Using Data to Teach the Ocean System

This collection of web sites contains data-rich resources that can be used for developing teaching materials. This is a subset drawn from our larger collection, Using Data in the Classroom. Please suggest data-rich resources that you think would be useful in teaching oceanography.



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International Research Institute for Climate Prediction/ Lamont- Doherty Earth Observatory Climate Data Library part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This site offers interactive manipulation of data holdings within the Climate Data Library of the International Research Institute for Climate Prediction/ Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (IRI/LDEO). ...

National Climatic Data Center part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) is the world's largest active archive of weather data. NCDC produces numerous climate publications and responds to data requests from around the globe. ...

National Data Buoy Center part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The National Data Buoy Center maintains a current database of meteorological and hydrological data, historical data, and written information generated by the National Weather Service or received from ...

PETDB: Petrological Database of the Ocean Floor part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This web page provides an interactive petrological database of the ocean floor. The ultimate goal is to provide a robust, complete reference data library for the petrology and whole earth science ...

Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL), hosted by the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory (POL), is the global data bank for long term sea level change information from tide gauges. The PSMSL ...

The Franklin Institute Online Weather Science Hotlist part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This organized list of weather-related resources includes links to online exhibits, El Nino and La Nina data sources, weather forecasting, historical weather, severe weather, atmospheric information, ...

Tsunami Data and Information part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The Tsunami Database is a global digital database containing information on more than 2000 tsunamis maintained by the National Geophysical Data Center. This is an interactive site; the user is asked ...

The National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) is the national repository for geophysical data, one of three National Oceanic and Atmospheric (NOAA) National Data Centers, and part of the US Department ...

Geophysical Statistics Project part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The mission of the Geophysical Statistics Project (GSP) is to encourage the application and further development of statistical analysis to problems faced in the Earth sciences. GSP is an ...

Tutorial: Using the Data Viewer part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This tutorial shows how to use the Columbia University Department of Earth and Environmental Science Data Viewer to explore data sets available on the web site. Step-by-step examples demonstrate the ...