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Oceanography education

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1998 International Year of the Ocean: One Earth, One Ocean, One Life: The objective is to focus and reinforce the attention of the public, governments and decision makers at large on the importance of the oceans and the marine environment as resources for sustainable development.
Author: UNESCO
Subjects: marine science, oceanography education
DeweyClass: 551.4
Resource type: news
About Water Levels, Tides and Currents: Information about the history of tidal analysis and prediction, tide predicting machines, and the measurement of water currents.
Author: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Subjects: oceanography education
DeweyClass: 551.4708
Resource type: documents
Bridge: Ocean Sciences Education Teacher Resource Center: Collection of resources for marine science education including lesson plans, online expeditions, national projects and publications. A data tip is given each month, providing information on topics such as water currents, ocean populations and disasters like oil spills.
Author: College of William and Mary Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Subjects: marine science, oceanography education
DeweyClass: 578.778
Resource type: guide index
British Oceanographic Data Centre Links: List of oceanography departments, schools and laboratories and other resources.
Author: British Oceanographic Data Centre
Subjects: oceanography education, oceanography links
DeweyClass: 551.4
Resource type: index
Digital Globe: Images of sea floor topography from around the world. Includes views of Lisbon and the Philippine Trench and MPEG videos which animate topographic sea floor images.
Author: Sandwell, David T.
Subjects: oceanography education
DeweyClass: 551.46084
Resource type: moving images
Glacier: A range of information about Antarctica, including weather conditions, oceanography, photographs of life at research stations, and a browsable glossary of over 300 terms related to Antarctica.
Author: Rice University
Subjects: antarctic, oceanography education
DeweyClass: 998
Resource type: guide
Newcastle University Department of Marine Sciences and Coastal Management: Departmental information and research projects covering topics such as biogeochemical oceanography, tropical coastal management, and marine ecology.
Author: Newcastle University
Subjects: marine science, oceanography education, tropics
DeweyClass: 551.4
Resource type: institution
Oceanography Society: Society founded in 1988 to disseminate knowledge of oceanography and its application through research and education.
Author: Oceanography Society
Subjects: oceanography education, oceanography research
DeweyClass: 551.4
Resource type: institution
Savage Seas: Resource based on a television series of the same name, examining the danger, beauty and mystery of the seas. Offers information about waves, including tsunamis and freak waves, and features a simulator which demonstrates how the power of waves is affected by wind speed, fetch, and duration. Provides facts about the survival of objects, creatures and humans beneath the surface, illustrated by a deep sea simulator, and details of weather conditions such as cyclones, icebergs and global warming.
Author: Public Broadcasting Service
Subjects: marine science, oceanography education
DeweyClass: 551.47
Resource type: documents, images