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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.

CARTHE Drifters: Where does oil go when it is spilled?

Throw a message in a bottle into the vast ocean and where does it go? The answer to...
February 2014
Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Undersea Geologic Features: Bathymetry

Students create models of undersea geologic features on a bathymetric chart....
Mon, 11/30/2009 - 18:55
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Aerial image of Hurricane Bill
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The Ingredients for a Hurricane

I became interested in weather phenomena when I took physics in high school. At the...
October 2010
Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Teaching Physical Science Through Oceanography

This supplement was developed for university level students, but can be adapted for...
Mon, 11/30/2009 - 17:36
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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

Glider Technology Now Used to Study Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico The first...
October 2010
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