While typically monitored through satellite imagery direct validation of chlorophyll blooms at this resolution provides a groundbreaking link between scientific modeling and in-situ measurement of the Pacific Ocean.

ENGADGET: Liquid Robotics' Wave Glider breaks Guinness record, does it in the name of science

These applications include geoscience, scientific and engineering modeling, media and entertainment and rapidly growing on-line services that support businesses as well as consumers.

FORBES: Big Data, Big Storage

They are skeptical that the scientific debate is settled regarding the IPCC modeling.

FORBES: Peer-Reviewed Survey Finds Majority Of Scientists Skeptical Of Global Warming Crisis

They are also less likely to believe that the scientific debate is settled and that the IPCC modeling is accurate.

FORBES: Peer-Reviewed Survey Finds Majority Of Scientists Skeptical Of Global Warming Crisis