Coral Chemistry and Paleohydrology
DESCRIPTION:
In this session we will discuss how Panamá coral skeletal barium concentration and oxygen isotopic ratios can be used to reconstruct near-monthly resolved changes in river discharge and hydrology in Panamá back to the early 1700s CE. We will then evaluate the implications of the paleohydrology results for understanding El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) effects on Central American drought cyclicity and the long-term management of the Panamá Canal.
Presenter: Brad Linsley, Lamont Research Professor, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Target Audience: Grades 9-12 (and undergraduates)
1. Coral (JPL) - The COral Reef Airborne Laboratory (CORAL) will pave the way to better predict the future of this global ecosystem and steward them through global change by addressing the question: What is the relationship between coral reef condition and biogeophysical forcing parameters? Objective 1: Measure the condition of representative coral reefs across the global range of reef biogeophysical values. The primary indicators for coral reef condition are benthic cover (ratio of coral, algae, and sand), primary productivity, and calcification. Objective 2: Establish empirical models that relate reef condition to biogeophysical forcing parameters. Website has a series of videos – Earth Expeditions Sciencecasts, and more!
2. NeMO-Net - NeMO-Net is a single player iPad game where players help NASA classify coral reefs by painting 3D and 2D images of coral. Players can rate the classifications of other players and level up in the food chain as they explore and classify coral reefs and other shallow marine environments and creatures from locations all over the world! These data are used to train low resolution data from NASA’s Earth Observing System, including hyperspectral airborne remote sensing data and satellite data to determine coral reef ecosystem makeup globally at unprecedented spatial and temporal scales.
3. Climate Kids - Coral Bleaching - Games, short texts, scientists’ interviews, videos, to learn about Earth science and climate change. This specific section has a game to learn about coral bleaching and includes an explanation about the CORAL mission.
Presenter: Brad Linsley, Lamont Research Professor, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Target Audience: Grades 9-12 (and undergraduates)
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
1. Coral (JPL) - The COral Reef Airborne Laboratory (CORAL) will pave the way to better predict the future of this global ecosystem and steward them through global change by addressing the question: What is the relationship between coral reef condition and biogeophysical forcing parameters? Objective 1: Measure the condition of representative coral reefs across the global range of reef biogeophysical values. The primary indicators for coral reef condition are benthic cover (ratio of coral, algae, and sand), primary productivity, and calcification. Objective 2: Establish empirical models that relate reef condition to biogeophysical forcing parameters. Website has a series of videos – Earth Expeditions Sciencecasts, and more!
2. NeMO-Net - NeMO-Net is a single player iPad game where players help NASA classify coral reefs by painting 3D and 2D images of coral. Players can rate the classifications of other players and level up in the food chain as they explore and classify coral reefs and other shallow marine environments and creatures from locations all over the world! These data are used to train low resolution data from NASA’s Earth Observing System, including hyperspectral airborne remote sensing data and satellite data to determine coral reef ecosystem makeup globally at unprecedented spatial and temporal scales.
3. Climate Kids - Coral Bleaching - Games, short texts, scientists’ interviews, videos, to learn about Earth science and climate change. This specific section has a game to learn about coral bleaching and includes an explanation about the CORAL mission.