The Oceanography of the Philippine Archipelago: Introduction to the Special Issue
By Arnold L. Gordon and Cesar L. Villanoy

Regional Oceanography of the Philippine Archipelago
By Arnold L. Gordon, Janet Sprintall , and Amy Ffield

Circulation in the Philippine Archipelago Simulated by 1/12° and 1/25° Global HYCOM and EAS NCOM
By Harley E. Hurlburt, E. Joseph Metzger, Janet Sprintall , Shelley N. Riedlinger, Robert A. Arnone, Toshiaki Shinoda, and Xiaobiao Xu

Two-Way Coupled Atmosphere-Ocean Modeling of the PhilEx Intensive Observational Periods
By Paul W. May, James D. Doyle, Julie D. Pullen, and Laura T. David

Development of a Hindcast/Forecast Model for the Philippine Archipelago
By Hernan G. Arango, Julia C. Levin, Enrique N. Curchitser , Bin Zhang, Andrew M. Moore, Weiqing Han, Arnold L. Gordon, Craig M. Lee, and James B. Girton

Multiscale Physical and Biological Dynamics in the Philippine Archipelago: Predictions and Processes
By Pierre F.J. Lermusiaux, Patrick J. Haley Jr., Wayne G. Leslie , Arpit Agarwal , Oleg G. Logutov, and Lisa J. Burton

High-Frequency Nonlinear Internal Waves Around the Philippines
By Christopher R. Jackson, Yessy Arvelyna , and Ichio Asanuma

Internal Wave Climates of the Philippine Seas
By James B. Girton, Brian S. Chinn, and Matthew H. Alford

Atmospheric and Oceanic Processes in the Vicinity of an Island Strait
By Julie D. Pullen , Arnold L. Gordon, Janet Sprintall , Craig M. Lee, Matthew H. Alford , James D. Doyle, and Paul W. May

Drifter Observations of Small-Scale Flows in the Philippine Archipelago
By J. Carter Ohlmann

Barrier Layer Control of Entrainment and Upwelling in the Bohol Sea, Philippines
By Olivia C. Cabrera , Cesar L. Villanoy, Laura T. David , and Arnold L. Gordon

Tidally Driven Exchange in an Archipelago Strait: Biological and Optical Responses
By Burton H. Jones, Craig M. Lee , Gerardo Toro-Farmer, Emmanuel S. Boss, Michael C. Gregg, and Cesar L. Villanoy

Monsoon-Driven Coastal Upwelling Off Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines
By Cesar L. Villanoy, Olivia C. Cabrera, Aletta Yñiguez , Marianne Camoying , Asuncion de Guzman, Laura T. David , and Pierre Flament

Does Operational Oceanography Address the Needs of Fisheries and Applied Environmental Scientists
By Barbara Berx, Mark Dickey-Collas , Morten D. Skogen , Yann-Hervé De Roeck, Holger Klein , Rosa Barciela, Rodney M. Forster , Eric Dombrowsky , Martin Huret , Mark Payne , Yolanda Sagarminaga, and Corinna Schrum

Wall Across the Atlantic: Drift Bottles Released by Students Confirm that the Gulf Stream Prevents Subarctic Surface Drifters from Escaping South
By Curtis C. Ebbesmeyer , Igor M. Belkin, Helen E. Drost, Sarah Zimmermann , and Eddy C. Carmack

QUARTERDECK • Ocean Policy and TOS
By Ellen S. Kappel

FROM THE PRESIDENT • Shall We Convene Another TOS-Style Meeting?
By Mike Roman

RIPPLE MARKS • Siberia on the Chesapeake: Winter Storms Foretell Changes in Chesapeake Waterfowl Populations | Early Spring Disrupts Life on Northern Rivers | Winter Roads Need a Diet: Low Sodium
By Cheryl Lyn Dybas

THE OCEANOGRAPHY CLASSROOM • Examining Our Examinations
By Tom Garrison

BOOK REVIEW • The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change: A Guide to the Debate (second edition)
By D. James Baker

BOOK REVIEW • The Power of the Sea: Tsunamis, Storm Surges, Rogue Waves, and Our Quest to Predict Disasters
By Chris Garrett

BOOK REVIEW • Deep-Sea Biodiversity: Pattern and Scale
By Nicholas J. Bax

CAREER PROFILES • Options and Insights
Career profiles—Options and insights. 2011. Oceanography 24(1):186–189.

OCEAN POLICY • Our Nation's New National Policy for the Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes
By Nancy H. Sutley and John P. Holdren

Arnold L. Gordon, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Cesar L. Villanoy, University of the Philippines Diliman

Production of this issue was supported by the Office of Naval Research.