Archive for July, 2009

NowCOAST Maps Real-time Ocean and Weather Observations [FEATURE]

Posted by nos.info@noaa.gov on 28 July, 2009
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To safely transit marine highways that get busier with each passing year, mariners need the most accurate and up-to-date information they can find. Increasingly, they are finding that information on the nowCOAST Web site....

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How frequent are tides?

Posted by Ocean Facts on 27 July, 2009
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Coastal areas experience two low tides and two high tides every lunar day, or 24 hours and 50 minutes.  More

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What are phytoplankton?

Posted by Ocean Facts on 27 July, 2009
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Phytoplankton are microscopic marine plants.  More

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NOS Bands Together to Protect Ospreys

Posted by nos.info@noaa.gov on 24 July, 2009
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Thirteen staff from the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management’s Estuarine Reserves Division (ERD) recently got hands-on experience with nesting ospreys when they accompanied naturalist Greg Kearns as he banded some of the season’s newly hatched chicks in the Jug Bay component of the Chesapeake Bay Maryland National Estuarine Research Reserve....

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What is a guyot?

Posted by Ocean Facts on 21 July, 2009
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A guyot, or seamount, is an undersea mountain.  More

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Who first charted the Gulf Stream?

Posted by Ocean Facts on 21 July, 2009
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Although first observed in 1513 by Ponce de Leon, the Gulf Stream was not charted until the early 1770s by Benjamin Franklin, with the help of a Nantucket sea captain.  More

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Uniting Kids Through Art and Science

Posted by nos.info@noaa.gov on 17 July, 2009
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On June 11, hundreds of children from Washington, DC, descended on the National Mall to learn about the importance of protecting our nation’s watersheds through art....

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Ten Years Later: A Look Back at the Search for John F. Kennedy, Jr.’s Missing Plane

Posted by nos.info@noaa.gov on 16 July, 2009
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Ten years ago, a small plane piloted by the son of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy crashed into the Atlantic Ocean in an accident that drew attention from all around the world....

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Building a Foundation for Clean, Healthy Waterways

Posted by nos.info@noaa.gov on 13 July, 2009
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“Treat the Earth well; it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children.” These words were delivered by NOS Assistant Administrator John H. Dunnigan at the 11th Annual Waterkeeper Alliance Conference....

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How do people use kelp?

Posted by Ocean Facts on 13 July, 2009
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Kelp is used to make toothpastes, shampoos, salad dressings, puddings, cakes, dairy products, frozen foods, and even pharmaceuticals.  More

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