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Useful Websites
The OceanWorld team has spent time scouring the web for websites which will best further your understanding of the topic. The sites are rated and linked below with the high points briefly summarized.
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Site Producer NASA Jet Propulsion Lab |
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Synopsis This site gives a background description of what Jason is, how it is built and what it is doing. The introduction is general, but some of the links are more technical. However, with a little time and research, this site proves the most useful to understanding the Jason mission and space oceanography. |
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Site Producer University of Texas, CSR |
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Synopsis This site offers information on ocean salinity, density, temperature, velocity of sound in the sea, light penetration, and others. Some pages in the general menu take you to topics with interactive properties. Readability level is upper elementary and beyond. Exercises are downloadable in PDF format and there is a colorful review of the chemistry of the ocean. |
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Site Producer NASA Jet Propulsion Lab |
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Synopsis This is a fun site for kids with lots of good information about space oceanography, El Niño and space science. There are activities that would appeal to younger children as well as to older children here. |
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Site Producer NASA Jet Propulsion Lab |
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Synopsis This site is a good resource for information about space oceanography. It has the latest oceanography news and some fun labs that do not require a lot of equipment. |
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Site Producer NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
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Synopsis This site has the latest news of what is happening at the Jet Propulsion Lab. There is information about all of their missions as well as general information about space science. This is a great site for all sorts of graphics. |
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Site Producer Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research |
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Synopsis This site provides near real-time graphics of ocean topography. The information comes from the TOPEX/POSEIDON sattelite. You select the time and place and how you want the information displayed. This site portrays very well what altimeters do and how the information they collect shows up in our daily lives. |
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