On shopping day, at entering Costco, I suddenly was immersed in and gliding through an undersea world. It took me a moment to realize that this flowing blue world was being shown on an array of monitors on all sides. It took a moment longer to disengage. With that in mind I offer, for your viewing pleasure, some underwater vistas of kelp. For those of you more interested in exploration there's some information about oceanography.
Intending to show you the motion of a kelp forest and how the light shines through, I searched YouTube. Below is the best I could find (It seems everyone has a message when it comes to kelp.)
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There are and have been some amazing photographers of Earth's undersea worlds. A legacy site for Neville Coleman (1938-2012) catalogs his travels above and below the water's surface. The front page features a Critter I/D and info button, leading to a site where you can upload a photo and request identification. Here's one of Mr. Coleman's pics:
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Phillip Colla at Oceanlight has a truly artistic eye.
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Christopher Menjou at UnderwaterPlanet offers free wallpapers. Here's one of kelp at Catalina Island.
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For facts about marine algae and locations, try The Seaweed Site.
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If you're interested in following research that's being conducted in the Earth's oceans, take a look at the Wood's Hole Oceanographic and NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration).
-- Marge
Intending to show you the motion of a kelp forest and how the light shines through, I searched YouTube. Below is the best I could find (It seems everyone has a message when it comes to kelp.)
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There are and have been some amazing photographers of Earth's undersea worlds. A legacy site for Neville Coleman (1938-2012) catalogs his travels above and below the water's surface. The front page features a Critter I/D and info button, leading to a site where you can upload a photo and request identification. Here's one of Mr. Coleman's pics:
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| NevilleColman, Green Mantis Shrimp |
Phillip Colla at Oceanlight has a truly artistic eye.
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| Phillip Colla, "Giant Kelp Forest," OceanLight |
Christopher Menjou at UnderwaterPlanet offers free wallpapers. Here's one of kelp at Catalina Island.
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| Christopher Menjou, kelp wallpaper, Underwater Planet |
For facts about marine algae and locations, try The Seaweed Site.
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| NE Atlantic seaweeds, the Seaweed Site |
If you're interested in following research that's being conducted in the Earth's oceans, take a look at the Wood's Hole Oceanographic and NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration).
-- Marge
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