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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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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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Robotic Ocean Explorer
This is the world’s first unmanned, underwater robot—or “glider”—to cross...
Wed, 12/08/2010 - 12:08
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Biodiversity in the Baltic Sea
In the spring of 2011, a research crew from Oceana spent two months in the...
Wed, 10/12/2011 - 16:56
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Zooxanthellae and Coral Bleaching
Tiny plant-like organisms called zooxanthellae live in the tissues of many animals,...
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 12:14
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Two Views of Coral Reefs: Thriving and Threatened
Coral reefs are beautiful, vibrant ecosystems that house roughly one quarter of all...
Tue, 12/15/2009 - 11:19
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A Trip South to Antarctica’s Ross Sea
The Ross Sea, a 1.9 million square mile (3.6 million square km) stretch of ocean...
Mon, 06/10/2013 - 11:37