Geology & Earth Sciences

From Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, a glossary of instruments, and "how they work, what they do and why they do it" with links to video, databases and more.

A geologic and oceanographic study, by the USGS, of the Gulf of the Farallones, near the San Francisco Bay region.

From the USGS this web site contains basic explanations (for polar temparate and tropcial oceans), FAQ's and links to other sources.

One of three NOAA environmental data centers, and serves as a national repository and dissemination facility for global ocean data.
Algal Blooms
Biology Data
Buoy Data
Coastal Water Temperature Guide
Ocean Current Data
Salinity Data
Satellite Data
Sea Level Data
Wave Data
World Ocean Atlas & Database