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ESC105 Oceanography: Websites

Part of the Earth Sciences Curriculum at Cape Cod Community College

Google 101

Google

  • Search within a specific website (site:): Google allows you to specify that your search results must come from a given website. You can also specify a whole class of sites, for example [site:.gov ] will return results only from a .gov domain.
  • Phrase search (""): By putting double quotes around a set of words, you are telling Google to search those exact words in that exact order without any change
  • Fill in the blanks (*): Use an asterisk (*) as a placeholder for any unknown or "wildcard" terms.  

Want more ideas?  Read Google's own help pages.

Top Websites

 

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is the world's largest private, non-profit oceanographic research institution and a global leader in the study and exploration of the ocean.

Woods Hole oceanographic Institution

 

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute:  A non-profit oceanographic research center based in Monterey Bay, California.  The website provides research reports, press releases, images, maps, and more.

  Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

 

United States Geological Survey:  The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collects, monitors, analyzes, and provides scientific understanding about natural resource conditions, issues, and problems.

United States Geological Survey

   

National Aeronautics and Space Administration:  Find news stories, informational reports, videos, images, and podcasts on topics related to the Earth, space, and technology.

NASA

 

United States Environmental Protection Agency:  This government agency studies environmental issues in order to protect human health as well as the environment. Detailed topic pages provide information on topics such as climate change, oil spill response techniques, aquatic ecosystems, and more.

United States Environmental Protection Agency 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: The mission of this agency is "to understand and predict changes in climate, weather, oceans, and coasts, to share that knowledge and information with others, and to conserve and manage coastal and marine ecosystems and resources."

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration