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Contour
Basics
is
an
exercise
designed
to
introduce
students
to
contour
plots.
The
Contour
Activity
is
a
great
on-line
resource
that
starts
slowly
and
increases
in
difficulty.
It
teaches
students
basic
techniques
for
generating
contours,
introduces
students
to
the
subtleties
of
generating
contour
plots
with
sparse
data,
provides
many
opportunities
for
students
to
assess
their
own
progress
and
understanding
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The
Wave
Superposition
exercise
is
an
interactive
JAVA
environment
that
allows
the
user
to
look
at
the
linear
superposition
of
up
to
four
ocean
waves
of
different
amplitudes
and
period.
Direction
of
travel
(right
or
left)
and
the
local
depth
of
water
can
be
specified.
Students
can
learn
definitions
of
wavelength,
wave
speed,
wave
amplitude,
and
wave
period
and
gain
an
overall
understanding
of
the
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The
Sea
Floor
Spreading
activity
is
designed
to
help
students
learn
the
basic
functions
of
the
spreadsheet
program
Excel,
by
comparing
Sea
Floor
Spreading
Model
Predictions
with
Observations.
In
this
activity
students
import
ocean
bathymetry
data
from
either
the
Topex
web
site
or
text
files,
they
then
graph
these
observations
along
with
model
predictions
to
assess
the
model's
ability
to
simulate
the
...
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The Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) key objective is the prediction of atmospheric and climate changes in the 21st century. On this website, the GISS provides data and images regarding the earth and atmosphere. Users can access earth observations; such as storms, aerosols, temperature, etc., climate forcings; global climate modeling; radiation and astrophysics data.
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NOAA's
National
Environmental
Satellite,
Data
and
Information
Service
(NESDIS)
operates
satellites
and
manages
the
processing
and
distribution
of
data
and
images
these
satellites
produce
daily.
The
primary
user
of
satellite
data
and
images
is
the
National
Weather
Service.
This
clearinghouse
website
offers
a
vast
amount
of
information
gathered
from
NOAA
satellites.
Users
can
link
to
spotlighted
information,
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National
Oceanic
and
Atmospheric
Administration
(NOAA)
Research,
conducted
primarily
through
the
NOAA
Office
of
Oceanic
and
Atmospheric
Research,
drives
the
NOAA
environmental
products
and
services
that
protect
life
and
property
and
promote
sustainable
economic
growth.
Research,
conducted
by
in-house
laboratories
and
by
extramural
programs,
focuses
on
enhancing
understanding
of
the
environmental
phenomena
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The
Changing
with
the
Tide
lesson
plan
is
written
around
a
role-play
activity
in
which
students
learn
about
and
act
out
the
behavior
of
plants
and
animals
in
a
salt
marsh
habitat
as
the
tides
change.
An
unusual
feature
of
salt
marshes
is
the
dramatic
daily
change
in
stresses
and
interactions
that
the
organisms
face.
On
this
Starting
Point
page,
teachers
can
find
learning
goals,
teaching
notes
and
...
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This
site
from
SERC's
Starting
Point
presents
sample
Gallery
Walk
questions
about
the
ocean.
Questions
examine
the
manner
in
which
ocean
energy
and
water
exchange
impact
the
atmosphere,
lithosphere,
and
biosphere
and
discuss
salinity,
temperature,
density,
primary
production,
turbidity,
and
current
patterns
for
the
various
environments.
The
questions
are
organized
according
to
the
cognitive
level
...
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NOAA
Ocean
Service
(NOS)
is
responsible
for
the
observation,
measurement,
assessment
and
management
of
the
nation's
vast
coastal
and
ocean
areas.
NOS
provides
world-class
products
and
services
that
protect
millions
of
lives,
billions
of
dollars
in
property
and
irreplaceable
natural
resources
daily.
This
website
is
a
portal
to
all
the
NOS
observations,
information,
measurements
and
programs.
In
the
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The Joint Institute for the Study of Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO) is a joint institute of NOAA and the University of Washington. This homepage makes a variety of data and resources available, including real-time and historical climate data, atlases and animations. Users can follow links to science information, JISAO programs and people, seminars and additional links.
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