Covering 70% of the Earth's surface, the ocean plays a major role in our climate, weather, and living conditions for plants and animals.
Through the NOAA Adopt a Drifter Program, kids are learning about ocean currents in real time, as scientists collect and analyze ocean data.
First, drifting buoys are deployed from ships at sea. As they are carried along ocean currents, "drifters" measure and transmit sea surface temperature data and positioning coordinates via satellite for about 400 days.
Surface ocean currents are a continuous, directed movement of ocean water generated by forces such as the wind and steered by Earth's rotation.
Through the NOAA Adopt a Drifter Program, kids are learning about ocean currents in real time, as scientists collect and analyze ocean data.
First, drifting buoys are deployed from ships at sea. As they are carried along ocean currents, "drifters" measure and transmit sea surface temperature data and positioning coordinates via satellite for about 400 days.
Surface ocean currents are a continuous, directed movement of ocean water generated by forces such as the wind and steered by Earth's rotation.
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