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2008 Science Olympiad Oceanography B Homepage
Welcome to the Science Olympiad Oceanography competition!
I'm very excited to get to share my profession with you all this year. The outline is posted below and I will be creating new content on this site throughout the year. Event supervisors should feel free to contact me with questions.
Resources
What you need to know
2008 National Outline PDF
Presentations
Powerpoint presentation for 2008 NJ Coaches Clinic PPT
A qualitative introduction to the Coriolis force. MHT (may not work for all browsers), PPT
Powerpoint presentation on Sverdrup balance PPT
Powerpoint presentation on the global overturning circulation PPT
Powerpoint presentation on El Nino PPT
Sample Tests
George Washington University Oceanography B Invitational Test PDF
Answer Key to above test PDF
2008 NJ State Division B Test PDF
Answer Key to above test PDF
For a challenge try:
2008 NJ State Division C Test PDF
Offsite Links
A good site for questions about El Nino is
http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tao/elnino/nino-home.html