Oceanography in the Yahoo! Directory

NOAA Ocean Explorer [read review]
Provides public access to current information on a series of NOAA scientific and educational explorations and activities in the marine environment.
www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov
Careers & Jobs in Marine Biology & Oceanography
Lists web pages providing advice for those interested in a career in the marine or aquatic sciences.
www-marine.stanford.edu/HMSweb/careers.html
Exploraquarium
Contains exhibits on deep sea hydrothermal vents and Puget Sound oceanography.
www.ocean.washington.edu/people/grads/scottv/exploraquarium/entrance.htm
Ocean Planet
Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition which celebrates the spectacular diversity of the oceans and examines the environmental issues they now face.
seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/ocean_planet.html
Coastal Ocean Modeling - USGS Woods Hole Field Center
woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/modeling
Hawaii Ocean Science & Technology
Online magazine for industry news and technical articles on Hawaiian oceanography, aquaculture, fisheries, biotechnology, ecology, energy, engineering, geophysics, and water-quality research.
www.hawaiioceanscience.org
International Arctic Buoy Program - University of Washington Polar Science Center
Maintains a network of automatic data buoys in the Arctic Basin to support real-time operations and meteorological and oceanographic research.
iabp.apl.washington.edu
San Diego's Ocean
Current conditions at Scripps Pier including a snapshot, and a collection of San Diego marine resources.
scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/ocean
Seamount Catalog
Digital archive for bathymetric seamount maps that can be viewed and downloaded in various formats.
www.earthref.org/cgi-bin/er.cgi?s=sc-s0-main.cgi
Ocean Engineering
Journal covering submarine soil mechanics, coastal engineering, stress analysis and hydrodynamic properties of shells, and ocean energy.
www.elsevier.com/locate/issn/00298018
@Sea
Features science adventures aboard Harbor Branch Oceanographic's research ships. Live coverage and original articles convey the excitement of marine science.
www.at-sea.org
Ocean Science-Related Acronyms
A searchable list of acronyms related to ocean sciences, along with their expansions and (where available) national or institutional affiliations.
www.pmel.noaa.gov/pubs/acromain.html
Ancient Crystals Suggest Earlier Ocean
Earth Observatory feature about the tiny, ancient mineral crystals from the arid shrublands of Western Australia that suggest Earth's oceans developed far earlier than scientists used to think.
earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/Zircon
From Sea to Shining Sea
Multimedia project featuring the famous painting by Robert Lyn Nelson. Offers information on a variety of ocean creatures.
www.kitdevelopment.com/sea
Brief History of Marine Biology and Oceanography, A
Touches upon people's relationship to, and understanding of, the sea over time.
www.meer.org/mbhist.htm
Beachcombers' Alert!
For beachcombers to obtain and exchange information about what's floating on the ocean and what's landing on the beaches.
www.beachcombers.org
Ocean's Carbon Balance, The
Earth Observatory article examining the question: Is the ocean carbon cycle changing yet?
earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/OceanCarbon
Kaikoura
Tales of the exploration of the deep-sea world of New Zealand's Kaikoura Canyon, an ecosystem that is home to the giant squid.
www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/kaikoura
Australian Oceanographic Data Centre (AODC)
www.aodc.gov.au
SeaWeb
multimedia project designed to raise awareness of the world ocean and the life within it.
www.seaweb.org