L16 : Modeling Sea Surface Salinity and Temperature Impact on Phytoplankton & Whales: Canadian Atlantic


Students Daksh Srivastava
School HDSB - Pilgrim Wood Public School - Oakville
Level Junior 7/8 - Grade 8
Group Group 1 - Earth and Environmental
Abstract The purpose of this project is to determine the correlation between Sea Surface Salinity (SSS), Sea Surface Temperature (SST), and aquatic chlorophyll (Chl-a) in saltwater. This project also aims to quantify the impact of SSS and SST on offshore whale populations in the Canadian East Coast.
Awards
Group Award Prize
McMaster University School of Earth, Environment and SocietyGeography Award$ 100
Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society AwardsCanadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS) Award - First$ 100
one year Free membership to CMOS