Climate Change and Ocean Currents Workshop - January & February 2007
Lecture 24 - Dr. Yi Chao, Changing Climate and the California Coastal Ocean (College of Exploration Website)

"Satellite Oceanography: from Concept to Implementation and Launch": a presentation by Dr. Yi Chao, Jet Propulsion Laboratory" at the workshop on Feb. 3, 2007 (PDF, 3.33 MB)

Elementary Activities

• El Nino Skit by Annie Richardson
• JASON-1 Board Game

Secondary Activities

• “Nike Shoes Investigation”
• Background Information on Nike Shoes and Rubber Ducks (PDF, 96 KB)
• A Field Method for Studying Surface Currents from the Shore, and Using the SMBO and SCOOS Data Portals to Help Examine Surface Currents by Robert Perry (PDF, 157 KB)
• Currents: Moving Water, background FOR SEA (PDF, 114 KB)
• Currents: Moving Water, student handout FOR SEA (PDF, 121 KB)

Related Articles

• NASA Satellites Help Improve Ocean Condition Forecasts - 1/29/04
• Science - El Nino/La Nina - Learn More About It
• NASA Data Captures El Nino's Return in the Pacific
• El Nino Builds, Warm Kelvin Wave Surges Toward South America
• Science – Pacific Decadal Oscillation – Learn More About It
• Pacific Decadal Oscillation Packs a One-Two Punch
• The Great Ocean Conveyor Belt
• Avoiding the Big Chill: Some scientists say global warming could produce local cooling in Europe and North America.
• The Hot and Cold Cycle of Life: A warmer world could change the temperature of the ocean, and that could have profound consequences for marine plants and animals.
• Illinois Professor to Address Global Warming at Book Launching

Resources

• Fast Facts (PDF, 67 KB)
• Glossary (PDF, 80 KB)
• Resources List: Websites, Books, Videos (PDF, 78 KB)