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- Ocean - NASA Earthdata
The ocean covers more than 70% of Earth’s surface and contains 97% of the planet’s water This vast, critical reservoir supports a abundance of life and helps regulate Earth’s climate
- Ocean Topics - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Explore how the ocean shapes life on Earth It sustains us, surprises us, and holds mysteries we're only beginning to understand Dive into key topics here
- Ocean Acidification - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Ocean acidification is a reduction in the pH of the ocean over an extended period of time, caused primarily by an increase of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
- Oceans | Science News
Oceans Combining western science with Indigenous knowledge could help the Arctic Polar marine ecologist Marianne Falardeau investigates how Arctic ecosystems are shifting under climate change
- Ocean Topic: Biological Carbon Pump - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
The ocean’s so-called biological carbon pump removes carbon from the atmosphere and stores it deep in the ocean on timescales that are important to the lifespan of humans The solubility carbon pump, which stores much larger amounts of carbon, operates on timescales in the thousands of years and is a much slower mixing process
- Why is the ocean vital for our survival? - Woods Hole Oceanographic . . .
Without the ocean, life as we know it wouldn't be possible There are a number of key reasons why First, the ocean is the largest source of oxygen on Earth According to scientists, approximately half of the planet's oxygen production originates from the sea Most of this oxygen is created in the top 200 meters (656 feet) of the ocean's surface Within this depth, sunlight penetrates
- Ocean Learning Hub - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Discover the Ocean Learning Hub—your gateway to trusted ocean science content Easily explore by topic, media type, grade level, and educational standards
- Tracking Ocean Plastic From Space | NASA Earthdata
About 8 million tons of plastic flow from rivers and beaches into the ocean every year These plastics are carried by ocean currents and broken down by waves and the Sun into small microplastics Much of it floats at the calm center of circular ocean currents (called gyres) in large garbage patches The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which is between California and Hawaii, is a well-known
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