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Biological Carbon Pump

The ocean’s biological carbon pump moves carbon from surface waters to the deep sea, helping regulate climate by keeping some heat-trapping gases out of the air.

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Mixing layer diagram

Interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere, illustrating how energy and matter are exchanged between these two systems.

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The Ocean of Things

The digital ocean ecosystem of the future will rely on a network of underwater vehicles, sensors, and communications systems that will be always on and always connected.

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The birth of a black smoker

Black smoker chimneys form as hot vent fluids mix with cold seawater, first building walls of anhydrite, then layering on metal sulfides over time.

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Library of Sand

Nothing says coastline like sand, that soft edge between land and sea. Sand takes millions of years to form, created as nearby rock weathers into fine grains.

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Cystic fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis impairs lung function due to a faulty protein. WHOI scientists seek marine molecules that might help restore normal function.

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Ocean circulation roadmap

Illustrated roadmap of global ocean circulation, with temperature and flow shown as highways connecting gyre “roundabouts” across the world’s oceans.

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