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Topic: Ocean

An algae bloom near the Falkland Islands is shaped by meandering ocean currents. This image was acquired by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on board the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (SNPP) satellite on 5 December 2015.

NOAA satellites gather data on the changing Atlantic ocean waters

August 9, 2018

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An algae bloom near the Falkland Islands is shaped by meandering ocean currents. This image was acquired by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on board the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (SNPP) satellite on 5 December 2015.

Caught in a rip current? Don't fight it!

Video: Rip current 101

July 19, 2018

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Caught in a rip current? Don't fight it!

Saharan dust traveling over the Atlantic Ocean on July 8, 2018.

Dust from the Sahara Desert stretches across the tropical Atlantic Ocean

July 17, 2018

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Saharan dust traveling over the Atlantic Ocean on July 8, 2018.

Ubaldo López of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez prepares to launch NOAA ocean gliders in the summer of 2017 off Puerto Rico.

The new storm chasers? Unmanned ocean gliders go deep to help improve hurricane forecasts

July 12, 2018

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technology & innovation

Ubaldo López of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez prepares to launch NOAA ocean gliders in the summer of 2017 off Puerto Rico.

Pivers Island living shoreline.

Podcast: Protecting coasts with natural infrastructure

July 2, 2018

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Pivers Island living shoreline.

Rendering of the Jason-2 satellite.

Jason-2: A decade of global sea level measurements

June 25, 2018

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measurements and observations

Rendering of the Jason-2 satellite.

Volvo Ocean Race.

Scientists collect valuable new ocean data from Volvo Ocean Race

June 7, 2018

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Volvo Ocean Race.

Our Ocean.

Story map: Our ocean

June 12, 2018

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Our Ocean.

The Gulf Stream.

Podcast: The motion of the ocean

April 27, 2018

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tides and currents

The Gulf Stream.

In this photo, the Pacific ocean is shown with mountains in the distance. The most famous example of an ocean gyre’s tendency to "take out our trash" is the Great Pacific garbage patch located within the North Pacific Gyre.

Podcast: What is an ocean garbage patch?

March 27, 2018

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In this photo, the Pacific ocean is shown with mountains in the distance. The most famous example of an ocean gyre’s tendency to "take out our trash" is the Great Pacific garbage patch located within the North Pacific Gyre.

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