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What Drives Ocean Currents?

Students will gain an understanding of how water density and salinity affect ocean...

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A Rip Current On the Shore

Not all currents occur at such a large scale. Individual beaches may have rip...

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The Salt Pans

The Mediterranean is super salty due to intense evaporation. Here, locals in...

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Low Tide

As the tide recedes moored boats are left to sit in the muddy sand. ...

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The Ekman Spiral

As wind blows over the surface layer of water, friction between the two pulls the...

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Surface Currents

This is a map ocean surface currents from 1877. ...

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Thermohaline Circulation Map

Differences in temperature and salinity drive deep ocean currents. ...

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Wind Patterns Drive Currents

The major wind patterns drive oceanic currents. ...

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Visualizing Currents

Currents on the ocean surface are driven by wind, temperature, gravity, and the...

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Currents, Waves, and Tides

Looking toward the sea from land, it may appear that the ocean is a stagnant place....

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Optimism in the Deep Sea - Connecting Corals, Museums, and Ocean Managers

The deep-sea is a treasure trove of resources. Diverse ecosystems cozy up next to...

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How to Survive an Oil Spill: Oyster Edition

Oysters are powerhouses of water filtration. In a single day, one oyster can filter...