Research Guides: Oceanography: Theses

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NPS Oceanography Theses & Dissertations

Oceanography related theses & dissertations

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NPS Outstanding Theses

Outstanding Thesis recognitions are given to students who have exhibited exceptional quality in their thesis research work.

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Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
Publicly releasable documents in all areas of defense research (science, technology, engineering, social science, business & budget), DOD directives & instructions. DTIC is the central scientific, research, and engineering information support activity for the DOD.

This archive has limited search filtering capabilities. For a better search experience, you can use the National Technical Reports Library or if you are eligible, register and use the DTIC R&E Gateway and use the Advanced Search to filter for "A - Approved for Public Release" documents.
Defense Technical Information Center Research & Engineering Gateway (DTIC R&E)
Both publicly releasable and access controlled documents in all areas of defense research (science, technology, engineering, social science, business & budget), DOD directives & instructions. DTIC is the central scientific, research, and engineering information support activity for the DOD.

Click the Access-Controlled Sites tab. Access available to U.S. DOD/military employees and U.S. government employees and their contractors.

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E-Theses Online Service (EThOS)
UK’s national thesis service for doctoral research theses

National Technical Reports Library (National Technical Information Service)
Scientific, technical, engineering & related business information by or for the U.S. government & complementary materials from international sources.
Includes publicly accessible DTIC reports in their Technical Reports Library. NTIS has a more fully functioning search interface.
Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)

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OAIster
Multidisciplinary, academically-oriented digital resources including theses and dissertations
Open Access Theses and Dissertations (OATD)
Open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world
PQDT Open (ProQuest)
Open access dissertations and theses
WorldCat Dissertations and Theses

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NPS Archive: Calhoun

NPS Oceanography Theses & Dissertations

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