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West's Geology Directory - Contents
and Index
http://www.soton.ac.uk/~imw/index.htm
Extensive index of Web sites relating to geology and earth science.
Includes bibliographies. Maintained by Dr. Ian West, Department
of Ocean and Earth Science, at England's University of Southampton.
THE VOYAGE OF THE CHALLENGER
http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/challenger.html
Well-illustrated account of the voyage of the Challenger, part
of a reference source for marine biology student research offered
by the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
The Cousteau Society
http://www.cousteau.org/
The Cousteau Society offers information on its unique explorations
of ecosystems throughout the world focusing on the global ocean
system. Also includes a profile and a complete list of books by
Jacques Yves Cousteau.
NOVA Online : Lincoln's Secret Weapon
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/monitor/
Online companion to NOVA broadcast 'Lincoln's Secret Weapon,'
which chronicles the expedition to study the USS Monitor. This comprehensive
site includes a virtual tour, historical accounts, and a teacher's
guide.
West's Geology Directory - Contents
and Index
http://www.soton.ac.uk/~imw/index.htm
Extensive index of Web sites relating to geology and earth
science. Includes bibliographies. Maintained by Dr. Ian West, Department
of Ocean and Earth Science, at England's University of Southampton.
SAVAGE SEAS
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageseas/
Based on a PBS documentary series devoted to the danger and
beauty of the seas, this Web site offers data on waves, tsunamis,
winds, cyclones, icebergs, and global warming. Features a wave simulator
and a deep-sea simulator.
NOVA Online : Submarines, Secrets,
and Spies
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/subsecrets/
Online companion to NOVA program on exploration of Cold War-era
U.S. submarines. Contains valuable historical information, a virtual
tour, images from the expedition, and a teacher's guide.
Frank Potter's Science Gems: Physical
Science I
http://www.sciencegems.com/
Dozens of sites for physical science education are identified
by category, subcategory, and grade level by physicist and educator
Frank Potter and his associates. A treasure trove for teachers,
parents, and students. Very easy to navigate. Recommended.
Remote Sensing Tutorial
http://www.fas.org/irp/imint/docs/rst/Front/tofc.html
Goddard Space Flight Center offers a detailed online tutorial
on remote sensing. Covers sensor devices and their applications,
from geology, mapping, and traffic control to space exploration,
ecology, and weather forecasting.
WWF International
http://www.panda.org/
News and information relating to environmental concerns from the
World Wide Fund for Nature; with several photo galleries and a video
library. Includes sections on climate change, seas, forests, water
resources, endangered species, and toxic chemicals.
The National Maritime Museum - Greenwich,
London
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/
National Maritime Museum, U.K., offers numerous online exhibits
devoted to maritime navigation, exploration, transportation, maritime
art, and the ecology of the sea, with a time line on each topic.
WWF - US
http://www.worldwildlife.org/
The United States national organization of the World Wildlife
Fund provides information about WWF's work to address global ecological
threats. Includes pages on endangered species and spaces, forests,
oceans, climate change, and toxic chemicals.
Oceans Alive!
http://www.mos.org/oceans/
Online exhibit on oceanography geared to middle school students.
Covers physical features, geological history, hydrologic cycle,
marine life, and research. Includes maps, photos, graphs, and satellite
images. From the Museum of Science in Boston.
Year of the Ocean
http://www.yoto98.noaa.gov/yoto/
Includes documents discussing the oceans, their resources, and marine
conservation efforts and concerns. Prepared for a 1998 'Year of
the Ocean' meeting of government, industrial, environmental, and
academic representatives.
The Clean Water Network
http://www.cwn.org/
The Clean Water Network,
an alliance of some 1,000 organizations, presents its "National
Agenda for Clean Water" as well as clean-water fact sheets, press
releases, member home pages, advocacy tools, and links to state
clean-water resources.
Introduction to Physical Oceanography
http://www.es.flinders.edu.au/~mattom/IntroOc/
Thorough introduction to physical oceanography. Based on lecture
notes for the physical oceanography part of the first-year undergraduate
topic 'Marine Sciences' at the Flinders University of South Australia
in Adelaide. In English and in Spanish.
EPA's Office of Water Homepage
http://www.epa.gov/OW/
The office that protects the nation's waters offers news, information
on national water programs, state water-quality fact sheets, databases
and models, a clean-water action plan, online publications, environmental
links, and a laws/regulations section.
BEACH Watch Homepage
http://www.epa.gov/OST/beaches/
Describes the EPA's program to reduce waterborne illness at the
nation's beaches and recreational waters. Includes the latest 'Beach
Health Survey,' reports and references, FAQ, event listings, and
annotated links to related state and regional Web sites.
