ATM 107 The
Oceans
Wed., 21
October 2015
Daily Announcements:
1) Exam #2 is Monday, Nov. 2.
(Bring #2 pencils,
pencil sharpener, eraser.)
2) Exam #2: Ch. 5, 6, 7 & 8 and lecture material
(videos too!)
Song #1: “It’s
Raining Men” by The Weather Girls
Song #2: “Under
Pressure” by Queen & David Bowie
Text Source Today: 8.1
·
El Nińo Re-cap
Notes Template
·
Vertical Density Structure
of the Oceans PDF DOC
·
Density
·
Temperature
·
Salinity
Study Guide Material (Stacey’s Guide) :
1)
How does the density
of sea water change with increases and decreases in
temperature,
salinity and pressure?
2)
How does salinity
vary with high precipitation versus high evaporation zones?
3)
Be able to rank various
ocean areas in order of increasing density.
4)
How does sea
water density vary with depth?
What is the “pycnocline?”
5)
How does sea
water temperature vary with depth?
What is the “thermocline?”
6)
How does sea
water salinity vary with depth?
What is the “halocline?”
7)
Define
“isopycnal”, “isothermal” and “isohaline.”
8)
How does the top
mixed layer of the oceans vary with the seasons?
9)
What determines
when a vertical column of sea water is stable, unstable or neutral?