An ocean (from Ancient Greek ??????? (Okeanos) ; the World Ocean of classical antiquity) is a body of saline water that composes a large part of a planet's ...

Introduction . Seen from space, our planet's surface appears to be dominated by the color blue. The Earth appears blue because large bodies of saline water known as ...

4/13/2011 · /OC5/WOA09/pr_woa09.html ... World Ocean Atlas 2009 (WOA09) is a set of objectively analyzed (1° grid) climatological fields of in situ temperature ...

Definition of OCEAN. 1. a: the whole body of salt water that covers nearly three fourths of the surface of the earth b: any of the large bodies of water (as the ...

Pressure increases with ocean depth ... Submersibles are required for deep sea exploration. Here, the Hawai'i Undersea Research Laboratory's Pisces V submersible ...

Mariners have known for many centuries that the ocean contains currents that flow along generally consistent paths. The Spanish galleons transporting gold and ...

The deep sea, or deep layer, is the lowest layer in the ocean, existing below the thermocline and above the seabed, at a depth of 1000 fathoms (1800 m) or more ...

2/20/2009 · "He releases the two seas 9meeting) side by side, between the a barrier (so) neither of then transgresses" ( Quran, 55: 19-20 ) "And it...

Ocean Workd's aquarium allows you to view 360° of amazing sea life.

7/19/2012 · /OC5/indprod.html ... Note: The World Ocean Database 2009 expands and replaces all previous versions.