COSEE-­‐West presents resources for: Carbon and the Ocean BACKGROUND The Keeling curve http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keeling_Curve The Beginnings of the Curve (Charles David Keeling's first research paper on Mauna Loa CO₂ 1960) http://sio.ucsd.edu/Special/Keeling_50th_Anniversary/images/keeling_tellus_1960.pdf http://sio.ucsd.edu/Special/Keeling_50th_Anniversary/ Atmospheric CO2 record from Mauna Loa http://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/trends/co2/sio-­‐mlo.htm “The CO2 Shuffle: The Roles of Ocean and Atmosphere in Earth’s Carbon Cycle” Earth Observatory, NASA http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/CarbonCycle/ The Carbon Cycle http://www.visionlearning.com/library/module_viewer2.php?mid=95&l=&let1=Ear Carbon cycle animation for kids ANI http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/carbon_cycle_version2.html Ocean phytoplankton are the "trees" in the greatest forests on Earth http://www.planktos.com/educational/oceanscience.htm Carbon Dioxide and Our Ocean Legacy http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/pubs/PDF/feel2899/feel2899.pdf CURRENT EVENTS CO2 Rising Ever Faster NPR Science Friday, May 29, 2007 http://www.sciencefriday.com/newsbriefs/read/116 Prescribed Burns May Help Reduce US Carbon Footprint Science Daily March 2010 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100317121352.htm Measuring Carbon Dioxide Over the Ocean Science Daily January 2010 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100119103555.htm New Method of Measuring Ocean Carbon Dioxide Uptake Could Lead to Climate Change ‘Early Warning System’ Science Daily January 2010 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091203141854.htm Introduction to Marine Science, June 2010 Hosted by Marina del Rey Middle School Marine Science Academy 1 COSEE-­‐West presents resources for: Carbon and the Ocean Echinoderms Contribute to Global Carbon Sink; Impact of Marine Creatures Underestimated Science Daily January 2010 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100108101425.htm Predicting the Fate of Underground Carbon Science Daily November 2009 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091123132630.htm Google Earth Application Maps Carbon’s Course Science Daily October 2009 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090928195032.htm Super-­‐size Deposits of Frozen Carbon in Arctic Could Worsen Climate Change Science Daily July 2009 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090630132005.htm Carbon Emissions Linked to Global Warming in Simple Linear Relationship Science Daily June 2009 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090610154453.htm Wind Shifts May Stir Carbon Dioxide From Antarctic Depths, Amplifying Global Warming Science Daily March 2009 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090312140842.htm Orbiting Carbon Observatory Investigates Mystery of the Missing Sinks Science Daily January 2009 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090126100148.htm Global Warming From Carbon Dioxide Will Increase Five-­‐fold Over The Next Millennium, Scientists Predict Science Daily January 2009 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090128104533.htm Beyond Carbon: Scientists Worry About Nitrogen’s Effects The New York TimesSeptember 2008 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/science/02nitr.html LESSON PLANS/CURRICULUM The CO2 Shuffle: Roles of the Ocean & Atmosphere in Earth’s Carbon Cycle – Feb 2, 2008 http://www.usc.edu/org/cosee-­‐west/resources.html#co2 Introduction to Marine Science, June 2010 Hosted by Marina del Rey Middle School Marine Science Academy 2