
Description
The inter-disciplinary nature of oceanography is illustrated in this case study of the Rockall Trough and environs. Different techniques of measuring physical, chemical and biological properties ar...e shown, and the relatively recent discovery of seasonality among organisms living in deep water is described in some detail by scientists of the Institute of Oceanographic Sciences and the Scottish Marine Biological Association. Unique footage of seasonal arrival of 'fluff' on the deep sea bed is featured.
The inter-disciplinary nature of oceanography is illustrated in this case study of the Rockall Trough and environs. Different techniques of measuring physical, chemical and biological properties ar...e shown, and the relatively recent discovery of seasonality among organisms living in deep water is described in some detail by scientists of the Institute of Oceanographic Sciences and the Scottish Marine Biological Association. Unique footage of seasonal arrival of 'fluff' on the deep sea bed is featured.
Module code and title: | S330, Oceanography |
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Item code: | S330; 06 |
First transmission date: | 1989 |
Published: | 1989 |
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Restrictions on use: | |
Duration: | 00:24:30 |
Note: | Loan copy available on compilation video S330/3,4,5,6,7,8 |
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Producer: | Tony Jolly |
Contributor: | Sandra Holt |
Publisher: | BBC Open University |
Keyword(s): | Benthic animals; Floor; Fluff; Foraminifera; Phytodetritus; Sea; Sea bed; Seasonal arrival; Techniques; Trough |
Subject terms: | Ocean bottom--Europe; Oceanography--Rockall Bank region; Rockall Bank region; --Rockall Trough |
Master spool number: | HOU6285 |
Production number: | FOUS567N |
Videofinder number: | 3004 |
Available to public: | no |