Until now, only about a quarter of the seafloor has been mapped using ships with special sonar equipment. The rest has ...

The Drake Passage off the West Antarctic Peninsula is a notoriously dangerous channel that connects the Atlantic, Pacific and ...

NASA and the French space agency CNES's SWOT satellite provides researchers with the tools to create the most accurate ocean maps yet.

Description: Introduces descriptive and dynamical physical oceanography, focusing on the nature and dynamics of ocean currents and their role in the distribution of heat and other aspects of ocean ...

Synopsis: A quantitative introduction to the field of physical oceanography, with special emphasis on the ocean’s interaction with the atmosphere and role in the global climate system. Topics include ...

Physical oceanography is the study of the physics of marine systems. It includes the distribution of temperature and salinity, water mass formation and movement, ocean currents, interior and ...

Global sea level rose faster than expected in 2024, mostly because of ocean water expanding as it warms, or thermal expansion ...

Pollution by marine litter of anthropogenic origin –that comes from human activity– is currently one of the biggest ...