General Interest

About using satellites to study the ocean

• What can you see in a satellite image? from the Smithsonian
• Sea surface temperature observations from satellite from Johns Hopkins University
• Sea surface height from satellites from NASA
• What is the QuikScat satellite mission? from NASA/JPL
• What is the Jason 1 satellite mission? from NASA/JPL
• List of current, past and future satellites from NASA

About Ocean Currents

• Educational module on Ocean Currents from NOAA
• Educational module on Ocean Currents, Climate, Weather and Sea Life
• Map of major Ocean surface currents from the Remarkable Ocean World website
• Winds and water density affect ocean currents from Missouri Botanical Garden
• Ocean surface currents - glossary - scientific terminology

Links to related information

• Ocean Science Education pages from NOAA/National Data Buoy Center
• Ocean Planet from the Smithsonian Institution
• Ask a scientist about oceanography - answers to questions from OceanLink
• Oceanography for K-12: A study of our oceans
• Ocean World - Students, Educators and Resources
• Ocean education reesources for K-12 from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
• Education gateway - information for students and teachers, from NASA/JPL
• Science links for Oceanography from Can-Do.com
• Links to related datasets