Intertidal zones support biodiverse habitats but have lost serious ground in recent decades to development, erosion, and sea level rise.Read More »Ocean Sciences
The twice-daily ebb and flow of the sea have the power to change the planet. Weak tides could have allowed Earth to freeze over, and strong tides may have given vertebrates a leg up on land.Read More »Ocean Sciences
Archaeological evidence suggests that communities on the northern coast of Sumatra devastated by a tsunami roughly 600 years ago opted to rebuild in the same area, a process repeated in 2004.Read More »Ocean Sciences
Seafloor pressure sensor data show that long-period ocean surface waves radiating from the world’s shorelines are mostly reflected back to shore by the continental shelf edge.Read More »Ocean Sciences
The findings are important for scientists and coastal managers looking to predict future wave heights and take measures to protect coastal communities across Western Europe.Read More »Ocean Sciences
A recent paper in Reviews of Geophysics discusses how ocean tides affect the motion of, and loss of ice from, the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets.Read More »Ocean Sciences
2nd SWOT Application User Workshop: Engaging the User Community for Advancing Societal Applications of the Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission, Reston, Virginia, 5–6 April 2017Read More »Ocean Sciences
