Engineering Ocean Nourishment

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dc.contributor.author	Judd, Bruce
dc.contributor.author	Harrison, Daniel P
dc.contributor.author	Jones, Ian S F
dc.date.accessioned	2008-08-04
dc.date.available	2008-08-04
dc.date.issued	2008-07-01
dc.identifier.isbn	978-088-17012-3-7
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2123/2664
dc.description.abstract	The annual productivity of the ocean is limited by the availability of nutrients. Ocean Nourishment is the concept of purposefully introducing nutrients to the surface ocean to sequester carbon dioxide and increase the sustainable supply of marine protein. The engineering challenges are to inject the nutrients so that they diffuse to an appropriate concentration while being consumed by phytoplankton. Ship based supply of nutrients from onshore manufacture is assumed. Broadcasting granular material onto the surface of the ocean is examined. The depth over which the prills or grains dissolve can be controlled by the diameter and density of the particles. Design considerations are discussed.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	World Conference of Engineering	en
dc.subject	climate change	en
dc.subject	ocean engineering	en
dc.subject	ocean nourishment	en
dc.subject	diffusion	en
dc.title	Engineering Ocean Nourishment	en
dc.type	Conference paper	en
dc.contributor.department	Ocean Technology, School of Civil Engineering	en