SEACOOS part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The Southeastern Coastal Ocean Observing System (SEACOOS) is a collaborative university partnership that collects, manages, and disseminates integrated regional ocean observations and modeled ...

WINDS: Measuring Ocean Winds from Space part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This website provides access to images and data gathered by the SeaWinds scatterometer, a microwave radar sensor designed specifically to measure ocean near-surface wind speed and direction. The site ...

Ocean World part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The Ocean World site has a wide variety of information regarding the ocean. Established by Texas A and M University's Jason Project, Ocean World provides a wealth of information on weather, forams, ...

The National Marine Educators Association part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The National Marine Educators Association (NMEA) brings together those interested in the study and enjoyment of the world of water - both fresh and salt. Affiliated with the National Science Teachers ...

Exploring Earth part of SERC Web Resource Collection

Using imagery and visualizations, this site offers investigations of almost every Earth science topic imaginable. It is structured to follow the unit and chapter headings of an Earth science ...

Numerical Ocean Circulation Modeling part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This book, volume two in the Series on Environmental Science and Management, offers a comprehensive overview of the models and methods employed in the rapidly advancing field of ocean circulation ...

The Microbial Basis of Life at Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This article discusses the sampling and in situ experiments carried out by ALVIN at various hydrothermal vent sites as well as the microbes associated with these sites. Major topics are black smokers ...

The Epistemological Framing of a Discipline: Writing Science in University Oceanography part of SERC Print Resource Collection
The purpose of this paper is to examine how instruction in scientific writing in a university oceanography course communicated epistemological positions of this discipline. Drawing from sociological ...

Pictorial Aids for Learning by Doing in a Multimedia Geology Simulation Game part of SERC Print Resource Collection
How can we help students learn to solve authentic geology problems within a virtual environment? This article describes the results of various scaffolding methods for students who were asked to ...

From ODP to CPR; using Ocean Drilling Program data in calibrated peer review assignments part of SERC Print Resource Collection
In the past two decades an enormous amount of data has been accumulated by the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP). Much of ODP's data are accessible on ODP's webpage (http://www-odp.tamu.edu), including ...