A new app from Monmouth University's Urban Coast Institute brings ocean data straight to your cell phone. Here is what it ...

The ocean off New Jersey is filled with cargo ship traffic out of the busiest port on the East Coast, the Port of New York and New Jersey, as well fishing and recreational boat traffic.

The ocean surface boundary layer (OSBL) is a dynamic region that mediates the exchange of momentum, heat, and gases between the atmosphere and the ocean. Recent advances in observational and ...

Map of ancient ocean 'dead zones' could predict future locations, impacts. ... Hurricanes mix deep ocean layers, bringing nutrient-rich, cold water and low-oxygen zones to the surface.

However, an ocean layer below the surface called the "twilight zone" (where light is unavailable) can also affect surface-dwelling phytoplankton.

The boundary layer between the ice shelf and the ocean is cold, miles from anywhere, and beneath very thick ice, so it’s no wonder it has hardly been measured at all.