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Exploring Ocean Life with an Underwater Vehicle

Studies along the Northwest Atlantic Ocean shelf break- the transition from...

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Line W: A 10-Year Portrait of Our Planet

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's "Line W" program is conducting research...

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Taking the Ocean’s Temperature

A fleet of underwater floats called Argo is deployed at more than 3,000 spots...

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Sea Levels on the Move

Through the use of satellites and land survey tools, scientists are learning about...

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Ocean Acidification

Ocean acidification is sometimes called “climate change’s equally evil twin,”...

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Robot Explores Ocean Eddies

The first unmanned, underwater robot or glider Scarlet Knight maneuvers through the...

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NOAA's Real Time Weather Mapping

A screen capture from NOAA's NowCoast website which displays real-time weather...

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Teaching Physical Science Through Oceanography

This supplement was developed for university level students, but can be adapted for...

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NOAA's Adopt a Drifter Program

NOAA is working with students across the globe to place floating buoys throughout...

Personal Perspectives

Five Questions with Uta Passow, How An Oil Spill Affects the Movement of Carbon In the Ocean

There are millions of tiny drifting plants in the sunlit ocean, called...

Searching for the Ocean Acidification Signal

Over the past century, the pH of the ocean has decreased from 8.2 to 8.1. This...