Surface Drifter
                                 (ocean current tracker)

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Greetings,

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As a part of our Marine Science Camps, we build and deploy a satellite-tracked surface drifters (current trackers) in the Gulf of Mexico.

The tracking map updates every six hours.
 

The pin at the end of each track line is where they are currently located or where they beached. The movement of the drifters is affected by water currents / tides, and to a small degree by wind (which also affects currents).

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Would you please forward this current tracking page to other homeschooling families who might me interested in seeing homeschool science / water current tracking in action.

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Thank you!

Greg

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Greg Landry

Homeschool Dad & Former College Professor

 

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