The following links provide the lab student with easy access to introductory animations/videos as well as pre-lab activities. Simply click on the lab title to access the appropriate link.

Imaging the Sea Floor:  Part II Bathymetry of the San Diego Offshore Region

Plate Tectonics and Sea Floor Topography (Introductory animations and videos) 
Note: The EarthGuide animations are best viewed using Google Chrome and require Adobe Flash (free)

Oxygen & Carbon Dioxide in Seawater (Ocean Acidification tutorial)

Investigating Marine Sediments (Introductory video and pre-lab activity)

Global Winds, Ocean Currents and Regional Climate Patterns (Introductory animations)

• Case Studies of Ocean Currents
  2011 Japan Tsunami Debris Field (animation)
  North Atlantic Hurricane Patterns (animation)

Global Winds and Ocean Currents: Post-lab activity (Drifter model)

 

Ocean Color (Pre-lab activity and interactive links)

Ocean Color: Additional Links for Resource Pages:

• • Ocean Color Lab Map
  • Indian Ocean Surface Currents and Monsoons
  • MODIS Image of the Gulf Stream and Gulf Stream Meanders & Eddies
  • South African Currents and the Agulhas Retroflection

El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Interactive Links

Analyzing Tide Patterns and Tidal Charts (Introductory animations and videos)

Additional Links for Online Spring 2020:

• • • Tides Ref Page #1 Lunar Phase
    • Tides Ref Page #2 Lunar Data
    • Tides Ref Page #3 Nov2016
    • Tide Chart Apr2020
    • Tide Chart May2020

Concepts in Coastal Navigation (Pre-lab activity; print-out and complete worksheet. Grayscale okay)

Ocean Institute Human Impacts in Coastal Ecosystems (online resources)
Fluorometry Overview OCN100 Lab
OCN100 Lab Tide of Toxins article