Engineering
Titanic debris-field
First map of Titanic shipwreck debris field, provides a detailed layout of the scattered remains, seafloor/ocean characteristics and existing photographs.
Read MoreDiagram demonstrating how a Slocum glider operates in the water column
An ocean glider moves up and down in the water column collecting data, surfacing to get a GPS reading on its position and to exchange data with scientists back on shore.
Read MoreTaking a deeper look at Deep-Sea
Deep-See carries camera systems, sonars, and sensors for measuring currents and seawater properties in the ocean twilight zone, as well as a sampling device.
Read MoreDeep Water Horizon oil spill dispersant theory scenarios
Oil droplets from deep wells can be broken into small, neutrally buoyant droplets by dispersants, helping microbes degrade them before they reach the surface.
Read MoreConfiguration of tsunami warning pressure sensor system
Tsunami pressure sensors send underwater sound signals that bounce off warm surface layers to relay stations, triggering alerts sent to officials on shore.
Read MoreAnatomy of a rip current
Waves push water toward shore, but it escapes fast through narrow gaps—rip currents form as water funnels out to sea through these hidden channels.
Read MoreCan AI help us explore the ocean?
Learn how scientists at WHOI are using AI, like the software “Spock,” to enable autonomous underwater robots, such as Nereid Under Ice and CUREE, to study marine life and explore ocean environments.
Read MoreWhat are ocean robots?
From the icy poles to sensitive coral reefs, robots empower us to understand more of the ocean than ever before. But just what are they?
Read MoreHow do ocean robots take the pressure?
Find out how engineers build robots to withstand the crushing pressures of the deep sea
Read MoreIron Fertilization
Iron fertilization is a technique that would artificially add iron to the ocean's surface, triggering massive blooms of phytoplankton that could remove substantial amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Read MoreAbyssal Zone
The abyssal zone, or the abyss, is the seafloor and water column from 3,000 to 6,500 meters (9,842 to 21,325 feet) depth, where sunlight doesn't penetrate.
Read MoreOcean Alkalinity
When alkalinity reacts with carbon dioxide in the ocean, it converts it to a form that can't readily return to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide gas.
Read MoreSeaweed Cultivation
When seaweed removes carbon dioxide from seawater, it alters the balance of carbon dioxide between water and air, causing the gas to move from the atmosphere into the ocean.
Read MoreOcean-Based Climate Solutions
Ocean-based, clean energy technologies hold great potential for ocean-based climate solutions, such as blue carbon, biofuels, and carbon dioxide removal systems.
Read MoreOcean Warming
Increasing ocean heat is closely linked to increases in atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations, making the ocean an excellent indicator of how much Earth is warming.
Read MoreExploring Ocean Worlds
Ocean worlds may be common in our galaxy. Modeling and exoplanet discoveries suggest many planets could have oceans, some hidden beneath icy shells.
Read MoreAntikythera Shipwreck
The site of the Antikythera Wreck holds the remains of a Greek trading or cargo ship dating from the First Century, BCE. It is located on the east side of the Greek island of Antikythera.
Read MoreAcoustics
A strong understanding of how sound behaves in different conditions in the ocean helps scientists answer fundamental questions about the planet, the ocean, and marine life.
Read MoreSea Ice
Sea ice is frozen seawater floating on the surface of the ocean. Sea ice is formed entirely in the ocean, unlike icebergs, which originate from land-based sources like glaciers and ice sheets.
Read MoreGlaciers & Ice Sheets
Glaciers are large ice masses created by snowfall that has transformed into ice and compressed over the course of many years. An ice sheet is a mass of glacial land ice extending more than 20,000 square miles.
Read MoreSeafloor Mining
The ocean contains a complex combination of processes that sometimes result in commercially viable forms of a wide range of minerals.
Read MoreAquaculture
Aquaculture is the farming in fresh and saltwater environments of aquatic animals or plants principally for food. Fish, mollusks, crustaceans, and kelp are a few examples.
Read MoreSea Level Rise
Sea level rise is expected to continue for centuries and may impact human and the natural environment.
Read MorePaleoclimatology
Understanding how climate naturally varied over thousands and millions of years teaches us how Earth's climate system works and sheds light on current, human-induced changes.
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