A curated list of awesome resources, tools, data, and organizations for the study and exploration of the ocean.
Oceanography is the scientific study of the ocean, including its physical, chemical, biological, and geological aspects. This list is for students, researchers, marine scientists, and anyone fascinated by the world's oceans.
- General Resources
- Learning & Courses
- Data Sources & APIs
- Visualization & Mapping
- Marine Biology
- Physical & Chemical Oceanography
- Geological Oceanography
- Climate & Ocean Interaction
- Remote Sensing & Satellites
- Ocean Observation & Monitoring
- Software & Tools
- Organizations & Projects
- Journals & Publications
- Related Awesome Lists
- NOAA Ocean Exploration – US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s hub for ocean discovery.
- Oceanography (Wikipedia) – Overview of the field.
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography – Leading research institution in marine science.
- Marine Science Today – News and insights about the ocean and marine environment.
- MIT OpenCourseWare: Introduction to Oceanography – Free course with lectures and materials.
- Coursera: Oceanography – Introductory course on the ocean environment.
- edX: Our Oceans – Learn about the ocean’s role in global systems.
- Earthdata for Students – NASA's Earth science toolkit for oceanography learners.
- NASA OceanColor Web – Satellite data on ocean biology and color.
- Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service (CMEMS) – Real-time and historical ocean data.
- World Ocean Database (WOD) – NOAA’s global oceanographic data.
- Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) – Framework for sustained ocean observations.
- Marine Data Exchange – Offshore marine data from the UK.
- Ocean Data View (ODV) – Interactive exploration and visualization of oceanographic data.
- Marine Regions – Standardized marine geographical data.
- Seabed 2030 – Global ocean floor mapping project.
- Bathymetric Data Viewer (NOAA) – View and access seafloor data.
- Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) – Global database of marine species distributions.
- Marine Species Identification Portal – Tools to identify marine life.
- ReefBase – Information system for coral reefs.
- ARGO Float Data – Global array of profiling floats for temperature and salinity.
- GLODAP – Global ocean data on carbon and alkalinity.
- IOOS – Integrated ocean observing system for US coastal and ocean waters.
- GEBCO – Global bathymetric charts of the oceans.
- Seafloor Explorer – Crowdsourced classification of ocean floor imagery.
- Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) – International marine research drilling.
- El Niño & La Niña (NOAA) – Information on ENSO and its oceanic impacts.
- NASA Ocean & Climate – NASA's research on the ocean-climate link.
- IPCC Ocean Reports – Special reports on the ocean and cryosphere in climate change.
- GHRSST – Global High-Resolution Sea Surface Temperature data.
- ESA Ocean Satellite Missions – European Space Agency satellite data.
- MODIS-Aqua – Ocean color monitoring from satellites.
- Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) – US coastal and global ocean observing system.
- Neptune Canada – Cabled ocean observatory in the Northeast Pacific.
- SOOS – Southern Ocean Observing System – Observing Southern Ocean systems.
- Marine Geospatial Ecology Tools (MGET) – ArcGIS toolbox for marine ecology.
- Ferret – Analysis and visualization for gridded ocean data.
- Panoply – NetCDF, HDF and GRIB viewer from NASA.
- Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) – UNESCO’s coordination body for ocean science.
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution – US-based leader in marine science.
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) – Cutting-edge marine research.
- UN Decade of Ocean Science – Global campaign for sustainable ocean development.
- Oceanography – https://tos.org/oceanography
- Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans – https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/21699275
- Deep Sea Research – https://www.journals.elsevier.com/deep-sea-research-part-i-oceanographic-research-papers
- Marine Ecology Progress Series (MEPS) – https://www.int-res.com/journals/meps/
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