Did you ever look at Google’s digital Earth model and notice something missing? Like 70% of Earth’s topography, for instance? Google’s “ocean” is a blended product of Landsat imagery and state-of-the-art satellite-derived bathymetry model that is, well, sooo last century. The seafloor is shown in a kind of “shadow topography”. Fortunately, everything with a digital elevation less than zero is about to get some new emotion.
View More A motion in Google oceanMonth: May 2008
A National Climate Change Agency?
Nature News reports in the latest issue: The chief of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has called for the creation of a…
View More A National Climate Change Agency?Ballard: “Why Are We Ignoring the Oceans?”
National Geographic Explorer and oceanographer Robert Ballard makes a case for serious exploration and mapping. Video is 18 min. long and recorded in February 2008…
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National Geographic Explorer and oceanographer Robert Ballard makes a case for serious exploration and mapping. Video is 18 min. long and recorded in February 2008…
View More Ballard: "Why Are We Ignoring the Oceans?"SLOCUM, An Oceanographer’s Best Friend
On April 24, 1895, Nova Scotian Joshua Slocum set sail from Boston harbor on Spray, an 11 meter long sloop. He was the first to…
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On April 24, 1895, Nova Scotian Joshua Slocum set sail from Boston harbor on Spray, an 11 meter long sloop. He was the first to…
View More SLOCUM, An Oceanographer's Best FriendFamous lady pirate quote
If you’d have fought like a man, you needn’t hang like a dog- Anne Bonny Anne Bonny is one of two famous lady pirates from…
View More Famous lady pirate quoteOne day course in reef ecology
Deep coral biologists like myself are continually looking to shallow reefs for applicable paradigms. A new online seminar on coral reef futures sponsored by the…
View More One day course in reef ecologyBrittlestar City: The Video
Living At Sea Under Self Rule
By now you probably realize that Peter, Kevin, and I are more than ready to burn our terrestrial dwellings down in favor of living among…
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