Ocean in Motion - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Nov 14, 2024 · Ocean currents are the reason London rarely has a white Christmas despite having a latitude on par with central Quebec’s. They’re the reason San Francisco can be a …
Ocean Topic: Biological Carbon Pump - Woods Hole …
Sep 10, 2020 · The ocean’s so-called biological carbon pump removes carbon from the atmosphere and stores it deep in the ocean on timescales that are important to the lifespan of …
Ocean | NASA Earthdata
The ocean covers more than 70% of Earth’s surface and contains 97% of the planet’s water. This vast, critical reservoir supports a diversity of life and helps regulate Earth’s climate.
Ocean Topics - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
The ocean matters The ocean covers more than two-thirds of Earth's surface, it makes life as we know it possible, and it sustains human society. Yet the global ocean is largely unexplored and …
Oceans - Science News
4 days ago · Oceans The world’s largest coral was discovered in the South Pacific The behemoth coral, discovered in October in the Solomon Islands, is longer than a blue whale and older …
Ocean Acidification - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Feb 9, 2021 · Ocean acidification is a reduction in the pH of the ocean over an extended period of time, caused primarily by an increase of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Twilight Zone - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Sep 29, 2023 · Animals in the twilight zone help support the ocean’s food web and transport huge amounts of carbon from surface waters into the deep ocean, helping to regulate global climate. …
Are offshore wind farms harming whales? - Woods Hole …
May 9, 2024 · Baumgartner cited one final concern with the wind farms: food. Wind mixes the upper surface of the ocean. “Mixing is quite important for the algae in the ocean, because that …
Currents, Gyres, & Eddies - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Jun 10, 2024 · What are Currents, Gyres, and Eddies? Even on the calmest days, Earth's oceans are constantly on the move. At the surface and beneath, currents, gyres and eddies play a …
Ocean Color Level 3 and 4 Browser | NASA Earthdata
The Ocean Color Level 3 and 4 Browser provides access to products produced and archived by NASA's Ocean Biology Processing Group and Ocean Biology Distributed Active Archive …
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