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Outcome: Conduct a complex experiment to answer a question they have about the effect of ocean salinity on climate.
Annual Cycle of Monthly Mean Data
Grade level: 9-12
Theme: 21st century technology
Flat Tool: http://ourocean.jpl.nasa.gov/AQUARIUS/chp2.jsp
GoogleEarth Interface Tool: http://aquarius.jpl.nasa.gov/AQUARIUS_DEV/chp2.jsp

Create global maps of mean conditions for any month at designated depths (down to 1500m) using the pull-down menus. Monthly time-series graphs of salinity, temperature, or density can be plotted by selecting up to six locations (by clicking on the map or typing latitude/latitude information into the fields below). These time-series graphs can also represent up to six different depths. Plotted data will also be shown in a table that is easily downloaded (e.g., into Excel). Sources include interpolated atlas data or actual measurements from the database.

Focus Questions | Flat Tool Tutorial
Change Over Time of Yearly Mean Data
Grade level: 9-12
Theme: 21st century technology
Flat Tool: http://ourocean.jpl.nasa.gov/AQUARIUS/chp3.jsp
GoogleEarth Interface Tool: http://aquarius.jpl.nasa.gov/AQUARIUS_DEV/chp3.jsp

Create global maps of mean conditions for any year(s) from 1800 to 2005 at designated depths (down to 1500m) using the pull-down menus. Annual time-series graphs of salinity, temperature, or density can be plotted by selecting up to six locations (by clicking on the map or typing latitude/latitude information into the fields below). These time-series graphs can also represent up to six different depths. Plotted data will also be shown in a table that is easily downloaded (e.g., into Excel). Source is actual, non-interpolated database measurements.

Focus Questions | Flat Tool Tutorial
Design Your Own Experiment: Answering Questions About the Effect of Salinity on Climate
Grade level: 9-12
Theme: 21st century technology

Design your own experiment based on the activities conducted for the following outcomes:
  1. Explain the relationship between fresh water and ocean dynamics.
  2. Determine if global precipitation, evaporation, and the cycling of water are changing.
  3. Explain the influence of the El Niño Southern Oscillation on global weather patterns.
  4. Explain the influence of ocean salinity on the thermohaline circulation (e.g., "global conveyor belt").
  5. Describe how changes in the ocean's circulation can produce large changes in climate.
  6. Explain how climate variations can induce changes in the global ocean circulation.
Use the online tools where applicable.
Spatial Patterns of Long-Term Mean Data
Grade level: 9-12
Theme: 21st century technology
Flat Tool: http://ourocean.jpl.nasa.gov/AQUARIUS/chp1.jsp
GoogleEarth Interface Tool: http://aquarius.jpl.nasa.gov/AQUARIUS_DEV/chp1.jsp

Interactive maps of surface conditions can be clicked to create in-water profiles of salinity, temperature, or density. Sources include interpolated atlas data or actual measurements from the database.

Focus Questions | Flat Tool Tutorial