Earth  ID: 10497

The Ocean's Green Machines

Released on October 12, 2009
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One tiny marine plant makes life on Earth possible: phytoplankton. These microscopic photosynthetic drifters form the basis of the marine food web, they regulate carbon in the atmosphere, and are responsible for half of the photosynthesis that takes place on this planet. Earth's climate is changing at an unprecedented rate, and as our home planet warms, so does the ocean. Warming waters have big consequences for phytoplankton and for the planet.

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Megan Willy (IRC/UMBC): Lead Animator
Maria Frostic (UMBC): Video Editor
Gene Feldman (NASA/GSFC): Interviewee
Michael Behrenfeld (Oregon State University): Interviewee
Troy Cline (Raytheon/GSFC): Narrator
Maria Frostic (UMBC): Producer
Gene Feldman (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Michael Behrenfeld (Oregon State University): Scientist
Megan Willy (IRC/UMBC): Videographer
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This item is part of these series:
Narrated Movies
Earth Science Week
Goddard Shorts

Goddard TV Tape:
G2009-092 -- Tides of Change: The Ocean's Green Machines

Keywords:
DLESE >> Biology
SVS >> Earth
DLESE >> Ecology
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Phytoplankton
SVS >> Phytoplankton Blooms
SVS >> Plankton
SVS >> Water
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Oceans
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Biosphere >> Ecological Dynamics >> Food-web Dynamics
SVS >> Edited Feature
DLESE >> Narrated
SVS >> Voice Over Talent
NASA Science >> Earth

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0