Part X. Climate change -- A geologic persepctive.

 

Surface water productivity as shown by the chlorophyll concentration in the surface ocean. Measured by the SeaWIFS, photo from NASA's Web site.
 

 

 

 

Productivity in the Gulf of Mexico as shown by the chlorophyll concentration in the surface water. Photo from NASA's SeaWIFS satellite page,

 

 
Check out this NASA article that discusses increased melting on Greenland
From NASA in 2006: Greenland is losing ice much faster than previously thought.

Greenhouse gas rise today is about 30 times greater than during ancient intervals of global warming.
Methane Hydrates on the Sea Floor.
See this site by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Seafloor Sciences Branch for information about methane hydrates.
To check out climate change on many different time scales explore this site: NOAA Paleoclimatology Program’s NEW “Climate Time Line Information Tool” Web site:
NASA's SeaWIFS Satellite Images of Oceanic Productivity
NOAA El Niño Page
This Science article summarizes recent findings in ocean basin evolution, volcanism, and ocean circulation.

 

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