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington: Past, Present, and Future explains that sea level along the U.S. west coast is affected by a number of factors. These include: climate patterns such as the El NiƱo, effects from the melting of modern and ancient ice sheets, and geologic processes, such as plate tectonics. Regional projections for California, Oregon, and Washington show a sharp distinction at Cape Mendocino in northern California. South of that point, sea-level rise is expected to be very close to global projections. However, projections are lower north of Cape Mendocino because the land is being pushed upward as the ocean plate moves under the continental plate along the Cascadia Subduction Zone. However, an earthquake magnitude 8 or larger, which occurs in the region every few hundred to 1,000 years, would cause the land to drop and sea level to suddenly rise.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309255945
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Tide gauges show that global sea level has risen about 7 inches during the 20th century, and recent satellite data show that the rate of sea-level rise is accelerating. As Earth warms, sea levels are rising mainly because ocean water expands as it warms; and water from melting glaciers and ice sheets is flowing into the ocean. Sea-level rise poses enormous risks to the valuable infrastructure, development, and wetlands that line much of the 1,600 mile shoreline of California, Oregon, and Washington. As those states seek to incorporate projections of sea-level rise into coastal planning, they asked the National Research Council to make independent projections of sea-level rise along their coasts for the years 2030, 2050, and 2100, taking into account regional factors that affect sea level. Sea-Level Rise for the Coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington: Past, Present, and Future explains that sea level along the U.S. west coast is affected by a number of factors. These include: climate patterns such as the El NiƱo, effects from the melting of modern and ancient ice sheets, and geologic processes, such as plate tectonics. Regional projections for California, Oregon, and Washington show a sharp distinction at Cape Mendocino in northern California. South of that point, sea-level rise is expected to be very close to global projections. However, projections are lower north of Cape Mendocino because the land is being pushed upward as the ocean plate moves under the continental plate along the Cascadia Subduction Zone. However, an earthquake magnitude 8 or larger, which occurs in the region every few hundred to 1,000 years, would cause the land to drop and sea level to suddenly rise.
Marine Science Programs in the University of California and the California State University and Colleges
Author: California. Department of Finance. Program Evaluation Unit
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Category : Marine biology
Languages : en
Pages : 126
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Publisher:
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Category : Marine biology
Languages : en
Pages : 126
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Oceanographic Research at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California
Author: Thomas Wayland Vaughan
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Category : Ocean
Languages : en
Pages : 11
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Publisher:
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Category : Ocean
Languages : en
Pages : 11
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California Ocean and Coastal Information, Research, and Outreach Needs Workshop
Author: Page Nelson
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Category : Coastal zone management
Languages : en
Pages : 26
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Publisher:
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Category : Coastal zone management
Languages : en
Pages : 26
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography 1979
Author:
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Category : Oceanography
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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Publisher:
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Category : Oceanography
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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Scientists and the Oceans Policy Process
Author: Harry N. Scheiber
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Category : Marine resources
Languages : en
Pages : 78
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Publisher:
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Category : Marine resources
Languages : en
Pages : 78
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Author: Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Publisher:
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Category : Marine biology
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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Publisher:
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Category : Marine biology
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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