National Ocean Service Discovery Kit: Welcome to Currents

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Title:

National Ocean Service Discovery Kit: Welcome to Currents

Url:

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/tutorial_currents/welcome.html

Publisher:

United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Description: This tutorial provides an overview of some of the major factors that cause coastal and open ocean currents. Topics include longshore and rip currents, and upwelling events, as well as discussions of the Coriolis effect, the Ekman spiral, and thermohaline circulation. There is also information on methods for measuring currents and on how ocean currents affect human activities. The 'Roadmap to Resources' provides a set of links to other online resources on ocean currents, and there is also a set of lesson plans which integrates information presented in the Discovery Kit with data offerings from the Roadmap to Resources. These lesson plans focus on three major causes of ocean currents, and how mariners predict and compensate for the effects of coastal ocean currents while navigating their vessels. A references list is included.

LC Classification:

Geography. Anthropology. Recreation -- Oceanography -- Dynamics of the ocean -- Currents
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation -- Oceanography -- Study and teaching

GEM Subject:

Science -- Oceanography
Science -- Ecology
Science -- Earth science

Key Concept:

Oceanography -- Currents

Resource Type:

Reference Material
Instructional Material
Instructional Material -- Interactive Simulation
Instructional Material -- Instructor Guide/Manual

Format:

Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator
Learner
Professional/Practitioner

Education Level:

High School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education

Language:

English

Access Rights:

Free access

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