Web Site of the Week

Each week, we highlight a Web site that we think may be helpful in some way to teachers. The highlighted sites are not part of or connected with Science News for Kids, Science News, or Science Service. We are not responsible for their content.

Oct. 26, 2005

Sea Monitors

Developed by researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute, SeaMaven is a new Web portal that gives students access to data collected from naval platforms 60 miles off the coast of Georgia. Eight platforms, currently operated by the U.S. Navy for flight training, have been equipped with sophisticated sensors to monitor various ocean and meteorological conditions, such as barometric pressure and dissolved oxygen in water. Located both above and under the water, these sensors are part of an observational network used by researchers, weather forecasters, and environmental resource managers. The measurements are updated hourly.

Go to: www.seamaven.org/sm.swf

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