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Projects and Initiatives
Abrupt Climate Change
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Dr. Richard Seager We all know that climate is either going to change, or is already doing so, as a result of human activities changing the atmosphere's composition and its land surface.
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Abrupt Climate Change African Climate and Human Evolution
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Prof. Peter B. deMenocal Understanding the role of climate change on African faunal evolution
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African Climate and Human Evolution Antarctic Sea Ice Forecast
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Dr. Xiaojun Yuan Antarctic sea ice seasonal forecasts based on a linear Markov model are in high demand for both observational and climate communities. They are provided by Xiaojun Yuan and Dake Chen.
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Antarctic Sea Ice Forecast ANZFLUX
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Dr. Douglas G. Martinson The Antarctic Zone Flux Experiment (ANZFLUX) was conducted aboard the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer in the Eastern Weddell Sea.
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ANZFLUX Bridging the Poles
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Ms. Margie Turrin The "Bridging the Poles" workshop brought educators, scientists and media specialists together to focus on building stronger partnerships between Arctic and Antarctic communities, and bet
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Bridging the Poles Climate Kids Corner
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Dr. Naomi H. Naik Activities and Links for K-12 children interested in oceanography and the climate
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Climate Kids Corner CORC-ARCHES
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Prof. Peter Schlosser CCORC - Consortium on the Ocean's Role in Climate
ARCHES - AbRupt climate CHangE Studies
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CORC-ARCHES Hudson River Monthly CTD Surveys
A monitoring program was initiated in 2001 to monitor the Hudson River's basic state variables of salinity, temperature and density along transects from New York Harbor to Troy.
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Hudson River Monthly CTD Surveys ![The Indonesian Throughflow [ITF] represents the only tropical interocean link; it is closely coupled to the large scale climate system, as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), the Asian Monsoon, the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD); it shapes the marine envi](http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/files/imagecache/FixedWidthTeaser/projects/Picture 3.png "Picture 3.png")
Jamaica Bay Physical and Biogeochemical Study
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Prof. Arnold L. Gordon Integrated reconnaissance of the physical and biogeochemical characteristics of Jamaica Bay, New York.
LDEO ENSO Forecasts
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Dr. Dake Chen Monthly forecasts of tropical Pacific SST and wind anomalies.
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LDEO ENSO Forecasts North American Drought Research at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
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Dr. Richard Seager Research led by Richard Seager describes a modeling and paleoclimate perspective on the causes of North American droughts.
North Atlantic Oscillation
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Prof. Martin Visbeck Introduction to the North Atlantic Oscillation, the most significant climate phenomena in the northern hemisphere.
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North Atlantic Oscillation Ocean Carbon Cycle Research
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Dr. Samar P. Khatiwala How much CO2 from human activity enters the ocean?
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Ocean Carbon Cycle Research Polar Climate Group
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Dr. Douglas G. Martinson Research and analysis of the Polar Regions and their impact on global climate.
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Polar Climate Group Southern Ocean Circulation and overturning
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Prof. Arnold L. Gordon The ring of deep water around Antarctica not only links the major ocean [Atlantic/Pacific/Indian] , but also produces dense waters along the continental margins of the frozen continent, which sinks
The Gulf Stream European Climate Myth
Torrey Plant Physiology Lab
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Prof. Kevin L. Griffin The Ecophysiology group studies the physiological mechanisms underlying plant responses to environmental conditions and the influence these responses have on ecological pa
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Torrey Plant Physiology Lab