Event Detail Information
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Birch Aquarium - Climate Change Lecture: Gateway to the Arctic |
| Start Date: | 3/10/2008 |
| End Date: | 3/10/2008 |
| Event Time: | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM |
| Title: | Birch Aquarium - Climate Change Lecture: Gateway to the Arctic |
| Location: | Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD |
| Event Category: | Aquarium |
| Sponsor: | Birch Aquarium at Scripps |
| Open to Public: | YES |
| General Fee: | $8.00 |
| Faculty/Staff Fee: | $5.00 |
| UCSD Student Fee: | $5.00 |
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| Contact Name: | Visitor Services Visitor Services |
| Contact Phone: | (858) 534-5771 Ext. |
| Contact Email: | aquariuminfo@ucsd.edu |
| Description: | Time: 6:30-8 p.m. Public: $8 Students/Educators: $5 RSVP: 858-534-5771 The Jeffrey B. Graham Perspectives on Ocean Science Lecture Series provides concise, comprehensive presentations on climate change and other research conducted worldwide by scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Scripps scientists are exploring Earth’s mysteries in hundreds of research projects under way on every continent. Learn about science at Scripps and join researchers on their paths to discovery.
Monday, March 10 The Chukchi Sea, a broad and shallow sea between Siberia and Alaska, has a profound influence on Arctic climate and on the supply of fresh water and nutrients to the Arctic Ocean. Join Scripps Oceanography geophysicist Neal Driscoll as he presents research findings from two Arctic cruises onboard the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Healy that provide intriguing new insights into the complex climatic and sea level history of the Arctic. The lectures are intended for a lay audience. Birch Aquarium admission and parking are included. Light refreshments will be served. |
