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The robotic underwater glider Scarlet Knight crossed the Atlantic over the course of several months in 2009.
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Underwater Robots Explore the Ocean

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A map of the U.S. and Canada is colored to show the areas of the U.S. that expect higher or lower precipitation. The northwest and northeast are brown to show reduced precipitation, while most of the southwest and southeast are blue to indicate higher precipitation.
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El Niño Explained: Understanding the Forces Shaping 2023-24 Winter Weather 

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One-meter-tall plastic drifters are released into the Gulf of Mexico in 2012. Over 300 of these drifters were released and their location information was sent to researchers every five minutes through GPS satellite.
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CARTHE Drifters: Where does oil go when it is spilled?

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Waves breaking on the shore
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Currents, Waves, and Tides

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A scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) at Isla del Coco, Costa Rica.
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Do Sharks Smell in Stereo?

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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What Drives Ocean Currents?

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Oceans of Energy

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The currents of the North Pacific gyre collect trash—mostly bits of microscopic plastic—into what are known as "garbage patches."
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Ocean Trash Plaguing Our Sea

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EPA divers from Atlanta place this instrument in Charleston Harbor in order to monitor currents and better predict sand movement for a harbor deepening project.
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Measuring Underwater Currents

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Loop Current of the Gulf of Mexico

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Teaching Physical Science Through Oceanography

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

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