Overview
By H. Lawrence Clark and Alexandra Isern

Marine Geological and Geophysical Roots of the Ocean Observatories Initiative
By Keir Becker

VIGNETTE • Who Uses the COOL Classroom? Community College and Middle/High School Educators, That's Who
By Janice McDonnell and Liesl Hotaling

The National Oceanographic Partnership Program, Ocean.US, and Real Movement Towards an Integrated and Sustained Ocean Observing System
By David L. Martin

The OOI and the IOOS—Can They Be Differentiated? An NSF Perspective
By H. Lawrence Clark and Alexandra Isern

VIGNETTE • DataStreme Ocean: Providing Pre-college Teachers Study Opportunities in Oceanography Emphasizing Internet-Delivered Data
By Ira W. Geer

WOCE and TOGA—The Foundations of the Global Ocean Observing System
By W. John Gould

Observing the Ocean with Autonomous and Lagrangian Platforms and Sensors: The Role of ALPS in Sustained Ocean Observing Systems
By Mary Jane Perry and Daniel L. Rudnick

Observing the Oceans from the COOL Room: Our History, Experience, and Opinions
By Scott Glenn and Oscar Schofield

Research Plans for a Mid-Depth Cabled Seafloor Observatory in Western Canada
By Verena Tunnicliffe, Richard Dewey , and Deborah Smith

VIGNETTE • Connecting the NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries Through Telepresence
By Michiko Martin

NOAA's Ocean Observing Programs
By Donald Scavia, Michael P. Sissenwine, H. Lee Dantzler, Michael J. McPhaden, and Paul F. Moersdorf

The Business Case for the Global Observing System
By Mary G. Altalo, Philip Bogden, Charlie Colgan, H. Lee Dantzler, Margaret Davidson , and Phil Mundy

Ocean Eddies in the 1539 Carta Marina by Olaus Magnus
By H. Thomas Rossby and Peter Miller

Ice Keel Scour Marks on Mars: Evidence for Floating and Grounding Ice Floes in Kasei Valles
By Christopher Woodworth-Lynas and Jacques Yves Guigné

Impact of Climate Variability on the Recovery of Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales
By Charles H. Greene, Andrew J. Pershing, Robert D. Kenney, and Jack W. Jossi

QUARTERDECK • Farewell
By Richard W. Spinrad

FROM THE PRESIDENT • Enabling Prosperity—Innovation in Science and Engineering
By Eric O. Hartwig

THE OCEANOGRAPHY CLASSROOM • Undergraduate Oceanography Education in a Global World
By Matthias Tomczak

BOOK REVIEW • Atmosphere-Ocean Interactions (Volume 1)
By Kristina B. Katsaros

BOOK REVIEW • Oceans 2020: Science, Trends, and the Challenge of Sustainability
By John H. Steele

H. Lawrence Clark, National Science Foundation; Alexandra Isern, National Science Foundation

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