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Learn about observing the ocean

Discover the various ocean observing networks!

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  • Teaching materials
    • 5-8 years old
    • 9-11 years old
    • 12-18 years old
      • Experiment on water temperature and density [video]
      • Experiment on water salinity and density [video]
      • Experiment on salinity and saturation [video]
      • How to simulate heat transfer between water and sand
      • Building a glider [video]
      • Play with the tides
      • Human health and the ocean
      • Which phytoplankton are you?
      • Travel through the carbon cycle
      • 5 units on the Mediterranean sea
        • Unit 1: "The Mediterranean Sea"
        • Unit 2: "Seawater"
        • Unit 3: "Wind"
        • Unit 4: "Waves"
        • Unit 5: "Ocean currents"
    • All ages
  • Learn about observing the ocean
  • Discover the working group
  • About the project
English (United Kingdom)
English (United Kingdom)
  • Teaching materials
    • 5-8 years old
    • 9-11 years old
    • 12-18 years old
    • All ages
  • 12-18 years old
    • Experiment on water temperature and density [video]
    • Experiment on water salinity and density [video]
    • Experiment on salinity and saturation [video]
    • How to simulate heat transfer between water and sand
    • Building a glider [video]
    • Play with the tides
    • Human health and the ocean
    • Which phytoplankton are you?
    • Travel through the carbon cycle
    • 5 units on the Mediterranean sea
  • 5 units on the Mediterranean sea
    • Unit 1: "The Mediterranean Sea"
    • Unit 2: "Seawater"
    • Unit 3: "Wind"
    • Unit 4: "Waves"
    • Unit 5: "Ocean currents"
  • Unit 5: "Ocean currents"

Unit 5: "Ocean currents"

  • application/pdf Ocean currents (English)
  • application/pdf Las corrientes oceànicas (Spanish)
  • application/pdf Els corrents oceànics (Catalan)

How do ocean currents work? What happens at a smaller scale in the Mediterranean? Study the currents and learn more about HF radars.

Ocean currents

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Keywords

Marine pollution Oceanography Wind Currents Temperature OceanGliders DBCP buoys GO-SHIP Argo floats HF radars
Last update on 19/09/2023

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