Ocean Tracks College Edition

EDC’s Ocean Track modules engage undergraduate students in rigorous investigations of data science and climate change. Students work with authentic scientific data through investigations that mirror those conducted by scientists studying the broad-scale effects of climate change and human activities on top predators in ocean ecosystems. Using the Ocean Tracks interactive map and data analysis tools, students explore and quantify patterns in the migratory tracks of marine animals in the northern Pacific Ocean and relate these behaviors to fluctuations and trends in physical oceanographic variables.