World Wide Web Virtual Library:
Oceanography
http://www.mth.uea.ac.uk/ocean/vl/
Large directory of resources for worldwide ocean study includes
newsgroups, electronic publications, societies, conferences, animations,
access to real-time data, and other relevant Internet sites.
Ocean Planet
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/ocean_planet.html
Excellent Smithsonian Institution multimedia exhibit presents technical
information, popular science articles, fictional writings, folklore,
and photographs of the oceans and how they impact on our lives.
Oceanography on the Net: Scripps
Institute of Oceanography
http://scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/
Extensive directory of electronic data and image sets, publications,
organizations, and other information resources on the oceans.
Byrd Polar Research Center at Ohio
State University, in Columbus, Ohio
http://www-bprc.mps.ohio-state.edu/
Web site of the Byrd Polar Research Center at Ohio State University
provides reports on Arctic and Antarctic research in the fields
of meteorology, glaciology, geology, and oceanography.
Home @ nationalgeographic.com
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
This collection of electronic magazines produced by the National
Geographic Society is headed by the renowned 'National Geographic.'
Outstanding searchable, interactive resource on geography, travel,
and the diversity of human experience.
Welcome to Scripps
http://www.sio.ucsd.edu/
Scripps Institution of Oceanography provides a wide variety of resources
in the field, including excellent online library archives. A time
line and a photo gallery illustrate the role of the Scripps family
in the history of the institution.
Paul Yancey's DEEP-SEA PAGE
http://people.whitman.edu/~yancey/deepsea.html
Color photos of sea creatures observed or caught at different ocean
depths. Also provides links to information on marine ecology. Maintained
by biology professor Paul Yancey of Whitman College.
Deepest Ocean Creatures
http://www.extremescience.com/DeepestFish.htm
Images and descriptions of fish from some of the deepest known habitats.
Includes definitions of the ocean zones and links to other deep-sea
and marine-biology pages. Maintained by Extreme Science.
The World-Wide Web Virtual Library:
Oceanography
http://www.mth.uea.ac.uk/ocean/vl/
Oceanography-related information on the Web, categorized by region
and subject.
MARINE BIOLOGY WEB PAGE
http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/mbweb.html
Marine Biology Web page supplements Prof. Jeffrey Levinton's course
at SUNY-Stony Brook. Includes hierarchically arranged reference
lists, links to marine laboratories offering courses and internships,
tide information, glossary of terms, and more.
NOAA Home Page
http://www.noaa.gov/
Outstanding Web site of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) provides extensive information on a large variety of topics,
with links to affiliated organizations, subdivisions, and educational
resources.
Ocean Planet: Popular Science -
Creatures of the Thermal Vents
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/
OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/ps_vents.html
Discussion of the types of creatures living around hydrothermal
vents on the ocean floor. Maintained by the Smithsonian Institution.
CAP: World Wide Web Sites for Palynologists
http://www.scirpus.ca/cap/links/websites.htm
Links to Web sites pertaining to the study of pollen and spores;
maintained by the Canadian Association of Palynologists.
Eric's Treasure Trove of Scientific Biography
http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/
Collection of brief, yet extensively hypertext-linked, biographies
in the areas of astronomy, chemistry, mathematics, music, and physics;
biographies compiled by research scientist Eric Weisstein. References
for further reading are included.
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Humans have observed and explored the oceans
since ancient times. But it wasn't until the 19th century that the scientific
study of oceans began. The first major scientific expedition, and the one
that firmly established the field of oceanography, was the around-the-world
voyage of H.M.S. Challenger. Setting out from England in 1872, the
Challenger spent almost three and a half years gathering a wealth
of information about seawater, sea life, and the ocean floor. Major oceanographic
expeditions since then have included the South Atlantic voyage of the German
ship Meteor in 1926 and the Deep-Sea Drilling Project from 1968 to
1983. Numerous individuals also have played important roles in advancing
our understanding of oceans, beginning with Matthew Fontaine Maury in the
mid-1800s; his work on oceanography and navigation led to a uniform system
of weather reporting at sea. Since Maury's time, oceanography has progressed
tremendously. Early oceanographers had to contend themselves with tossing
buckets overboard to see what they might haul in. Today's oceanographers
are equipped with space images, supercomputer models, and deep-sea robots
that can crawl along the seafloor. As they set goals for the future, some
oceanographers even dream of pursuing research in permanently manned stations
on the bottom of the oceans.
