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Getting the Full Picture

Grade level: 9-12
Theme: 21st century technology
Video: getting_full_picture.flv

Up until now when we've been trying to understand how density changes impact ocean circulation, we've really just had half the picture. Because we've just be able to look at our global coverage of temperature.

But with the Aquarius mission, we'll be able to complete that other half. We'll be able to look at the salinity information; and the salinity combined with temperature will give us the information about the density field.
 
Student Outcomes 
After viewing this video, students should be able to:

Explain that ocean science is interdisciplinary and requires new ways of thinking. (T: 9-12)

Key:  C = climate / O = ocean circulation / T = 21st century technology / W = water cycle