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Pondicherry University, Department of Ocean Studies and Marine Biology, Port Blair, Andaman Islands. Center for Ocean and Island Studies; St. Albert's College, Kochi, Kerala. Department of Fisheries & Aquaculture; University of Hyderabad, Center for Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, formerly called the formerly Centre for Earth and Space ...
Thermohaline circulation. Oceanography (from Ancient Greek ὠκεανός (ōkeanós) 'ocean' and γραφή (graphḗ) 'writing'), also known as oceanology, sea science, ocean science, and marine science, is the scientific study of the ocean, including its physics, chemistry, biology, and geology.
The institute operates worldwide in all ocean basins, [4] specialising in climate dynamics, marine ecology and biogeochemistry, and ocean floor dynamics and circulation. [5] GEOMAR offers degree courses in affiliation with the University of Kiel , [ 3 ] and operates the Kiel Aquarium [ 6 ] and the Lithothek , a repository for split sediment ...
The underwater restaurant. The Oceanographic is the largest complex of its type in Europe, spanning 110,000 square metres (1,200,000 sq ft) and holding a capacity of 42,000,000 litres (11,000,000 US gal) of water, [1] including a 26,000,000-litre (6,900,000 US gal) dolphinarium and a 7,000,000-litre (1,800,000 US gal) ocean tank with sharks, rays and other fish. [1]
Marine geology or geological oceanography is the study of the history and structure of the ocean floor. It involves geophysical, geochemical, sedimentological and paleontological investigations of the ocean floor and coastal zone.
An aerial view of the world’s largest coral, under the stern of a research boat, discovered in the Solomon Islands last month. - Steve Spence/National Geographic Pristine Seas
A program called Argo was first proposed at OceanObs 1999 which was a conference organised by international agencies with the aim of creating a coordinated approach to ocean observations. The original Argo prospectus was created by a small group of scientists, chaired by Dean Roemmich , who described a program that would have a global array of ...
A part of the Pacific Ocean earmarked for deep-sea mining is home to a surprising variety of life, images from a recent voyage to the Clarion-Clipperton Zone show.