Oceanic Layers Modification Methods, Apparatus, Systems and Applications
AssigneeATMOCEAN, Inc.
InventorPhilip W. Kithil
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for reducing the surface temperature of a large body of water by pumping deeper cooler water to an area near the surface. The deeper cooler water can be pumped using a self-deploying pump which is powered by waves which travel across the surface of the large body of water.
Claims20
A water pump comprising a floatable portion, a flexible submergible portion, said floatable portion connected by an inelastic flexible connector to a rigid submergible portion, whereby gravity maintains tension between said floatable portion and said rigid submergible portion.
A water pump comprising a floatable portion, a flexible submergible portion, and a rigid submergible portion, said floatable portion connected to an upper end of said flexible submergible portion and said rigid portion connected to a lower end of said flexible submergible portion, whereby gravity maintains tension between said floatable portion and said rigid submergible portion.
A method for modifying at least a portion of a body of water comprising using wave action to move water having a temperature less than that of water near a surface of the body of water from a depth to an area near a surface of the body of water;
- wherein the water is transported through one or more flexible cylinders.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.