Coastal Connections
Ocean Salt Has a History Beyond the Nearest River
Follow a simple account of ocean salts from weathered rock and seafloor processes, keeping sources separate from local changes in salinity.
Follow the water
Coastal Connections
Follow the connections between rivers, shorelines and the open ocean.
Coastal Connections
The Sea’s Surface Temperature Does Not Describe Every Depth
Read an ocean temperature profile by following depth as well as temperature, and see why a surface measurement cannot describe the whole water column.
Coastal Connections
Beach Sand Can Have More Than One Starting Material
A beach can contain mineral grains and fragments of biological material. Learn why colour alone is not enough to tell the complete origin of its sediment.
Coastal Connections
A Quiet Shore Does Not Describe the Whole Underwater Soundscape
Separate what you hear from shore from claims about sound underwater, then read a marine sound report with the measurement setting in view.
Coastal Connections
A Wave Can Pass Without Carrying the Same Water Across the Bay
Separate a travelling wave pattern from the movement of water itself, then use a careful shore observation to notice what a short view can and cannot explain.
Coastal Connections
Why a Marine Debris Photo Needs a Boundary
Use the edges of a photograph to define what it documents, and avoid treating a selected view as a complete assessment of a shoreline.
Coastal Connections
A Mangrove Root Tangle Is Part of the Coastal Habitat
Look beyond the silhouette of a mangrove forest to understand how roots, water and sediment contribute to a varied coastal habitat.
Coastal Connections
Upwelling: Why Some Surface Water Has a Deeper Story
Understand the basic movement behind ocean upwelling and why a cool patch of water alone is not enough to identify the process locally.