The Blue planet

United States, 1986

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Episode number 2 of Series “Planet earth”.
The oceans may still be the last great unexplored frontier on earth. Computers and satellite photography help to illustrate the latest research into the links between ocean currents and the weather, their effect on the creatures who live in the sea and the discovery of hot springs and seafloor spreading on the ocean floor.

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Credits

producer

Theodore Thomas

production company

National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)

WQED

Duration

00:56:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1986

Appears in

Planet earth

Group of items

Planet earth

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303627

Language

English

Audience classification

Subject categories

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Ocean currents

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Oceanography

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Ocean currents

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Oceanography

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - United States

Television → Television series

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Sound

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VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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