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In
the
summer
of
1803,
Thomas
Jefferson
sent
Meriwether
Lewis
and
William
Clark
on
a
journey
to
establish
an
American
presence
in
a
land
of
unqualified
natural
resources
and
riches.
Is
it
fitting
that,
on
the
200th
anniversary
of
that
expedition,
the
United
States,
together
with
international
partners,
should
embark
on
another
journey
of
exploration
in
a
vastly
more
extensive
region
of
remarkable
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This
National
Oceanic
and
Atmospheric
Administration
(NOAA)
site
presents
video
animations
and
maps
of
exploration
routes,
bathymetry,
undersea
tracks
of
submersibles,
satellite
imagery,
aerial
photography.
The
section
of
animated
images
includes
a
three-dimentional
flythrough
created
by
using
bathymetric
data,
video
animations
of
a
mid-ocean
spreading
center,
an
animation
of
the
subduction
zone,
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Ocean Talk provides a glimpse of oceanography and an awareness of the importance of the sea to our environment and our own well-being. There are scientific explanations of ocean bottom features, the properties of seawater, underwater sound, sea ice, ocean currents, tides, waves, and tsunamis. A history of marine exploration and descriptions of the Earth's oceans are also provided.
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This infographic present ocean-related facts and figures along a vertical scale of ocean depth.
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The
majority
of
Ocean
World
is
devoted
to
a
series
of
ten
reference
sections:
coral
reefs,
currents,
El
Nino,
Fisheries,
Ice
Ages,
icebergs,
JASON-1
(a
satellite),
the
role
of
the
ocean
in
weather,
satellites
and
ocean
exploration,
and
waves.
Each
section
culminates
with
an
interactive
quiz,
links
to
sources
of
related
real-time
data,
and
a
list
of
additional
related
links.
Also
available
is
a
set
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This
Gallery
offers
an
extensive
selection
of
images,
sound
recordings,
animations,
and
movies
associated
with
the
National
Oceanic
and
Atmospheric
Administration's
expeditions.
A
set
of
links
provides
access
to
maps,
photos
of
ocean-dwelling
organisms,
sound
recordings,
cultural
and
historic
illustrations,
research
technology
such
as
ships
and
submersibles,
and
photos
of
ocean
explorers
themselves.
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This
Web
site
offers
a
review
of
the
surface
circulation
of
Earth's
ocean
and
classroom
investigations
appropriate
for
various
disciplines
at
the
high
school
level.
Articles
and
video
interviews
about
ocean
current
research,
interactive
data
visualizes,
news
articles,
simplified
models,
teacher
and
student
guides
are
included.
This
site
highlights
use
on-line
satellite
data
of
Earth
for
understanding
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An
online
ocean
science
course
for
K-12
teachers.
This
course
explores
the
ocean
within
the
Earth
system
with
special
emphasis
on
(1)
water
and
energy
flow
into
and
out
of
the
ocean,
(2)
the
internal
properties
of
the
ocean,
(3)
interactions
between
the
ocean
and
the
other
components
of
the
Earth
system,
and
(4)
human
and
societal
impacts
on
those
interactions.
Site
features
course
schedule
and
additional
...
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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
online
article
profiles
the
work
of
marine
geologist
Veronique
Robigou.
It
covers
ocean
vent
systems
and
the
challenges
she
and
other
scientists
face
studying
them,
her
work
creating
detailed
maps
of
the
ocean
floor,
and
her
ongoing
study
of
Godzilla,
a
sulfide
structure
on
the
Juan
de
Fuca
Ridge.
This
site
also
explains
the
Research
and
Education:
Volcanoes,
Exploration
and
Life
(REVEL)
program
...
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