Stratigraphic Cross Section of Northeast Texas part of SERC Web Resource Collection

Cretaceous sedimentary rocks of Northeast Texas provide important clues about paleogeography, paleotectonics, and sea level fluctuation. This website describes several of these rock units and the ...

Chemical reaction believed to support underground microbes is now unlikely part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This article published by the National Science Foundation reports on new findings that suggest hydrogen may not be an available energy source to bacteria living on or near the surface of the ocean ...

Living Large in Microscopic Nooks part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This article published in Oceanus, a Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution publication, highlights the ability of certain bacteria to live off a solid-rock substrate. This publication also contains ...

Is Life Thriving Deep Beneath the Seafloor? part of SERC Web Resource Collection

In 1991, scientists aboard the submersible Alvin sailed into the aftermath of a very recent volcanic eruption on the seafloor. This article published in Oceanus, a Woods Hole Oceanographic ...

Ocean-Modeling.org part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The purpose of this web site is to facilitate the development and testing of the Terrain-following Ocean Modeling System (TOMS) and to provide a forum to the ocean community at large. The site ...

Bergen Ocean Model part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The Bergen Ocean Model (BOM) is a numerical simulation tool. This site provides an overview of the derivation and parameters of the model, as well as the model source code and user's guide. Also ...

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 ...

Tropical Ocean Atmosphere Project part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The Tropical Atmosphere Ocean array (now called the TAO/TRITON array) consists of approximately 70 moorings in the Tropical Pacific Ocean that transmit oceanographic and meteorological data in ...

Expedition to the Lost City part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This website provides an account of a research cruise to the Lost City Hydrothermal Field at the summit of the Atlantis Massif. During this 32-day expedition, scientists onboard the research vessel ...

Tsunami Modeling from Submarine Landslides part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This paper describes a kinematic model that computes tsunamis generated from submarine landslides. The model is based on bathymetric (ocean floor modeling) data and historical tsunami data. The ...