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View Resource Cafe Thorium: Ken Buesseler's Radiochemistry Group at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Cafe Thorium, Ken Buesseler's Radiochemistry Group at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, analyzes "marine samples for both natural and artificial radionuclides." Researchers can find out about the group's success using Neutrally Buoyant Sediment Traps (NBST) to collect particles in the ocean. Visitors can learn about the potential link between iron and glaciation. Students can obtain a...

https://cafethorium.whoi.edu/
View Resource Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services

The Oceanographic Products and Services Division (OPSD) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) "collects, analyzes and distributes historical and real-time observations and predictions of water levels, coastal currents and other meteorological and oceanographic data." This wonderful site explains the science behind the tides and changing water levels, gives historical...

https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/
View Resource MBARI: Monterrey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

Based in Moss Landing, California and funded privately by the Packard Foundation, MBARI is dedicated to conducting "research and development of oceanographic technology [and applying] that technology towards scientific missions and goals." To that end, MBARI's Website describes research projects in engineering, mapping (e.g., Hawaii Multibeam Data), greenhouse gases, seismology, acoustics,...

https://www.mbari.org/
View Resource Southern California Swell Model

The Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP) created the Southern and Central Swell Model experiments for those with a general interest in oceanography. After learning how the model works, users can view several up-to-date graphics illustrating regional and detailed swell heights on maps and plots. Although acknowledging possible errors, the website provides three day forecasts for coastal waves,...

http://cdip.ucsd.edu/m/nowcast/
View Resource Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Established in 1930, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is one of the world's most well-regarded research institutions, devoted to the mission of developing a fundamental understanding of the processes and characteristics that govern how the oceans work and how they interact with the earth as a whole. From the site's main page, visitors can develop a general understanding of the...

https://www.whoi.edu/home/