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Sciences involved in the study of geological, biological, chemical, and physical characteristics and processes of the oceans.

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Paleoceanography (7 items)

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Sound waves [More info]: Monthly online newsletter covering coastal and marine science with links listed under sections titled fieldwork, meetings, outreach, and research.
South Carolina coastal erosion study [More info]: USGS project to understand coastal evolution and modern beach behavior; to identify and model the physical processes affecting coastal ocean circulation and sediment transport; and to identify sediment sources and construct a regional sediment budget.
St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center [More info]: Research with a primary focus on coastal and marine environments and societal implications of natural hazards, resource sustainability, and environmental change.
Studies in Long Island Sound: geology, contaminants, and environmental issues [More info]: Description of Long Island Sound projects and links to research topics, data, publications, photos, and technology on sediment transport, sea floor mapping, contaminant sampling, sediment texture, and environmental issues.
The Marine Realms Information Bank family of digital libraries: Access to free online information for coastal and marine science [More info]: An introduction to three related USGS digital libraries: the general-purpose Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB); the regionally focused Monterey Bay Science (MBS) Digital Library; and the topically focused Coastal Change Hazards (CCH) Digital Library.
The role of climate in estuarine variability [More info]: Article from American Scientist on study of the San Francisco Bay estuary as a component of the global climate system showing that natural fluctuations might be mistaken for anthropogenic trends affecting waterflow and salinity.
The sea-floor mapping facility at the U.S. Geological Survey Woods Hole Field Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts [More info]: Fact sheet on the sea-floor mapping facility at Woods Hole describing state-of-the-art technology used to produce accurate geologic maps of the sea floor and reporting on its data-acquisition, data-processing, and archiving capabilities.
U.S. Atlantic East Coast [More info]: Atlantic East Coast interactive map with GIS datasets and sonar imagery.
Western Region Coastal and Marine Geology [More info]: Western Region Coastal and Marine Geology science center conducts research in the coastal and offshore areas of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Hawaii, and other U.S. Pacific Islands.
Why Study Paleoclimate? [More info]: It's the only way to understand global environmental conditions that were very different from the way they are today.

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