Lesson #6
Sailing the Ocean Blue
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Part One: 
Calculate the Resultant Velocity of a Ship in the Gulf Stream current.
    Use the Link below to answer the questions in the Q-button.
      Note: 1 meter/sec (m/s) is equal to 2.2 miles per hour (mph)

Current Gulf Stream Velocities
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Part Two: 
Calculate the Resultant Velocity taking into account wind velocity.
Use the coastal monitoring network to obtain the wind speed and direction of winds at the Long Beach Island, New Jersey.   We will assume the wind speed and direction will be the same on the coast as they are directly off the coast. Use your answers from Part One to answer the questions in the Q-button.

Coastal Monitoring Network at Long Beach Island, NJ
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