Test:  Locate Other Ocean Currents
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  Using your knowledge, 
can you locate other ocean currents?
  • Preparation - Click Here for a printable world map.
  • Test Your Knowledge
    • Use the following Real Time Data Links listed below to identify other surface ocean currents.
    • On your map use arrows to identify which way each current flows.  Label each arrow with Warm or Cold to identify the type of current. 

Real Time Data Links 

Global Wave Map

Sea Surface Temperatures

Sea Surface Height

Current Velocities

  • Confirm Your Answers - The Archived Images listed below may help confirm your answers.

Archived Images

Dynamic Ocean 
Topography

Mean Dynamic Ocean Topography

Sea Surface
Temperature
Chlorophyll 
Concentration
  • Name the Currents - Use the links below to help you name the other ocean surface currents.
Names of Seventeen Major Ocean Surface Currents

List of Seventeen Major Ocean Surface Currents

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