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18.2 How Does Temperature Vary in the Ocean?
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This NOAA website defines thermocline. It also explains what is above and below the thermocline. The website notes that the thermocline plays a role in meteorological forecasting and explains how.

This Urban Coast Institute video shows a bathythermograph and all of its parts. The video explains what happens to the stylus while it is measuring temperature. It explains why it was important for the Navy to measure the thermocline.

This National Geographic website discusses how temperature increases in the ocean have already caused coral bleaching in some places. It discusses how krill reproduce in smaller numbers when ocean temperatures rise. It also talks about higher sea levels, stronger storms, and the spread of bacteria and diseases. The website points out that emission of greenhouse gases must be reduced, but even if it is significantly reduced, it would take decades or longer for the greenhouse gases in our atmosphere to dissipate.

This National Geographic video is specific to what is happening to coral reefs as the temperature of oceans is increasing. It shows that coral bleaching is happening in several places around the world and predicts other places of coral bleaching.

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