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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
A hyperspectral image is a very high resolution image which was acquired with a hyperspectral scanner. These instruments acquire data in 224 contiguous channels of approximately 10nm bandwidth. They are spanning the visible, near-infrared and mid-infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Industry:Natural environment
30S is the smaller subunit of the 70S ribosome of prokaryotes. It is a complex of ribosomal RNA and ribonucleoproteins which functions in messenger RNA (mrna) translation. It includes the subunit 16S, which is composed entirely of ribosomal RNA.
Industry:Natural environment
9 km monthly or yearly averages of satellite-derived (see AVHRR) sea surface temperatures obtained over periods of 10 years or longer.
Industry:Natural environment
A “user-driven” integrated system of observations, data management and communications, and data analysis and modeling that provides data and information required to achieve seven societal goals: 1) Improve predictions of climate change and variability (weather) and their effects on coastal communities and the nation; 2) Improve the safety and efficiency of marine operations; 3) More effectively mitigate the effects of natural hazards; 4) Improve national and homeland security; 5) Reduce public health risks; 6) More effectively protect and restore healthy coastal marine ecosystems; and 7) Enable the sustained use of marine resources .
Industry:Natural environment
A 21-23 nucleotide-long RNA that mediates messenger RNA (mrna) catalysis; used in gene suppression.
Industry:Natural environment
A boat-mounted instrument, developed by the U.S. Geological Survey, that acquires continuous digital still images of shallow-marine substrates.
Industry:Natural environment
A brand of activated charcoal used in the treatment of poisoning by most organic chemicals .
Industry:Natural environment
A breathing gas mixture for scuba divers which has a percentage of oxygen greater than 21 percent as is found in normal air. This mixture allows longer bottom times at limited depths.
Industry:Natural environment
Structures designed to mimic the complex coral reef environment and attract colonizing coral reef organisms in order to assess invertebrate biodiversity by measuring/monitoring diversity of cryptic organisms globally over time. ARMS provide standard methods for taxonomic and molecular analyses to assess invertebrate biodiversity. Information from the ARMS will provide managers with a tool to assess this diversity along with the affects of climate change and ocean acidification, globally. More than 500 ARMS have been deployed throughout the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic Oceans.
Industry:Natural environment
The class of cartilaginous fishes that includes sharks, rays, skates, and chimaeras. Their skeleton is composed of cartilage, not bone.
Industry:Natural environment
