About the Program:
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.
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What is a buoy?
What is a buoy?
...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
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