In this exercise, students will use both both forecasting tools and buoy data to determine the temperature and salinity ranges most likely to result in a bloom of nettles in the Bay. Resource type: website, reference.

Analyze actual and predicted ice charts and use them to assess the effects of ice on wintertime shipping in the Great Lakes.

Using Mauna Loa and greenhouse gas data, evaluate trends over the past 50 years as well as seasonal variations in sea level.

This activity serves as an introduction to these weather phenomena which critically impact our coasts each year. Students will use weather maps and ocean observing system data to explore hurricanes and nor'easters and their effects on vital habitats, our beaches, and our communities.

In this hands-on introduction to heat capacity by the Bridge and COSEE-NOW, students explore the concept and its effects on our daily lives. Students use ocean observing system data to investigate why water acts as a thermal buffer and the practical applications this has.

Track the Dead Zone using water quality data from the Nutrient Enhanced Coastal Ocean Productivity (NECOP) Program.

Determine if the frequency and intensity of hurricanes are changing using data from the National Hurricane Center.

Using beach profile data from Ocean City, Maryland, investigate coastal erosion and sediment transport.

Using tsunami time travel maps, predict how long it will take a tsunami to reach the shore.

Some of the planet's most diverse ecosystems are at risk. In this DATA exercise, students assess coral bleaching using water temperature data from the NOAA National Data Buoy Center to discuss howit may have affected coral reefs and predict what may be on the horizon.

Using water temperature and wind vector data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Field Research Facility explore trends in nearshore upwelling.