Many oceanic islands are volcanic.
很多海洋岛屿是火山岛。
Soon layer of oceanic ooze began to accumulate above the old hard layer.
很快，海洋软泥层开始在原先的硬地层上面堆积起来。
To serve as responsible stewards of the planet, we must press forward on deeper atmospheric and oceanic research.
为了成为地球上有责任心的一员，我们必须推进对大气和海洋更深入的研究。
Most oceanic islands are similar to one another in latitude and contain plants and animals typical of tropical islands.
大多数海洋岛屿彼此都纬度相近，并且都有热带岛屿典型的动植物。
The oceanic plate is made of denser and heavier rock, so it begins to sink down under the continental plate and into the mantle.
海洋板块是由密度更大、更重的岩石构成的，所以它开始下沉到大陆板块之下，到地幔之中。
The oceanic volcanic islands and their hot-spot trails are thus especially useful for geologists because they record the past locations of the plate over a fixed source.
海洋火山岛和它们的热点轨迹对于地质学家尤其有用，因为它们记录了过去的板块在固定地点之上的位置。
If that happens, slab pull could draw the oceanic crust under the continent, actually causing the Americas to move eastward toward Europe and the ocean floor to get smaller.
若果真如此，岩板拉力会将海洋地壳拖拽到大陆之下，实际上会使美洲大陆向东移动靠近欧洲，海床也会缩小。
This idea was modified in the late twentieth century, when geologists and oceanographers examining oceanic sediment found fossil evidence of warming and cooling of the oceans.
在20世纪后期，地质学家和海洋学家在研究海洋沉积物时发现了能够证明海洋变暖和变冷的化石，并修正了这一观点。
So we have been fairly thorough in our discussion about coral reefs, which of course are prominent, oceanic features made of hard limestone skeletons produced by tiny coral animals.
我们对珊瑚礁的讨论已经相当深入了；显然，珊瑚礁具有显著的海洋特征，由小型珊瑚动物制造的石灰骨架构成。
The author mentions the estimated numbers of birds and coral fish species on various Oceanic islands in order to demonstrate how much knowledge about Oceanic species has been accumulated.
作者提到了各种海洋岛屿上鸟类和珊瑚鱼物种的预估数量，以显示已经积累了多少关于海洋物种的知识。
Unlike Oceanic islands that were once part of continental landmasses, islands formed by such geological processes as volcanism contain only plants and animals that could be transported there.
与曾经是大陆性陆地的一部分的海洋岛屿不同，由火山作用等地质过程形成的岛屿只包含可以被运输到那里的动植物。
These seas have a typical oceanic floor, except that the floor is overlaid by several kilometers of sediment.
这些海洋有一个典型的海底，只不过这个海底被几公里厚的沉积物覆盖。
Two divers off the coast of France peer into Denise, a small two-man diving saucer that is part of Jacques Cousteau's oceanic ship Calypso.
两名潜水员乘坐着黛西号双人小型碟形潜水器，在法国海岸边缘同行，这艘潜碟是雅克库斯托的海船卡布里索号的一部分。
Stephen Jay Gould, for example, argues that continental drift theory was rejected because it did not explain how continents could move through an apparently solid oceanic floor.
例如，斯蒂芬·杰伊·古尔德认为，大陆漂移理论之所以被否决，是因为它没有解释大陆是如何穿过明显很坚固的海底的。
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
美国国家海洋和大气管理局。
The oceanic agency issued a guide to the burn that advised as follows.
海洋局据此发表了一个指导原则，内容如下。
With water levels rising, we may as well start thinking about oceanic living.
随着水位线越来越高，或许我们也应该开始考虑在海洋中居住。
Solomon is a scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
所罗门是美国国家海洋和大气管理局的科学家。
Another - Dr. Jane Lubchenco - runs our National Oceanic and Air Administration.
另一个是简·卢布琴科博士，她主管我们的国家海洋和大气管理局。
Danger of "runaway warming", perhaps spurred by release of oceanic methane hydrates.
也许海洋甲烷水合物的释放将导致“变暖失控”的危险出现。
Seriously polluted oceanic area in Bohai Sea occupied 3 thousand square kilometers.
渤海严重污染海域面积0.3万平方公里。
Some experts believe that Marine dysoxia may be responsible for major oceanic extinctions.
一些专家认为，海洋缺氧可能是主要海洋物种灭绝的元凶。
The scientists acknowledge funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
此研究由海洋暨大气总署资助。
Since the 1950s, the oceanic whitetip has declined 85% in the northwest and central Atlantic.
从上世纪50年代起，大西洋西北部和中部的远洋白鳍鲨数量减少了85%。
Oceanic iron fertilization is one of many proposed, planet-scale engineering solutions to climate change.
用海洋铁为肥料是全球范围内有计划的对付气候变化的计策之一。
If we're going to design things in the future, we may want to actually factor in oceanic waves going up.
假如我们在以后设计东西的时候，我们确实应该考虑一下海浪上涨的因素。
Thousands of fish and other oceanic creatures use electrical fields to help them perceive their environments.
数千种鱼类和其它海洋生物使用电场来帮助自己感知周边环境，其中最著名的就是电鳗。
America's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) runs the biggest network of monitoring sites.
美国国家海洋和大气局(NOAA)管理着最大的监测站网络。
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Andrew killed 23 people in the United States.
根据美国国家海洋和大气管理局，安德鲁在杀害了23人。
It is a reasonable assumption that as more plastic is produced and discarded, this will affect oceanic pollution.
我们可以合理的假设，随着更多的塑料被生产和被丢弃，这将影响到海洋污染。
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