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This paper, published by the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, explores some of the weaknesses of ocean models for climate prediction. The author discusses what role oceans play in the behavior of climate, reviews why models still do not precisely replicate the behavior...

This page is a course overview for Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) course 12.800, Fluid Dynamics of the Atmosphere and Ocean.  Topics covered include: concepts of fluid dynamics to atmospheric and ocean processes, implications of fluid dynamics for atmosphere and ocean, and physical...

This 20-page resource is provided by the Marine Advanced Technology Education Center (MATE) and includes an overview of the operational marine forecaster profession. This resource includes information about the profession such as occupational definition, personal characteristics, occupational...

This course, entitled Atmospheric and Oceanic Modeling and offered by MIT's OpenCourseware program, covers topics such as numerical methods, formulation and parameterizations used in models of the circulation of the atmosphere and ocean. Emerging concepts and new methods in the field will also be...

Located in Norfolk, VA the Maritime Center consists of: Nauticus, a maritime-themed science center with hands-on exhibits and aquaria; USS Wisconsin, one of the largest and last battleships built by the Navy and available to tour; Hampton Roads Naval Museum, over 50 exhibits on naval history in...

NOAA's Maritime Heritage Program's mission is to protect, promote and explore our maritime heritage through a national program embracing heritage resources in our evolving coastal, marine and Great Lakes stewardship. The site contains expedition information, research topics, links to additional...

This website provides information on the Marine Advanced Technology Education Center's (MATE) Ocean Drifter Project. The site includes a definition of ocean drifters, an abstract, and links to the following resources: Oceanography and Google Earth: Observing Ocean Processes with Time Animations and...

This webite, sponsored by COSEE (Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence) and the Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center, can help in finding an ocean related career or job. Well-organized pages provide information about colleges, professional societies, scholarships,...

The Bridge, from the Virginia Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program, is a growing collection of the best marine education resources available on-line. It provides educators with a convenient source of accurate and useful information on global, national, and regional marine science topics, and gives...

The Robot Archeologist is a lesson plan designed for Earth Science or Mathematics students in grades 9-12. This lesson plan was published by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) for their Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Festival 2008 (AUVfest 2008), which addressed how AUVs can be...