COASTing to the Next Level in Oceanographic Education:
The "Consortium for Oceanographic Activities for Students and Teachers," or COAST, is a working collaborative designed to effectively deliver oceanographic and coastal processes education to pre- and in-service teachers from kindergarten through the twelfth grade.

Via Satellite: RANET Climate Information Pages:
Climate and weather play a vital role in many human activities such as agriculture, energy production, wildlife management, disaster mitigation, health, and a host of other areas.

Loihi Submarine Volcano: A unique, natural extremophile laboratory:
Loihi submarine volcano is the most recent expression of the hotspot that produces the Hawaiian Island chain.

Set Sail to Learn About the Sea and Sky:
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line's newest Eagle class ship provides both scientists and passengers with unprecedented opportunities to learn about the ocean and atmosphere.

Water on the Web: Using Real-time, Real-world Data:
As teachers and scientists, the Water on the Web development team is committed to encouraging students to learn real science through inquiry and hands-on experiences.

New Findings Highlight the Significance of Aerosols in the Earth’s Climate System:
Aerosols, which are minute airborne particles, have a profound effect on the Earth’s climate system, influencing the amount of sunlight that impinges on the surface, altering the properties of clouds, and impacting the hydrological system.

Marine Reserve Research to Protect Fisheries in the Caribbean:
Coral reef ecosystems, including the surrounding habitats, are among the most productive ecosystems in the world.

FSL'S High Performance Supercomputer:
It looks like stacks of never ending metal boxes, or maybe like storage lockers at an airport. But in reality, it's JET, one of the fastest weather research supercomputers in the world and an exciting step forward for NOAA's Forecast Systems Laboratory (FSL) in Boulder, Colo.

Dredging Harbors and Disposing of Contaminated Sediments:
Bustling harbors are integral to the commerce of cities throughout the world. And dredging - or digging out material from the seafloor - is integral to keeping many harbors navigable to increasingly large ships.

Climate Change Data & Detection (CCDD) Program Element Overview:
The Climate Change Data and Detection Program Element focuses on the development, analysis, and stewardship of high-quality data sets to further our understanding of climate variability and change on time scales from days to centuries.

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