Search

Showing results for

Content type

Article Type

Topics

Tags

shallow pans carved out of the sea coast create many pools with a seascape in the background
Photo

The Salt Pans

View Image
The currents of the North Pacific gyre collect trash—mostly bits of microscopic plastic—into what are known as "garbage patches."
Article

Ocean Trash Plaguing Our Sea

Read the Full Article
a ribbon on the globe represents oceanic currents
Photo

Thermohaline Circulation Map

View Image
The Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia, Canada has the highest tidal range. The tides range from 3.5m (11ft) to 16m (53ft) and cause erosion to the landscape, creating massive cliffs.
Photo

Bay of Fundy

View Image
The robotic underwater glider Scarlet Knight crossed the Atlantic over the course of several months in 2009.
Article

Underwater Robots Explore the Ocean

Read the Full Article
The currents of the North Pacific gyre collect trash—mostly bits of microscopic plastic—into what are known as "garbage patches."
Photo

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

View Image
A screenshot from the video "Women in Oceanography" showing a woman standing on a research vessel.
Video

Women in Oceanography

Watch the Video
Pink dye was released by CARTHE researchers on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico and its movement tracked using underwater sensors, two small drones, a helicopter and a kite.
Photo

How Does Seawater Move?

View Image
A student helps deploy one of his school's adopted drifters for NOAA's Adopt a Drifter Program.
Photo

NOAA's Adopt a Drifter Program

View Image
Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
Lesson Plan

What Drives Ocean Currents?

Read the Full Overview
Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
Lesson Plan

Teaching Physical Science Through Oceanography

Read the Full Overview
Waves breaking on the shore
Overview

Currents, Waves, and Tides

Read the Full Overview