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About the Oceans provides an encyclopaedic
collection of information about the oceans, organized in the
following areas:
- How Oceans were Formed: an overview of
the physical, chemical and biological processes responsible for the
birth and evolution of the oceans
- How Oceans are Changing: present trends in
oceanic changes in respect to meteorological and oceanographic
characteristics, the protection of the marine environment and the
sustainable and efficient management of marine
resources
- Maps and Statistics and Online
Databases: a collection of maps, statistics and
databases related to oceanic geography, islands, continental
shelves, ocean depths, troughs and deeps, sea beds
- Ocean Dynamics: coastal and ocean currents,
winds, waves, tides, mechanisms, research foci
- Physical & Chemical Properties:
including temperature, salinity, oxygen, seasonal changes, relation
to climate
- Ocean-Atmosphere Interface: present
status of knowledge on the role of oceans in climate, weather and
storm generation, marine weather forecasts, temperature flows,
carbon sink, etc.
- Biology: from plankton to whales, corals,
fish, birds, plants, biodiversity, research foci
- Ecology: food chains, habitats, ecosystems
structure and characteristics, research foci
- Coasts & Coral Reefs: river basins,
estuaries, flows, coral reefs, formation and types of
coasts
- Monitoring &
Observing Systems: how the oceans are monitored by
humans and which technologies are in use and are under
development
- Research: includes current and future research
foci (including recent discoveries) and research
organization
- Education & Training: capacity building,
public education, marine extension, training, professional
development
- International Cooperation: institutions,
mechanisms and international agreements to facilitate
inter-governmental and other cooperation to study, manage and
preserve the oceans
- Early Explorations: examines the first oceanic
explorations
- Issues: a link to OCEAN ISSUES
- The
Uses of the Oceans & Coastal Areas: a link to OCEAN
USES
- The Oceans of the Future: futuristic
assessment of ocean use, technology, risks and
opportunities
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