Wednesday, 2 May 2007
Southern Ocean Water
Schematic depth-latitude diagram showing the major circulation and water masses of the Southern Ocean. The following water masses are highlighted: (1) Antarctic Bottom Water flowing along the abyssal ocean, (2) Circumpolar Deep Water upwelling into the Antarctic Divergence Zone, (3) Antarctic Intermediate Water in the temperature range 4-6°C, and (4) Subantarctic Mode Water in the upper ocean north of the Subantarctic Front (SAF).
Antarctic Ocean
The Antarctic Ocean, sometimes called the Southern Ocean, is the watery belt surrounding Antarctica. It includes the great polar embayments of the Weddell Sea and Ross Sea, and the deep circumpolar belt of ocean between 50 and 60°S and the southern fringes of the warmer oceans to the north. Its northern boundary is often taken as 30°S (see illustration). The Antarctic is a cold ocean, covered by sea ice during the winter from Antarctica's coast northward to approximately 60°S.
Source: Antarctic Ocean: Definition and Much More from Answers.com
NASA study links El Nino and southern ocean changes
NASA researchers have found strong relationships between El Nino episodes and changes in climate and sea ice cover around Antarctica. Identifying these relationships is important because it provides new insights into the changing characteristics of the Antarctic region and their role in Earth's climate system.
Source: Spaceflight Now | Breaking News | NASA study links El Nino and southern ocean changes
Rothera Research Station
Antarctica Cruises
Cruise Norway LINK
Bestcruises LINK
Antartica
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Antarctica Background Information Links
Background information The Antarctic Ice Sheet Source: Antarctic
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Cool Antartica LINK
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Tuesday, 1 May 2007
Galapagos Islands 'facing crisis'
Ecuador's President Rafael Correa has declared the Galapagos Islands, home to dozens of endangered species, at risk and a national priority for action. he islands, Ecuador's top tourist draw, were suffering an environmental and social crisis, he said.
Rampant tourism leaves Galapagos in big trouble
The cradle of evolution: Under siege and under threat
Conservationists join Ecuador President’s call to save Galapagos
Galapagos 'face species threat'
Galapagos tours
IGTOA is a nonprofit association of travel companies, conservation organizations, and other groups that are dedicated to the complete and lasting protection of the Galapagos
Galapagos Conservation Trust
LINK: GCTLongline fishing threatens Galapagos
Adopt a Booby ???
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Link to BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Galapagos Islands 'facing crisis'
Antartica Fisheries Management
The Southern Ocean surrounds the continent of Antarctica and is clearly delimited by the Antarctic Convergence (or Polar Front), which is formed where cold Antarctic waters meet warmer waters to the north. The Antarctic Convergence acts as an effective biological barrier, and the Southern Ocean is therefore substantially a closed ecosystem.
Source: General Introduction
International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators
AATO is a member organization founded in 1991 to advocate, promote and practice safe and environmentally responsible private-sector travel to the Antarctic.
Link to International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators
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