Oceanography
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*7a: [http://www.biosci.ohiou.edu/faculty/currie/ocean/makeanet.htm Make your Own Plankton Net] A simple design from Ohio University's Department of Biological Sciences. | *7a: [http://www.biosci.ohiou.edu/faculty/currie/ocean/makeanet.htm Make your Own Plankton Net] A simple design from Ohio University's Department of Biological Sciences. | ||
*7f: [http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/tropic.html Satellite Images] Intended for storm watches, covering all the major seas and oceans. From the University of Wisconsin. | *7f: [http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/tropic.html Satellite Images] Intended for storm watches, covering all the major seas and oceans. From the University of Wisconsin. | ||
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*8c: [http://www.marinecareers.net/ Marine Careers] - The site says it all. Perfect for option C in requirement 8. | *8c: [http://www.marinecareers.net/ Marine Careers] - The site says it all. Perfect for option C in requirement 8. | ||
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![]() | Oceanography requires prior counselor approval for requirements #8a, 8c. |
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Status: | Elective | |
Created: | 1964 | |
Discontinued: | no | |
BSA Advancement ID: | 079 | |
Requirements revision: | 2004 | |
Latest pamphlet revision: | 2003 |
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- This badge is one of the elective merit badges of the William T. Hornaday Awards for Boy Scouts.
Requirement resources
- 2,5: Composition of Seawater - Excellent site for requirements 2 and 5. It gives much detailed information about the oceans including the percentage of elements present in water, salinity/salts, density, dissolved gases, temperature, nutrients, and underwater photosynthesis.
- 2: Glossary of Physical Oceanography
- 3: Oceanography in Motion: Waves - Characteristics Text and diagrams from the office of Naval Research.
- 6: Plankton and the Benthos: From Top to Bottom - Good resource for requirement 6. Provides detailed information on the Plankton and Benthos marine groups.
- 7a: Make your Own Plankton Net A simple design from Ohio University's Department of Biological Sciences.
- 7f: Satellite Images Intended for storm watches, covering all the major seas and oceans. From the University of Wisconsin.
- 8c: Marine Careers - The site says it all. Perfect for option C in requirement 8.
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External links
- University of West Florida - One of the leading universities in marine science. Offers undergraduate degrees in Marine Biology, Maritime Studies, and Oceanography; graduate degrees in Biology including specializations in Marine Biology and Coastal Zones.
- Texas A & M - One of the largest and most well-known unversities that offers degrees and conducts research in the fields of marine science. Offers undergraduate degrees in Ocean Engineering and Biology and minors in Oceanography; graduate degrees in Water Management and Hydrological Science, Fisheries Science, Ocean Engineering, Oceanography, and Biology. It also has a special branch in Galveston, TX that is specifically devoted to the marine sciences.