FINAL EXAM Intro to Oceanography 226 Spring 09 Take home exam on Tuesday May 12 and to return on Tuesday May 19
FINAL EXAM Intro to Oceanography 226 Spring 09 Take home exam on Tuesday May 12 and to return on Tuesday May 19.
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FINAL EXAMIntro to Oceanography 226
Spring 09
Take home exam on Tuesday May 12 and to return on Tuesday May 19
TAKE HOME PART OF THE EXAM
Follow the instructions and answer all questions based on the information provided on the related web sites, articles and
your own data search (always provide references):
1. The topic addressed in the final exam is – From sardines to anchovies and back in 50 years:
http://www.mbari.org/news/news_releases/2003/nr01-chavez.html (also on the class web site as pdf)
2. Go to the class web site and open a document “graph explanation for final exam” and follow the instructions how to make a graph from the excel sheet data.
3. After making a graph with data on sardines and anchovies, answerall the questions and provide explanations based on your graph andany additional literature research about El Nino effect.
FINAL EXAM
• Take home work – 40% of the grade
• Group work in the class – 30% of the grade
• Individual work – 30% of the grade
Group questions (35 min)
1. Is El Nino short or long (in years!) climate phenomenon? What do scientists think the cause is?
2. How might fisheries data be used to predict climate regimes?
3. Do you think that global warming is/or can be influenced by El Nino? Explain.
4. According to the graph which regime do we seem to be in now? How long do the regimes last? And how does this climate phenomenon affect people?
Peruvian Sardine and Anchovy Landings
0
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
3,000,000
3,500,000
4,000,000
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02
Year
Sa
rdin
e L
an
din
gs
(m
etr
ic t
on
s)
0
2,000,000
4,000,000
6,000,000
8,000,000
10,000,000
12,000,000
14,000,000
An
ch
ov
y L
an
din
gs
(m
etr
ic t
on
s)
Sardines Anchovy
Temperature
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
Year
Te
mp
era
tu
re
(ºC
)
10 JANUARY 2003VOL 299 SCIENCE www.sciencemag.org
Peruvian Sardine and Anchovy Landings
0
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
3,000,000
3,500,000
4,000,000
19
00
19
03
19
06
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09
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Year
Sa
rd
ine
La
nd
ing
s (
me
tric
to
ns
)
0
2,000,000
4,000,000
6,000,000
8,000,000
10,000,000
12,000,000
14,000,000
An
ch
ov
y L
an
din
gs
(m
etric
to
ns
)
Sardines Anchovy
Individual questions (30 min)
1. According to the graph which species is more abundant during cold and which during warm regime? Why do you think two species act different? How can temperature change affect species ecology? How can it affect the ecosystem? How can it affect the humans?
2. Why is the warm water accumulating on the surface of the ocean? Explain by describing the water molecule - its structure and its characteristics!
FINAL QUESTION:
WHAT GRADE DO YOU THINK YOU DESERVE IN THIS CLASS?
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