Science Topics

Climate & Oceans

Abrupt Climate Change
Global Warming
Sea Level Rise
Ocean Climate Variability
Ice Ages
Studying the Past (Paleooceanography and Paleoclimateology)
The Carbon Cycle
Ocean-Monitoring Systems

Coastal Science
Natural Hazards
- Tsunamis
- Hurricanes
Harmful Algae and Red Tides
The Moving Shoreline
Coastal Pollution
- Industrial Pollution
- Agricultural Pollution
- Domestic Pollution and Sewage
Fisheries and Coastal Resources
- Wild Fisheries
- Aquaculture
- Renewable Energy
- Minerals
- National Security
Waves, Tides, and Currents
- The Tides
- Coastal Currents
- Weather
Groundwater
Coastal Instruments & Monitoring Systems
- Research Vessels, Vehicles, and Instruments
- Observatories
Coastal and Estuarine Environments
Coastal Policy and Management
- Economics and Policy
- Management of the Coastal Ocean
- Policy and Conservation
Coastal Ocean & Human Health

Geology & Geophysics (Earth Dynamics)

Plate Tectonics
- Theory of Plate Tectonics
- Mid-Ocean Ridges
- Earthquakes
- Volcanoes
Hydrothermal Vent Systems
Earth’s Interior
- Earth’s Crust
- Earth’s Mantle
 - Earth’s Core
Vehicles & Technology
- Deep Ocean Observatories
- Underwater Vehicles
o Human Occupied Vehicles (HOVs)
o Hybrid Remotely Operated Vehicle (HROV)
o Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs)
o Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs)
- Instruments & Tools

Hydrothermal Vents
Vent Biology
Vent Chemistry

Natural Hazards
Hurricanes & Severe Storms
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Tsunamis
Floods

Ocean Chemistry

Ocean Circulation
Currents
Water Cycle
El Nino & other Oscillations
The Carbon Cycle

Ocean Engineering

Ocean Exploration
Expeditions
Shipwrecks
Observing Systems

Ocean Life
Ocean Ecosystems
- Seafloor
- Water Column
- Land-Sea Margin
- Tropics
- Polar Regions
- Extreme Environments
Marine Mammals
Microbial Communities
Marine Conservation
- Endangered Species
- Invasive Species
Technology
- Sampling
- Observatories
- Mathematical Approaches
- Modeling
Behavior & Physiology of Ocean Life
- Biomechanics
- Animal Behavior
Biodiversity
Humans & the Ocean
- Human Impacts on Ocean Life
- Ocean Impacts of Human Life
Living Marine Resources
- Fisheries
- Aquaculture
- Natural Products
Mysterious and Remarkable Creatures
- Hydrothermal Vent
- Jellyfish
- Giant Squid

Ocean Policy

Ocean Resources
Fisheries
Aquaculture
Minerals/nutrients
Oil & Gas
Wind Power
Groundwater
Public Policy

Polar Science
Polar Life
- Ecosystems
o Arctic
o Antarctic
Polar Ocean Circulation
- Eddies
- Abrupt Climate Change
The Poles and Climate Change
- Ice Coring
- Paleoceanography
- Paleoclimatology
- Abrupt Climate Change
- Global Warming
- Climate Variability (Ice Ages)
Technology
- Instruments and Tools
o Sensor & Samplers
  Ice Tethered Profiler
 Polar Profiling Floats
o Lighting Systems
o Communication Tools
- Underwater Vehicles
o PUMA
o Jaguar
- Ships (Icebreakers)
- Moorings
- Satellites
o Polar Observatories
o PRIMO (Polar Remote Interactive Marine Observatory)
Ice
- Glaciers
- Sea Ice
- Ice Coring
Geology & Geophysics
- Plate Tectonics
o Arctic
o Antarctic
- Glaciers
- Mid Ocean Ridges
Expeditions
- CORSACS
- Edge of the Arctic Shelf
- Beaufort Gyre Exploration Project
- Ken Buesseler’s letters
- Dive & Discover
- Polar Discovery
- Antarctic Invertebrates
Pollution at the Poles

Pollution
Industrial Pollution
Agricultural Pollution
Domestic Pollution and Sewage
Red Tides
Public Policy

Sound in the Ocean

Human Generated/Effect on Ocean Life
Mapping Systems
Ocean Life Communication

Ships & Technology

Research Vessels
Underwater Vehicles
- Human Occupied Vehicles (HOVs)
- Hybrid Remotely Operated Vehicle (HROV)
- Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs)
- Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs)
Instruments & Tools
 - Sensors & Samplers
- Seafloor Mapping Systems
- Lights & Camera Systems
- Communications Tools
Observing Systems
- Ocean Observatories
- Moorings & Buoys
- Floats & Drifters