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OCEANOGRAPHY (General)
- 1998 International Year of the Ocean (UNESCO)—Home Page
- The overall objective of the Unesco Year of the Ocean is to focus and reinforce the attention of the public, governments, and decision makers at large on the importance of the oceans and the marine environment as resources for sustainable development.
- American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO)
- The purposes of ASLO are to promote the interests of limnology, oceanography, and related sciences, to foster the exchange of information across the range of aquatic science, and to further investigations dealing with these subjects.
- Bedford Institute of Oceanography (Canada)
- The Bedford Institute of Oceanography is Canada's largest center for ocean research.
- Coastal and Marine Geology Program (USGS)
- The United States Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal and Marine Geology Program investigates the geologic issues of coastal and marine areas under the themes of environmental quality and preservation, natural hazards and public safety, natural resources, and Earth sciences information and technology.
- Coastal Resource Management Office (NOAA)
- The mission of the Coastal Resource Management Office is to make sound decisions that ensure diverse, healthy coastal and ocean resources and resolve conflicts among users.
- Columbia Earthscape
- Columbia Earthscape claims to select, gather, edit, and link the widest range of Earth resources available online. In the interface, the four sections of the compass give teachers, students, scientists, and decision makers instant access to a variety of tools needed to understand our planet.
- Discovery News (Discovery.com)
- A good source for current events in the Earth sciences.
- Earth Observatory
- A must visit! The purpose of NASA's Earth Observatory is to provide a freely accessible publication on the Internet where the public can obtain new satellite imagery and scientific information about our home planet. The focus is on Earth's climate and environmental change.
- EarthTrends (World Resources Institute)
- EarthTrends environmental information portal offers timely and accurate global environmental and sustainable development information.
- EarthWaves—Our Changing Planet
- EarthWaves is a Web site dedicated to the subject of our planet, and the many changes encompassing it. You'll find topics here ranging from earthquakes to the ozone layer.
- EPIC Database (NOAA)
- Access to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) immense collection of data sets. EPIC was developed at NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory to manage the large numbers of hydrographic and time series oceanographic in-situ data sets collected as part of NOAA climate study programs, such as EPOCS and TOGA in earlier years, and WOCE and CLIVAR and others more recently. At present, PMEL maintains more than 1.5 million individual data sets in the EPIC database.
- Global Relief Data (NGDC)
- Global relief data and images from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC).
- Images and Links (TOPEX/Poseidon)
- The TOPEX/Poseidon satellite is a partnership between the U.S. and France to monitor global ocean circulation, discover the tie between the oceans and atmosphere, and improve global climate predictions. An excellent site for oceanographic information and related links.
- Landsat Program
- Information on the LANDSAT program from the LANDSAT home page.
- Live Access Servers (NOAA)
- Access to NOAA's servers featuring recent atmospheric and oceanic information.
- Marine and Coastal Geology Program Fact Sheets (USGS)
- Fact sheets on coastal and marine geology projects from the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
- Marine Forecasts
- Sea surface temperatures and marine forecasts from Wunderground.com.
- National Library for the Environment
- A good place to begin research on an environmental topic, this site is sponsored by the National Council for Science and the Environment.
- National Ocean Service
- The National Ocean Service (NOS) is the primary civil agency within the federal government responsible for the health and safety of our nation's coastal and oceanic environment.
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) home page with links to a variety of ocean-related sites.
- National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC)
- NOAA's National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) holds the world's largest collection of publicly available oceanographic data.
- Ocean and Coastal Resource Links
- A comprehensive listing of links to ocean and coastal resources sites from the Oregon Sea Grant site.
- Ocean Explorer (NOAA)
- NOAA Ocean Explorer is an educational Internet offering for all who wish to learn about, discover, and virtually explore the ocean realm. It provides public access to current information on a series of NOAA scientific and educational explorations and activities in the marine environment.
- Ocean Planet (Smithsonian Institution)
- The Smithsonian Institution's Ocean Planet exhibit is one of the best online exhibits anywhere.
- Ocean Remote Sensing Group Home Page
- Ocean Remote Sensing Group at The Johns Hopkins University.
- Oceanography Links, Wadsworth Publishing
- Oceanography links from the Wadsworth Publishing Company.
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography
- The Scripps Institution of Oceanography home page features numerous links to related oceanography Web sites.
- Visible Earth (NASA)
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) searchable directory of images, visualizations, and animations of the Earth.
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)
- Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), a world leader in the field of oceanography, have been probing the mysteries of the oceans for more than 65 years.
- World Resources Institute
- World Resources Institute provides information, ideas, and solutions to global environmental problems.
THE OCEAN FLOOR
- Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS) (NOAA)
- A good, comprehensive source of information on coral reefs.
- Coral Reef Research Centre
- The CRC Reef Research Centre undertakes an integrated program of applied research, training and extension to enhance sustainable reef-based industries and economic activity, with particular emphasis on tourism, and provides an improved scientific basis for reef management and regulatory decision making.
- Coral Reefs
- A good introduction to coral reefs can be found here.
- Corals and Coral Reefs (Sea World)
- An excellent site covering many different topics related to coral reefs.
- EPIC Database (NOAA)
- Access to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) immense collection of data sets. EPIC was developed at NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory to manage the large numbers of hydrographic and time series oceanographic in-situ data sets collected as part of NOAA climate study programs, such as EPOCS and TOGA in earlier years, WOCE and CLIVAR and others more recently. At present, PMEL maintains more than 1.5 million individual data sets in the EPIC database.
- Hydrothermal Vents (Black Smokers)
- This site enables viewers to follow the events of an international team of scientists as they explore hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor at the Juan de Fuca Ridge off the coast of Washington and Oregon.
- InterRidge: Mid-Ocean Ridges
- InterRidge is an international and interdisciplinary initiative concerned with all aspects of mid-ocean ridges.
- Marine Geology, An Interactive Cruise
- An interactive marine geology "cruise" from the University of Washington.
- Marine Geology & Geophysics (NGDC)
- The Marine Geology & Geophysics Division of the NOAA National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) and the collocated World Data Center A for Marine Geology and Geophysics (WDC-A for MGG) compiles and maintains extensive databases in both coastal and open ocean areas.
- Mid-Ocean Ridge System: Images
- Excellent seafloor images of various segments of the mid-ocean ridge system.
- Ocean Drilling Program
- The Ocean Drilling Program home page with links to related agencies and institutions.
- Ocean Floor Ages (NOAA)
- A great graphic illustrating the ages of the ocean floor from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
- Ocean Floor Datasets
- Ocean floor data and images from Columbia University.
- Ocean Floor Links (Houghton Mifflin)
- Links to several ocean floor sites, including class lecture notes, arranged by topic.
- ReefBase
- ReefBase contains a wealth of information on reefs, including reef maps.
- Related Topics Index
- Information on several topics related to the ocean floor from the University of North Dakota's Volcano World site.
- Volcanoes and Vents, Ocean Floor
- A summary of NOAA's research on the impacts and consequences of submarine volcanoes and hydrothermal venting on the global ocean.
- Volcanoes, Submarine
- The Hawaii Undersea Geo-Observatory (HUGO) is an automated submarine volcano observatory installed on the summit of the undersea Loihi seamount and connected to the shore via fiber optic cable.
