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If Too Much Fresh Water Enters the North Atlantic

January 6, 2005

Seeing Red in New England Waters

January 1, 2005

A Mess of Physics Near the Shore

November 30, 2004

Sandbars can protect or endanger the face of the beach. By Britt Raubenheimer :: Originally published online October 4, 2004

Strong winds blowing along certain coasts can promote a phenomenon known as coastal upwelling. The waters off California, Peru, and western Africa where upwelling provides abundant nutrients include some of…

A Gallery of Protists

October 25, 2004

Marine Life Adaptations to Light

October 15, 2004

VPR Photo Gallery

August 13, 2004

Transmitting Sound Energy

August 3, 2004

The SOFAR channel efficiently transmits sound energy in the ocean. By Deborah K. Smith :: Originally published online August 3, 2004

Tioga Tour

April 9, 2004

A River Runs Through It

March 26, 2004

Interactive by Eric Taylor, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

New Ocean Crust

March 22, 2004

This animation shows a hypothetical sequence of how mid-ocean ridge lava flows can erupt on the seafloor and create new ocean crust at a fast-spreading mid-ocean ridge. By Maurice A.…