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you may have discovered in Lesson #3, the Gulf Stream doesn't necessarily
flow in a straight continuous path. Since the Gulf Stream is a surface
ocean current, that implies water movement is a common direction.
We have to this point used sea surface temperature and sea surface height
data to identify the location of the Gulf Stream. |
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Develop
your hypothesis
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What information besides
sea surface temperature, might show the pathway of the Gulf Stream? |
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Determine
your
data
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What data will you need
to help prove your hypothesis? |
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Background
Information
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Lost
and Found: Lesson #3 , Gulf
Stream Eddy Formation |
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Look
at Real
Time
Data
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View
the example real time data images and complete your worksheet to chart
out the location of the Gulf Stream, the position of the North Wall,
warm-core eddies, cold core eddies and Gulf Stream meanders.
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Look
at
Historical
Data
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Does
the position of the Gulf Stream change over time?
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State
Your Conclusions
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After viewing the data presented
in this activity, state your conclusions. Do your conclusions agree
or disagree with your hypothesis? |
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