An Introduction to Sea Surface Temperature
Source: NOAA The ocean has been around for billions of years. Yet, we only started measuring oceanographic variables in the late eighteenth century. We’ve got a long way to go […]
Offshore Oil and Gas on the Gulf Coast: Mitigating Risks with Data
In 2016, the US offshore oil and natural gas industries—which are heavily concentrated in the Gulf of Mexico— contributed 315,000 jobs and $30 billion to the US economy. These industries […]
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Overcoming Coastal Challenges in the U.S. with Moored Buoy Networks
“This article is originally posted on Sofar Ocean” According to the UN, more than 600 million people—roughly 10 percent of the world’s population—live in coastal areas that are only 30 […]
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Why Real-Time Data Matters to the Maritime Industry
Over 90% of world trade is in the hands of the international maritime shipping industry. Every year, it moves more than USD 4 trillion of goods. For shipping companies, there’s […]
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Mitigating Climate Change: It Starts With Better Ocean Data
For years (and we mean many years), the ocean helped us mitigate the early effects of human emissions by absorbing greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide and heat, from the atmosphere. […]
