Challenge Question

What can we observe about chlorophyll inshore vs. offshore in the Ocean?

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Your Objective

Explore the "Chlorophyll-a Concentration" data among the inshore and offshore locations at each station in the Temperate Pacific Ocean (Coastal Endurance Array) and Atlantic Ocean (Coastal Pioneer Array) to see what you can observe.

Data Tip: Select different inshore and offshore locations to explore the data in ways that interest you. Zoom in and out of the data to look at different time scales that interest you.

Interpretation and Analysis Questions

  1. What did you find interesting about what you observed in the data about chlorophyll-a concentration among the inshore and offshore locations?
  2. Did you observe any patterns? If so, what were the patterns and for which variables?
  3. What questions do you still have about chlorophyll-a concentration among the inshore and offshore locations?

Background Information

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