Oceanography (Seas)

Many factors contribute to variability in Earth's climate on a range of timescales, from seasons to decades. Natural climate variability arises fro...

The U.S. Gulf Coast provides a valuable setting to study deeply connected natural and human interactions and feedbacks that have led to a complex, ...

The ocean is central to the health of the planet and the well-being of human societies, but ongoing depletion, disruption, and pollution threaten i...

U.S. Arctic waters north of the Bering Strait and west of the Canadian border encompass a vast area that is usually ice covered for much of the yea...

The sea ice surrounding Antarctica has increased in extent and concentration from the late 1970s, when satellite-based measurements began, until 20...

Antarctic and Southern Ocean scientific research has produced a wide array of important and exciting scientific advances. Spanning oceanography to ...

Gulf Coast communities and natural resources suffered extensive direct and indirect damage as a result of the largest accidental oil spill in US hi...

The ocean is an integral component of the Earth's climate system. It covers about 70% of the Earth's surface and acts as its primary reservoir of h...

Ocean science connects a global community of scientists in many disciplines - physics, chemistry, biology, geology and geophysics. New observationa...

The Antarctic's unique environment and position on the globe make it a prime location to gain insights into how Earth and the universe operate. Thi...

Oil and natural gas represent more than 50 percent of the worldwide energy supply, with high energy demand driven by population growth and improvin...

The famous geological research ship Glomar Challenger was a radically new instrument that revolutionized earth science in the same sense that the c...

Increasing renewable energy development, both within the United States and abroad, has rekindled interest in the potential for marine and hydrokine...

This book discusses the significance of  water quality parameters in aquatic ecosystems, offering a concise and practical measurement methodology f...

Could ancient giant sharks called megalodons still exist in the deep sea? What should you do if stung by a jellyfish? Can we predict lightning stri...

Could ancient giant sharks called megalodons still exist in the deep sea? What should you do if stung by a jellyfish? Can we predict lightning stri...

Off the coast of California, running from Santa Barbara to La Jolla, lies an archipelago of eight islands known as the California Channel Islands. ...

Off the coast of California, running from Santa Barbara to La Jolla, lies an archipelago of eight islands known as the California Channel Islands. ...