Skip to main content
Smithsonian Institution
Other Languages Search Smithsonian Ocean
Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Flickr Follow us on Tumbr
Donate

Smithsonian Ocean

Main Menu

  • Ocean Life
    • Marine Mammals
    • Sharks & Rays
    • Reptiles
    • Seabirds
    • Fish
    • Invertebrates
    • Plankton
    • Plants & Algae
    • Microbes
  • Ecosystems
    • Coral Reefs
    • Deep Sea
    • Coasts & Shallow Water
    • Poles
    • Census of Marine Life
  • Planet Ocean
    • Tides & Currents
    • Waves, Storms & Tsunamis
    • The Seafloor
    • Temperature & Chemistry
  • Through Time
    • Ancient Seas
    • Extinctions
    • Evolution
    • The Anthropocene
  • Conservation
    • Fishing
    • Pollution
    • Habitat Destruction
    • Invasive Species
    • Acidification
    • Climate Change
    • Gulf Oil Spill
    • Solutions & Success Stories
    • Get Involved
  • Human Connections
    • Books, Film & The Arts
    • Recreation
    • Seafood
    • Exploration
    • History & Cultures
    • Careers
  • At The Museum
  • Educators
Menu

Search

Showing results for "temperature"
You can search using keywords to narrow down the list of results. To clear this field, scroll down and click Reset.

Language

Content type

  • Article (11)
  • Overview (3)
  • Slideshow (3)
  • Photo (2)
  • Video (2)
  • Lesson Plan (1)

Article Type

  • Article (5)
  • Personal Perspectives (4)

Topics

  • (-) Exploration (22)
  • Technology (11)
  • Deep Sea (4)
  • At The Museum (3)
  • Careers (3)
  • Tides & Currents (3)
  • Animal Behavior (2)
  • Books, Film & The Arts (2)
  • Coral Reefs (2)
  • Fish (2)
  • Marine Mammals (2)
  • Ocean Life (2)
  • Poles (2)
  • Pollution (2)
  • Temperature & Chemistry (2)
  • Climate Change (1)
  • Evolution (1)
  • Fishing (1)
  • Food Web (1)
  • Genetics (1)
  • Get Involved (1)
  • Gulf Oil Spill (1)
  • History & Cultures (1)
  • Ice (1)
  • Invertebrates (1)
  • Microbes (1)
  • Sharks & Rays (1)
  • Solutions & Success Stories (1)
  • Vents & Volcanoes (1)

Tags

  • Technology (8)
  • Scientists at work (7)
  • NOAA (4)
  • Arctic (3)
  • ROVs (3)
  • Scuba diving (3)
  • Tagging (3)
  • Whales (3)
  • Currents (2)
  • Deepwater Horizon (2)
  • Oceanography (2)
  • Photography (2)
  • Smithsonian scientists (2)
Reset
An Argo float transmits data
video

Taking the Ocean’s Temperature

A fleet of underwater floats called Argo is deployed at more than 3,000 spots...
Fri, 01/14/2011 - 14:04
This radio device is used to track North Atlantic right whales. Suction cups hold the device to a whale's back, where it records data such as depth, water, temperature, and underwater sounds.
Photo

Whale Tracking Device

This radio device is used to track North Atlantic right whales. Suction cups hold...
Divers deep into the cold waters beneath the ice.
Photo

Diving Beneath the Ice

The world beneath the Arctic ice is magical, but cold. Divers have to tolerate...
One of ten robots that examined an area of 800 cubic kilometers in northern Monterey Bay, over the course of 24 days, in 2006.

Teams of Robots Can Help Us Build 3D Maps of the Ocean

One of the trickiest problems in marine science is figuring out how to map the...
August 2017
a midwater jelly floats in the water
video

Mysteries of the Mesopelagic

The open ocean - everything except the coast and bottom - is not the same at...
Thu, 09/06/2018 - 14:34
A school of mahi mahi.

From Larvae to Adults – Finding Impacts of an Oil Spill on Mahi-Mahi

For a month during the summer of 2016, Lela Schlenker spent several hours in the...
April 2017
The Charles W. Morgan tallship
Personal Perspectives

History and Modern Science Collide for the 38th Voyage of the Charles W. Morgan

Traveling aboard the Charles W. Morgan, a 173-year-old whaling ship on its 38th...
July 2014
a deep sea jellyfish
overview

The Deep Sea

Below the ocean’s surface is a mysterious world that accounts for over 95 percent...
April 2018
Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
Lesson Plan

Expedition to the Poles

Students will use NASA satellite data to...
Tue, 07/19/2011 - 15:56
/themes/custom/a_clean_ocean
Dr. Brendan Roark discusses different methods of sampling deep-sea corals with undergraduate students at Texas A&M University.
Personal Perspectives

Coral Scientist Brendan Roark: On an Urgent Mission

Deep-sea coral beds are true biodiversity hotspots. It’s urgent that we study...
July 2011
Phoenix swimming with her calf.
Article

Scientists Use Bioacoustics to Protect Marine Mammals

Marine mammals such as whales, dolphins, and seals have an amazing ability to hold...
September 2011
Illustration of Robotic Glider Evading Fishing Nets
slideshow

Robotic Ocean Explorer

This is the world’s first unmanned, underwater robot—or “glider”—to cross...
Wed, 12/08/2010 - 12:08

Pagination

  • Current page 1
  • Page 2
  • Next page Next
  • Last page Last
  • Sort By Relevance
  • A-Z
  • Z-A
  • Newest
  • Oldest

Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Ocean
Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Flickr Follow us on Tumbr
Contact Us

Explore

  • Ocean Life
  • Ecosystems
  • Planet Ocean
  • Through Time
  • Conservation
  • Human Connections
  • At the Museum
  • Educators
  • About
  • Media Archive
  • Terms of Use

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Donate
  • Ocean Life
    • Marine Mammals
      • Make Way for Whales
    • Sharks & Rays
    • Reptiles
    • Seabirds
    • Fish
    • Invertebrates
    • Plankton
    • Plants & Algae
    • Microbes
  • Ecosystems
    • Coral Reefs
    • Deep Sea
    • Coasts & Shallow Water
    • Poles
    • Census of Marine Life
  • Planet Ocean
    • Tides & Currents
    • Waves, Storms & Tsunamis
    • The Seafloor
    • Temperature & Chemistry
  • Through Time
    • Ancient Seas
    • Extinctions
    • Evolution
    • The Anthropocene
  • Conservation
    • Fishing
    • Pollution
    • Habitat Destruction
    • Invasive Species
    • Acidification
    • Climate Change
    • Gulf Oil Spill
    • Solutions & Success Stories
    • Get Involved
  • Human Connections
    • Books, Film & The Arts
    • Recreation
    • Seafood
    • Exploration
    • History & Cultures
    • Careers
  • At The Museum
  • Educators

Search Smithsonian Ocean