Open oceans

Definition of Ocean: The deep sea region starting from the continental shelf break. This is the common definition for Ocean, other definitions can be discussed in the article

Coastal wiki articles related to oceans

Ocean ecosystem

• Open ocean habitat
• Green Ocean modelling
• Atlantic Ocean
• Arctic Ocean

Physical oceanography

• Thermohaline circulation of the oceans
• Ocean circulation
• Shelf sea exchange with the ocean

Ocean observation

• Operational Ocean Observing Systems
• SeaWiFS
• MERIS
• Monitoring changes in North Atlantic plankton communities
• Monitoring keystone components of sub-Arctic foodwebs

Ocean management

• Why are the oceans so important for us?
• The Ocean provides opportunities for human health
• The Ocean provides a social and cultural space
• The Ocean as a natural heritage
• The Ocean as an economic area - a competitive Europe
• The Ocean as a unique laboratory