The U.S. National Academy of Sciences has released its report to Congress regarding acidification in the ocean, as it pertains to climate change. The recommended strategy addresses effects of rising levels of carbon dioxide ( pCO2 ) in the atmosphere and ocean. Such changes affect the health of corals and coral reefs in the Caribbean and elsewhere. Key Findings include: - A global network of chemical and biological observations is needed to monitor changes in ocean conditions attributable to acidification. - Changes in seawater chemistry are expected to affect marine organisms that...


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Last month, the University of Victoria's VENUS program successfully completed antenna pattern measurements for its high-resolution CODAR Seasonde HF radar system. The two CODAR Seasondes were tested off the city of Vancouver overlooking the Strait of Georgia, near the Fraser River delta. The accompanying map shows sample radial surface current measurements obtained from the Westshore Terminal test site. Total surface current measurements are obtained by combining these radial surface currents with those obtained from the other test site, located near the Iona breakwater. "We are very pleased...


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