OC/GEO 103
Go Surfing!

Geological Oceanography

• Dive and Discover!
• Cool Underwater Exploration Vehicles! (from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

• Beyond Discovery Series
  When the Earth Moves: Seafloor Spreading and Plate Tectonics
  Sounding Out the Ocean's Secrets
• Real-Time Undersea Volcano Monitoring!
• REVEL (Research and Education: Volcanoes, Exploration, and Life)
• Submarine Ring of Fire 2006 (first ever direct observation of an undersea eruption!)
      OSU Press Release
      LiveScience Video
      NPR Report & Video
  
• Voyage to Puna Ridge! (near Big Island of Hawaii)
• Voyage to Hess Deep! (an underwater "Grand Canyon"!)
• "Volcanoes of the Deep" PBS Special, March/April 1999
• Loihi Volcano over the Hawaiian HOT SPOT - The new kid on the block in the Hawaiian Chain
• The Ocean Drilling Program
• Awesome Seafloor Hydrothermal Vent Video Clips!! - Activity on the Juan de Fuca Ridge near Oregon/Washington

  Physical and Chemical Oceanography

• ROGUE WAVES are well named!
• Mean Sea Surface - What does mean sea level REALLY mean?
• Help with the Coriolis Force
• What in the World is an El Nino??
• ENSO and Beyond (a unique webcast)
• How surfers forecast waves
• A Marine Pollution Solution: The Boston Harbor Sewage Outflow Tunnel

  Biological Oceanography

• Creatures of the Deep
• Krill or be Krilled: Ocean's Food Chain (thanks to Cammie Brown)
• Giant Squid Found!
• Life in the Abyss - Living at Extremes | Inside a Tubeworm | Deep-sea Bestiary
• Dr.Paul Yancey's Deepsea Marine Biology Site
• REVEL (Research and Education: Volcanoes, Exploration, and Life)
• Reefs at Risk - The world's coral reefs are in terrible danger!
• Reef Zone Tour - Take a virtual visit to different sectors of a coral reef
• SeaWIFS Project - The study of phytoplanton and primary production with ocean color satellites.
• My Life as a Blob - A jellyfish drama
• In Search of the Giant Squid!! - They DO exist you know!
• Explore the World of Whales
• 2002 PBS Special, Empty Oceans, Empty Nets - Useful for Labs 8 & 9!!
• Fisheries Information Page - Useful for Labs 8 & 9!!

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  Other Neat Sites

• OceanCareers.com
• Marine GIS Careers
• MarineCareers.net (Sea Grant)
• Women Oceanographers - Remarkable Careers
  
  
• NOAA Ocean Explorer (GREAT info. on general oceanography and ocean exploration)
• Ocean World (from Texas A&M University)
  
• The Ultimate Ocean Conservation Site (Shifting Baselines)
  
• Earthguide (Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
  
• Extreme Scientists!
  
• World Ocean Observatory
• Surfrider Foundation, Oregon Chapter
  
• Center for Marine Conservation
  
• Oceanlink (including ASK A SCIENTIST)
  
• Voyage to the Deep: Extreme 2000 (AWESOME expedition site!)
  
• EarthWeek: A Diary of the Planet
• The Jason Project - Underwater exploration with Bob Ballard and company
• Ocean Planet | Ocean Planet Student Activities - LOTS of interesting links, courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution
• Oregon Coast Aquarium
• OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center
• Woods Hole Deep Submergence Group - Info. on Alvin, ABE, and other famous scientific exploration vehicles of the ocean
• Under the Sea Information (thanks to Sarah Washington, Sarah-at-ValleyBookClub.com)
• The Caribbean and Beyond: Ocean Facts and Information (thanks to Ashley Barth in Mrs. Crawford's class, New York)
• Shipping by Sea (thanks to Alice Taylor)
• An Educational Guide to Earth Science (thanks to Mrs. Mary Henson and students)

Last update: November 24, 2014
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