.... #300234066615940 is special not only because it was the first of the cruise, but also because it was "adopted" by the Troyeshchyna Gymnasium (Nataliya Byzova) in Kyiv, Ukraine, as part of the Adopt-a-drifter program!!
This is very exciting, as the teacher and the students can now track the life of their instrument, in its errands around the Southern Ocean!!
Looking for more information? Check the program's website to know more: https://www.adp.noaa.gov
Isa Rosso _____________ What do you think of the project and the blog of the scientists?
Dr. Emily Smith from NOAA was in Colorado for a conference so she stopped by our school and gave a very nice presentation to the students. She explained the different ways that NOAA monitors the oceans and atmosphere around the world. Then she showed some pictures of ocean drifter buoys and explained how they collect measurements as they travel in different currents. She said that our buoy has not yet been deployed but that it will be placed in the North Atlantic Ocean very soon! It will be fun to see where it travels and to follow it with our friends from Kyiv.
Thursday 27 September 2018
Greetings from Doral Academy of Colorado
WE are very excited to work with our new friends from Ukraine on this project.
Hi from Kyiv! We're so excited to be in this project! Our photos are here Click to see them! Here we are in the videos!
Speaking on behalf of a typical teenager, I can say:
Hi everybody,
I'm Ira, the 1st to speak in the 1st video)
I'm very glad to be in this project.
Here is my address to you on Vacaroo service- just click on it to listen to.
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Speaking on behalf of a typical teenager, I can say:
Hi, my name is Volodia. I'm the second in the second video). I'm glad to be in this project! I live in the capital of Ukraine - Kyiv. As for my character - I'm an ordinary teenager, but like everyone. I easily find a common language with strangers. I openly and without embarrassment can tell the truth to a person in the eyes, do not deceive and do not discuss people behind them. That's why I have a lot of good friends. By the way, I really love sports, for example - football or ping-pong. I'm fond of cars and gadgets, sometimes I play chess. Talking of my relationship with my parents. I love them very much. I'm used to being independent, but if something does not work out for me or if I doubt it, I ask advice from my parents. Please post comments about you below!
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Climate Observation (OCO) established the Adopt a Drifter Program (ADP) in December 2004 for K-16 teachers from the United States along with international educators
Mary Cook (on right), a middle school science teacher from Southside Middle School, Batesville, Arkansas, deployed the first adopted drifting buoy in the Pacific Ocean from the NOAA ship RONALD H. BROWN. The buoy was released off the coast of Chile in December 2004.
...there are scientific buoys, such as the weather buoys used by NOAA and the National Weather Service. These measure things like sea and swell height, wind direction and speed, water and air temperature, and salinity. They provide valuable data for predicting weather, ocean currents, and doing scientific research. Read more
