OceanWorld WebLinks

Argo provides data from the top 2km of the ocean, using a fleet of robotic floats. http://www-argo.ucsd.edu/
East Pacific Rise Interactive hydrothermal vent exploration http://www.fieldmuseum.org/expeditions/janet2_expedition/about.html
Extreme 2000 - Into the Deep Explore hydrothemal vents in the Sea of Cortez http://www.ocean.udel.edu/deepsea/
Fundamentals of Physical Geography See chapter 8 of online textbook as well as highly useful glossary of GeoTerms http://www.physicalgeography.net/home.html
Large Marine Ecosystems Examines world coastal areas - Includes GIS data http://www.edc.uri.edu/lme/intro.htm
Marine GIS data Links to many other sites with a variety of GIS and image data available http://www.marinegis.com/dataen.html
Marine Realms Contains detailed, interactive maps of the world's oceans. Powerful site. http://mrib.usgs.gov/index.html
National Data Buoy Center Includes realtime, historical and graphed data from anchored, manned and drifting bouys http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/Maps/rmd.shtml
Ocean Currents and Climates Lots of interesting diagrams, including ANCIENT CURRENTS! http://earth.usc.edu/~stott/Catalina/Oceans.html
Ocean Surface Currents Extensive collection of ocean maps http://oceancurrents.rsmas.miami.edu/index.html
Ocean Surface Topography from Space Among other resources, contains links to interactive museum exhibits http://topex-www.jpl.nasa.gov/
Oceanography Online college course. Powerpoint presentations, other useful information http://www.winona.msus.edu/geology/oceanography/
Oceans An overview of the world's oceans w/links to other pages http://emuseum.mnsu.edu/information/oceans/
Oceans - An Introduction Contains additional links and wealth of information http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/contents/8o.html
OceanWorld Rich site with sections for students, instructors as well as a resource section. http://oceanworld.tamu.edu/
Pacific Ocean: current weather Lots of satillite imagery, wave height, wind data, etc. http://www.stormsurf.com/page2/links/paccurr.shtml
Plate Tectonics Contains very nice diagrams of various plate boundaries. http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/plates1.html
Reefbase Provides access to data and information on coral reefs and associated tropical habitats. http://www.reefbase.org/
Savage Seas Website –contains animations that may be very interesting and informative. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageseas/
The Reef Environmental Education Foundation- Diver data and observations http://www.reef.org/
World without sunlight National Geographic Society. Deep sea vents exploration. Contains video clips. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0010/feature6/index.html
Yahoo directory of Oceanography Access to many ocean resources. http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Earth_Sciences/Oceanography/