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Topic: Ocean

Vector are of a lighthouse.

Ocean infographics

March 26, 2024

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Photo of the “Coastline” wave pool art installation outside NOAA’s Silver Spring, MD campus. Waves crash against a rough stone wall in a long rectangular pool.

Coastlines: Making waves outside, and inside, NOAA

January 30, 2024

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Heritage stories

tides and currents

Photo of the “Coastline” wave pool art installation outside NOAA’s Silver Spring, MD campus. Waves crash against a rough stone wall in a long rectangular pool.

Photo of Point Arena Lighthouse in Point Arena, CA stands overlooking Greater Farallones national marine sanctuary.The tall, white lighthouse with a black light structure stands on a bluff that stretches out into the ocean. Next to the lighthouse is a low white house with a red roof.

Charting the course ahead: the National Ocean Service reveals new strategic plan

October 31, 2023

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Climate-Ready Coasts

coastal economies

coastal communities

Photo of Point Arena Lighthouse in Point Arena, CA stands overlooking Greater Farallones national marine sanctuary.The tall, white lighthouse with a black light structure stands on a bluff that stretches out into the ocean. Next to the lighthouse is a low white house with a red roof.

Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz signing surrender document on board the USS MISSOURI (BB-63), at left are Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Adm. William F. Halsey, and R. Adm. Forrest P. Sherman, Deputy Chief of Staff for Adm. Nimitz.

Friday Find: Famous photo honors science contributions to WWII efforts

August 25, 2023

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Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz signing surrender document on board the USS MISSOURI (BB-63), at left are Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Adm. William F. Halsey, and R. Adm. Forrest P. Sherman, Deputy Chief of Staff for Adm. Nimitz.

Wooden vertical slats protecting restored sand dunes and promoting accretion of sand, Puerto Rico beach

Podcast: Dig into the science of sand

July 31, 2023

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coastal ecosystems

Wooden vertical slats protecting restored sand dunes and promoting accretion of sand, Puerto Rico beach

Photo of the Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth, ME. The white lighthouse with a black top stands on a small promontory next to a white house with green trim and a red roof.

5 ways historic lighthouses and modern science come together at NOAA

August 7, 2023

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Heritage stories

climate impacts

Photo of the Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth, ME. The white lighthouse with a black top stands on a small promontory next to a white house with green trim and a red roof.

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NOAA Open Data Office Hours: Ocean Data in the Cloud!

July 3, 2023

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Information Technology

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Open Data Dissemination

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Open Data Dissemination

open data dissemination

technology & innovation

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NOAA Research Ecologist and scuba diver Shay Viehman finishes up a survey of corals in the deep blue waters of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. In the foreground is a huge mound of corals.

5 ocean basins in 5 minutes: See NOAA's research on our changing world ocean

June 27, 2023

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National Ocean Month

NOAA Research Ecologist and scuba diver Shay Viehman finishes up a survey of corals in the deep blue waters of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. In the foreground is a huge mound of corals.

A fish-eye view of the wake of a ship out at sea. Here's an ocean fact: The surface layer of the ocean is teeming with photosynthetic plankton. Though they're invisible to the naked eye, they produce more oxygen than the largest redwood trees.

From the desk of Dr. Rick Spinrad: 'What World Ocean Day can look like in 100 years'

June 8, 2023

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World Ocean Day

A fish-eye view of the wake of a ship out at sea. Here's an ocean fact: The surface layer of the ocean is teeming with photosynthetic plankton. Though they're invisible to the naked eye, they produce more oxygen than the largest redwood trees.

Sunset at sea. Atlantic, United States Northeast. 2005 August 14. Courtesy of the Personnel of the NOAA Ship DELAWARE II.

Tracking sea surface temperatures for climate change

May 25, 2023

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Sunset at sea. Atlantic, United States Northeast. 2005 August 14. Courtesy of the Personnel of the NOAA Ship DELAWARE II.

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