Academic Writing. Week 7
Academic Writing. Week 7
5 null terms
- alkalinity
- the amount or level of an alkali
- Example: Modern oceanographic parameters include sea-surface temperature (SST), sea-surface salinity (SSS), nutrient, i.e., PO4, NO3, and silicate concentrations, aragonite saturation, total alkalinity, pH, and dissolved CO2 and O2.
J. Michel et al., “Marine carbonate factories: a global model of carbonate platform distribution,” Int. J. Earth Sci., vol. 108, no. 6, pp. 1773–1792, 2019
- ru: щелочность
- bath
- wash
- Example: Sea-surface waters bathing modern carbonate platforms show specific trends in oceanographic conditions.
J. Michel et al., “Marine carbonate factories: a global model of carbonate platform distribution,” Int. J. Earth Sci., vol. 108, no. 6, pp. 1773–1792, 2019
- ru: омывать
- oligotrophic setting
- environments are those that offer little to sustain life
- Example: In the Modern, the photozoan factory shows particular adaptations for oligotrophic settings.
J. Michel et al., “Marine carbonate factories: a global model of carbonate platform distribution,” Int. J. Earth Sci., vol. 108, no. 6, pp. 1773–1792, 2019
- ru: олиготрофные условия
- steering
- major, main
- Example: Light is the steering environmental factor controlling the factory distribution.
J. Michel et al., “Marine carbonate factories: a global model of carbonate platform distribution,” Int. J. Earth Sci., vol. 108, no. 6, pp. 1773–1792, 2019
- ru: главный, основной
- сonundrum
- noun
- problem, mystery
- Example: The interplay between these diverse controlling factors of carbonate sedimentation at different temporal and spatial scales leads to a “conundrum”.
J. Michel et al., “Marine carbonate factories: a global model of carbonate platform distribution,” Int. J. Earth Sci., vol. 108, no. 6, pp. 1773–1792, 2019
- ru: проблема, загадка