Ocean Topic: Biological Carbon Pump - Woods Hole …
Sep 10, 2020 · The ocean’s so-called biological carbon pump removes carbon from the atmosphere and stores it deep in the ocean on timescales that are important to the lifespan of …
Ocean | NASA Earthdata
The ocean covers more than 70% of Earth’s surface and contains 97% of the planet’s water. This vast, critical reservoir supports a diversity of life and helps regulate Earth’s climate.
Ocean Topics - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
The ocean matters The ocean covers more than two-thirds of Earth's surface, it makes life as we know it possible, and it sustains human society. Yet the global ocean is largely unexplored and …
Oceans - Science News
4 days ago · Oceans The world’s largest coral was discovered in the South Pacific The behemoth coral, discovered in October in the Solomon Islands, is longer than a blue whale and older …
Know Your Ocean - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Know Your Ocean The ocean covers more than 2/3 of Earth's surface and is a fundamental reason why life exists on Earth-but much of it remains unexplored and under-appreciated. …
Ocean Life - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Microbial life can be found throughout the ocean, from rocks and sediments beneath the seafloor, across the vast stretches of open water, to intertidal and surf zones. Ocean Plants Ocean …
Currents, Gyres, & Eddies - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Jun 10, 2024 · What are Currents, Gyres, and Eddies? Even on the calmest days, Earth's oceans are constantly on the move. At the surface and beneath, currents, gyres and eddies play a …
Twilight Zone - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Sep 29, 2023 · Animals in the twilight zone help support the ocean’s food web and transport huge amounts of carbon from surface waters into the deep ocean, helping to regulate global climate. …
Ocean Acidification - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Feb 9, 2021 · Ocean acidification is a reduction in the pH of the ocean over an extended period of time, caused primarily by an increase of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
How the Ocean Works - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
The ocean water column is made up of five zones: the sunlight (epipelagic), twilight (mesopelagic), midnight (bathypelagic), abyssal (abyssopelagic) and hadal zones (trenches). …