{"id":543,"date":"2016-02-24T14:05:30","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T14:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.efolio.soton.ac.uk\/blog\/discoveroceanography\/?page_id=543"},"modified":"2016-02-24T14:05:30","modified_gmt":"2016-02-24T14:05:30","slug":"welcome-to-discover-oceanography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/discoveroceanography\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We use the oceans for food, energy, transport and even recreation. The oceans and their inhabitants play vital roles in our planet&#8217;s <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips56'>Climate<\/span> and life-support systems. Understanding the marine environment is therefore vital if we are to unravel how our planet works and what the future holds for us.\u00a0 To do this, marine <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips48'>Science<\/span> brings together the traditional disciplines of physics, chemistry, biology and geography \u2013 and offers a great opportunity to experience the application of these subjects.<\/p>\n<p>Although the oceans cover 70% of the surface of the Earth, understanding the marine environment begins right on our doorstep.\u00a0 Estuaries, such as Southampton Water, are ideal places to see some of the fundamental processes that\u00a0 work in the oceans.\u00a0 With 37% of the world&#8217;s population living on or near the coast, estuaries are also key areas where human activities have their first impact on the marine environment.<\/p>\n<p>The resources on these pages can be used independently or alongside the Discover <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips20'>Oceanography<\/span> boat trip for schools. 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To access the Teachers <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips74'>Area<\/span> of the website you will need a password.<\/p>\n<p>Please\u00a0visit the main <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/discoveroceanography\/index.page\" target=\"_blank\">Discover <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips20'>Oceanography<\/span> website<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for more information about the Discover <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips20'>Oceanography<\/span> boat trip experience.<\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips0','The variable that is changed or controlled in a scientific experiment to test the effects on\u00a0the dependent variable.'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips20','The branch of science that deals with the physical and biological properties and phenomena of the sea.'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips48','A system of observation and experimentation used to learn how the world works.'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips56','<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">The weather conditions prevailing in an <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips74'>Area<\/span> in general or over a long period.<\/span>'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips71','A very large expanse of sea, in particular each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically.'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips74','The amount of space inside the boundaries of a 2D or 3D object.'); <\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We use the oceans for food, energy, transport and even recreation. 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