81. Ocean And Oceanography - MSN Encarta Ocean and oceanography, great body of salt water comprising all the oceans and seas that cover nearly threefourths of the surface of the earth, and http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761574766/ocean_and_oceanography.html

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82. Women Exploring The Oceans This site is to show the diversity of people who choose science as a career and to provide role models for young girls deciding whether to enter science or http://www.womenoceanographers.org/

WomenOceanographers.org Home About Us Site Map ... Featured Career ... Emily M. Klein Emily M. Klein Professor of Geology and Geochemistry Duke University View full profile … Every research cruise holds the potential for a surprising discovery — something that perhaps will overturn conventional wisdom. It takes luck. But it also takes scientists who can work together, think creatively, question assumptions, and follow where the data lead. For Emily Klein, a marine geochemist at Duke University, uncovering the unexpected has become almost routine. Anticipating what surprises await is for her one of the most rewarding parts of research. Emily studies volcanic eruptions and the creation of new crust on the ocean floor. To understand these eruptions, she focuses on processes that take place beneath the ocean floor, such as where the magma comes from and how it moves through the crust. Emily finds clues to these hidden processes by studying the chemical makeup of lava collected from the ocean floor. The presence of crystals and variations in the amounts of both common and rare elements and isotopes in the lava can tell Emily a great deal about magma’s journey to the surface. Hess Deep New ocean crust is created along the mid-ocean ridges that thread their way through the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. These undersea volcanic mountain chains rise at the edges of diverging tectonic plates. As the plates pull apart, magma wells up from the magma chamber, pushing through cracks in the crust towards the surface. Magma that does not reach the surface solidifies in these cracks, forming slabs of lava inside the crust called dikes.

83. Listing Of Colleges And Universities Offering Meteorology And Atmospheric Scienc Listing of colleges and universities that offer courses in the meteorological, atmospheric, oceanic, hydrologic and related sciences. http://www.ametsoc.org/amsucar_curricula/index.cfm

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84. Biology Department Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Studying the biology of marine organisms, their spatial temporal distributions, and their interactions. http://www.whoi.edu/science/B/dept/

85. COAS Many new researchers have joined COAS, bringing their expertise and enthusiasm to one of the leading oceanographic and atmospheric research institutions in http://www.coas.oregonstate.edu/

@import url("act_layout.css"); @import url("act_content.css"); a1.src = a2.src; Ocean 2004 Oregon Quakes in 'Locked' Area Between Plates Looking Inside a Volcano's Magma Chambers ... Ocean Biology, Productivity Driven by the Jet Stream from MODIS: Real-time satellite images The College is a leader in the study of the Earth as an integrated system, providing scientific understanding to address complex environmental challenges. Global Vision. From the tiniest organisms to satellite studies, COAS research provides a global perspective of the Earth system. Addressing Needs. Local and national environmental managers and policy makers can make informed decisions based on vital COAS research. The Frontiers of Science. Many new researchers have joined COAS, bringing their expertise and enthusiasm to one of the leading oceanographic and atmospheric research institutions in the nation. Tools for Understanding. COAS researchers develop and use state-of-the-art sensors and laboratory instruments to study all facets of Earth science. Unlocking the Future.

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