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Aquarium of the Pacific's Ocean Science Center (SOS): Ocean-Earth Stories Connecting People, the Ocean and Climate Change

October 1, 2009 - October 31, 2010 | Media and Technology, Exhibitions
The Aquarium of the Pacific is creating an immersive exhibit for exploring the role of the ocean in climate change and its responses under different scenarios. The center of the experience is NOAA's Science On a Sphere (SOS), a proven platform for displaying a rich variety of earth system datasets that reveal global and large scale region processes and phenomena that are easily grasped by the general public. Combining SOS with a system of linked plasma screens allows additional local and regional stories that bring global messages down to a more personal level. Two programs are being developed initially focusing on: (1) implications of sea level rise, and (2) marine ecosystems. Both explore how the vulnerability of systems can be reduced and their resiliency enhanced through mitigation and adaptation.

Funders

NOAA
Funding Program: 2009 - Ocean Education Grants for AZA Aquariums
Award Number: NA09SEC4690044
Funding Amount: $1,086,936

TEAM MEMBERS

  • Jerry Schubel
    Principal Investigator
    Aquarium of the Pacific
  • Discipline: Climate | Ecology, forestry, and agriculture | Geoscience and geography
    Audience: General Public | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Media and Technology | Planetarium and Science on a Sphere | Exhibitions | Aquarium and Zoo Exhibits

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