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The
National
Marine
Sanctuary
Program
identifies,
designates
and
manages
areas
of
the
marine
environment
of
special
national
significance
due
to
their
conservation,
recreational,
ecological,
historical,
research,
educational,
or
aesthetic
qualities.
Access
information
and
pictures
of
marine
sanctuaries
all
over
the
U.S.
and
its
territories.
Discover
ways
to
get
involved
with
the
sanctuary
program,
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El
Nino
is
a
disruption
of
the
ocean-atmosphere
system
in
the
tropical
Pacific
with
important
climatic
consequences
around
the
globe.
This
NOAA
theme
page
features
links
to
widely
distributed
information.
Includes
data,
graphics,
forecasts,
historical
perspectives,
and
in-depth
analysis.
It
is
intended
to
be
useful
to
scientists,
administrators,
students
and
the
general
public.
Links
include
sites
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Excellent
teaching
resource
from
U.S.G.S
on
water,
from
basic
properties
to
water
quality,
inventory
of
world
water
sources,
how
to
measure
streamflow,
components
of
water
use
patterns,
human
impacts,
offers
a
quiz
in
the
interactive
Activity
Center.
Site
also
available
in
Spanish,
interactive
diagram
with
details
of
water
cycle
is
available
in
50
languages.
Provides
map
and
data
libraries
on
who
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Classroom activities based on how scientists study active volcanoes on the deep ocean floor. Activities include: locating an earthquake epicenter, recording geological and biological information during an ocean floor traverse, creating cross-section profiles of the ocean floor, and graphing seafloor data. Resources include videos and teacher guides.
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Excellent
site
documents
an
oceanographic
expedition
studying
hydrothermal
vent
communities
on
the
Pacific
seafloor.
Scientists
from
several
disciplines
take
part,
describing
their
research,
the
technology
needed
to
conduct
deep
sea
exploration,
answering
questions
from
classroom
students.
Interactive
species
profiles
cover
biology
of
vent
marine
life,
with
3-D
views,
audio
and
video
clips.
Shipboard
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LOCUS
is
a
collaborative
site
featuring
the
use
of
Giovanni,
a
Web-based
data
exploration
and
analysis
tool.
LOCUS
is
intended
to
support
the
research
use
of
Ocean
Color
Giovanni,
which
has
data
from
SeaWiFS
and
MODIS-Aqua.
The
site
includes
several
educational
modules
covering
ocean
color
and
sea
surface
temperature,
boundary
currents,
upwelling
and
primary
productivity,
interannual
and
seasonal
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This is the site to go to for information about Alvin, the deep submergence vehicle. Describes the history of Alvin, dive statistics, dive logs, dive site viewer, publication, and photos. Students will love the interactive Alvin simulator. Also available are a user manual, observer information, and cruise planning tips. An excellent marine technology resource.
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A
one-stop-shop
that
addresses
the
submerged
aquatic
vegetation
(SAV)
habitat
requirements,
current
research,
relationship
between
SAV
and
water
quality
and
SAV
and
living
resources.
Site
features
links
to
aerial
photography
and
modeled
data,
as
well
as
groups
who
focus
on
restoring
this
integral
resource.
Provides
lists
of
publications
where
the
reader
can
gain
a
tremendous
amount
of
information
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A
curriculum
development
project
for
high
school
and
undergraduate
students
that
uses
real-time
environmental
date
to
teach
about
lake
systems.
WOW
is
a
complete
package
containing
two
sets
of
curricula,
basic
science
and
water
science.
Also
includes
real
time
data
from
many
lakes
and
rivers
nationwide,
extensive
online
primers,
data
interpretation
and
Geographic
Information
System
Tools,
and
additional
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SDCOOS
provides
a
gateway
for
up-to-date
oceanographic,
weather,
and
water
quality
data
for
the
San
Diego
coastal
region
from
Oceanside
to
the
International
Border.
The
SDCOOS
site
features
webcams,
an
interactive
satellite
picture
and
maps
of
the
local
coast,
easy
to
access
archived
data,
and
complete
meteorological
and
oceanographic
data
from
Imperial
Beach.
Also
available
are
bathymetry
and
satellite
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