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Oceans of the World
Ocean
of the World - Geography - About.com
Site contains links to further information on the Arctic, Atlantic,
Indian, Pacific, and Southern Oceans. Click on the ocean of your
choice to be given a list of more links that contain information
such as political maps and maps of the ocean floor.
Exploring
the Ocean Basins with Satellite Altimeter Data - NOAA
National Geophysical Data Center
Online article reviews physical features of the ocean basins and
the technology that scientists use to study these basins. This
site also contains several images to explain how the technology
works.
CIA, The World Factbook
Provides detailed information about each ocean, including location,
characteristics of water masses in the ocean, and how the ocean
influences climate. Click on the ocean of your interest for more
information.
The Warm and the Cold Ocean
What
is Climate? - TOPEX/Poseidon, Jet Propulsion Lab, NASA
First window defines climate. After reading text, click on link
at bottom of screen to cover topics that include the connection
between the oceans and atmosphere, what ocean circulation is and
why it is important, and the seasons of the oceans. Several of
the windows have color images.
The Circulation of the Oceans
Gulf
Stream Temperatures- NASA's Visible Earth
Explains this ocean current, which plays an extremely important
role in regulating global climate. Includes a high-resolution
satellite image.
The Wind Stress on the Surface of the Ocean
Wind
Speed and Wave Height- NOAA NDBC Science Education Pages
Explains the relationship between wind and waves.
Surface
Wind Fields Over the Oceans- NASA's Earth Observing System
This site includes a color image showing the wind patterns over
the Pacific and explains how wind patterns form and are documented
by scientists.
The Coriolis Effect
Getting
Around the Coriolis Force - David J. Van Domelen, Ohio
State University
Online article reviews the basic physics behind the Coriolis effect,
how the Coriolis effect influences the operation of the atmosphere
and oceans, and why the Coriolis effect is only relevant on certain
(larger) scales.
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