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- Ocean | NASA Earthdata
The global ocean covers more than 70 percent of Earth’s surface and contains 97 percent of the planet’s water Data collected by NASA’s Earth-observing instruments help scientists understand how the ocean supports a vast abundance of life, regulates the climate, provides a large amount of the planet’s oxygen, and stores an abundance of
- Ocean Topics - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
The global ocean provides food, minerals, and other valuable resources Read up on the science and technological advances that can inform management of the ocean so that fisheries remain stable, ecosystems that support the food web are protected, new ocean-based energy sources do not harm marine life, and humans can continue to live in harmony with the ocean for generations to come
- Ocean Zones - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
The ocean water column is made up of five zones: the sunlight (epipelagic), twilight (mesopelagic), midnight (bathypelagic), abyssal (abyssopelagic) and hadal zones (trenches)
- Oceans - Science News
Oceans Before altering the air, microbes oxygenated large swaths of the sea Hundreds of millions of years before oxygen surged in the atmosphere 2 4 billion years ago, swaths of oxygen winked in
- Ocean Circulation - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
The global ocean circulation system also encompasses periodic phenomena, such as El Niño and La Niña, which can trigger significant shifts in weather patterns and affect fisheries worldwide In polar regions - especially the Arctic and the North Atlantic - melting ice and changes in salinity play an increasing role in shaping circulation
- Ocean Culture History - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Ocean culture and history explore the many ways people have interacted with the sea over time From ancient maritime traditions and early navigation to modern ocean exploration and conservation, the ocean has long influenced human societies, economies, and worldviews
- SOTO | NASA Earthdata
State of the Ocean (SOTO) is a suite of tools presented through an interactive, web-based visualization front end It provides access to a broad range of satellite-derived products with key parameters of interest to the oceanographic community
- Three reasons why the oceans record-breaking hot streak is devastating
Human-caused climate change has done this (SN: 3 10 22) Since 1971, the ocean has absorbed more than 90 percent of the excess heat trapped in the atmosphere by greenhouse gases, or more than 380
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