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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Ocean Surface Current Analyses - Real-time Data Displays and Downloads part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.oscar.noaa.gov/datadisplay/
This site provides data sets and graphical display tools for viewing and analyzing mean ocean surface current data from the tropical Pacific Ocean. Ocean surface velocity data is collected via ...

NOMADS Web Interface part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://nomads.ncdc.noaa.gov/data.php
The NOAA Operational Model Archive and Distribution System (NOMADS), is an archive of climate model data. The web site provides access to the data repository at the National Climate Data Center. The ...

Java OceanAtlas part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://odf.ucsd.edu/joa/index.html
Java OceanAtlas is a software application that provides a graphic exploration tool to examine and plot oceanographic data. The data sets were compiled from over 2000 vertical ocean sections collected ...

Goddard Institute of Space Studies: Data and Images part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://data.giss.nasa.gov
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 ...

NASA Global Change Master Directory: Discover Earth science data and services part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://gcmd.nasa.gov/Aboutus/sitemap.html
NASA's Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) is an online card catalog of data sets covering just about every scientific area of global change research. The website includes downloadable ...

Java Ocean Atlas part of SERC Web Resource Collection

https://joa.ucsd.edu/
Java OceanAtlas (JOA) is a multi-OS application for viewing and exploring ocean vertical profile data. JOA is a collection of some of the most useful oceanographic section data from the world ocean ...

University of Southern California - Biocomplexity part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://biology.usc.edu/bc/index.html
University of Southern California's Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies is undertaking three biocomplexity research projects. The projects are oceanic nitrogen fixation and global ...

Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology: Forecast ENSO Conditions part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/enso/
The site includes easily understood El Nino and La Nina forecasts. The forecasts are summaries of the Australian National Climate Centre's opinion regarding the outputs from various reputable ...

Scientific American Frontiers: Alien Invasion part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.pbs.org/program/scientific-american-frontiers/
The Scientific American Frontiers program on PBS aired a special series on invasive alien species. This website is the central site for that program. Users can watch web video of each segment, access ...

Tides and Water Levels part of SERC Web Resource Collection

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/pd/tidescurrents...
The Tides and Waters Levels Tutorial, presented by NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS), is an overview of the complex systems that govern the movement of tides and water levels. The tutorial is ...