University of Rhode Island
Marine Programs
Volume 40 - Number 1
SPRING 1998
The Threat of Global Warming
John Merrill, Professor of Oceanography, GSO
Kyoto: International Community
Considers Global Environmental Change
Sen. John Chafee, Chair, Senate Committee on Environment
Climate Clues Found in Antarctic
Ice Sheet
Cara Sucher, Doctoral Candidate, GSO
Global Ozone Depleation: Effects
of Ultraviolet Light on Marine Plankton
Alfred K. Hanson, Jr., Assistant Marine Research Scientist, GSO
The Impact of Global Environmental
Change on Soil Ecosystems
Jose A. Amador, Assistant Professor, Natural Resources Science
The Use of Fossil Molecules
to Determine Past Sea Surface Temperatures
Bonnie Epstein, Doctoral Candidate, GSO
Satellite Tracks Rising
Ocean Temperature
Kenneth Casey, Visiting Fellow, NASA Goddard
Coastal Management: Insurance
for the Coastal Zone
Chip Young, Communication Liason, Coastal Resources Center
Forecasting Hurricane Intensity
and Movement with Computer Models
Isaac Ginis, Associate Marine Research Scientist, GSO