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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWind-Driven Ocean Currents
Grades: TK/K to 9Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Biochemistry, Earth's Resources, States of Matter (solids, liquids, gases) and 7 additional..In this activity, students create a model ocean over which "wind" will be blown, and observe the relationship between the wind a...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWind-Driven Circulation and the Ekman Balance
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth's Resources, Science, Chemistry and 2 additional..Materials presented here describe how the Ekman theory of wind-driven circulation in ocean basins was confirmed by measurements ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhy Do Ice Ages Occur? - Part 1
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth's Resources, Cells, Evolution and Adaptation and 7 additional..This document discusses possible factors that contributed to the formation of massive continental glaciers during four periods o...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWeather Changing Waves Chartered from Space
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth's Resources, States of Matter (solids, liquids, gases), Earth & Space Science and 7 additional..This article explains how the TOPEX/Poseidon satellite has been used to track large-scale ocean waves called Rossby waves. This ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: DocumentVisit to An Ocean Planet: Salinity and Deep Ocean Currents
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Biochemistry, Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth's Resources, States of Matter (solids, liquids, gases) and 8 additional..This resource uses text, images, maps and a laboratory exercise to explain how differences in the temperature and salinity of oc...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkVisit to an Ocean Planet - Timing the Tides
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth's Resources, Science, Chemistry and 2 additional..Tide tables, commonly seen in newspapers and on television in coastal areas, show that comparable local high and low tides occur...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkUnderstanding Our Environment
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth's Resources, Science, Chemistry and 2 additional..This article explains how the TOPEX/Poseidon satellite has been used to measure changes in sea level due to heat storage in the ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTropical Atmosphere Ocean Project: El Nino and La Nina 3-D Visualizations
Grades: 6 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Earth's Resources, Light, Sound & Other Waves and 4 additional..Users can view a selection of animations of ocean surface temperature and dynamic height derived from data from the TAO/TRITON b...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTOPEX/Poseidon Outreach - El Nino
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Nature & Method of Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth's Resources, Earth & Space Science and 7 additional..Students can learn basic information about El Nino from this description, which makes use of data from the TOPEX/Poseidon missio...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTOPEX/Poseidon Online Coloring and Activity Book
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth's Resources, Science, Chemistry and 2 additional..This kids page offers printable drawings to color, games, and puzzles. While performing these activities, students will learn ab...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Vast Oceans
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Agriculture & Natural Resources, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth's Resources and 5 additional..This site provides background information about the relationship between ocean currents and surface winds. There are links to im...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSearching for Atlantic Rhythms: Winter Weather and the North Atlantic Oscillation
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Earth's Resources, Science and 3 additional..Much like El Nino, the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) varies in a rhythmic pattern from decade to decade. The NAO is the relat...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSea Level Slopes and Surface Currents
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth's Resources, Science, Chemistry and 2 additional..In this activity, students will learn how radar altimetry is used to measure sea surface height, and determine the direction and...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSavage Earth Animations- Tsunami Attack
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth's Resources, Science, Chemistry and 3 additional..This animation illustrates how tsunamis can be caused by underwater earthquakes, which are frequently located at subduction zone...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkOcean Water: Density
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Biochemistry, Earth's Resources, States of Matter (solids, liquids, gases) and 6 additional..This site explains how temperature, pressure, and salinity work together to determine the density of ocean water. The three dens...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkOcean Tides Lost and Found
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth's Resources, Science, Chemistry and 2 additional..The Moon's gravity imparts tremendous energy to the Earth, raising tides throughout the global oceans. What happens to all this ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkOcean Surface Topography From Space: El Nino/La Nina and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation
Grades: 6 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Biochemistry, Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth's Resources and 5 additional..Materials presented here are intended to help the learner understand the complex interactions between the oceans and the atmosph...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkOcean Planet Exhibition
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Nature & Method of Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, Earth's Resources and 4 additional..This virtual tour of the Smithsonian Institution's Ocean Planet exhibit can be navigated by clicking on the floor plan which is ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkOcean Currents: We All Go With the Flow
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth's Resources, Science, Chemistry and 2 additional..This document provides a brief description of the major currents and general circulation patterns of the world's oceans. Links t...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkOcean and Climate: Chemical Coupling with the Atmosphere
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth's Resources, Science and 5 additional..The ocean and atmosphere continually exchange particles and gases in a kind of ongoing "dialogue" that influences regional and g...Views: 0Favorites: 0