Instructions for Glider Data Explorations

Go to the Center for Coastal Margin Observation and Prediction (CMOP) webpage at .

  • Go to “Data” link and click on “campaign data.”
  • Next go to “Glider data” link and click to get to the data page.
  • Now you are ready to look at data from the MOP glider missions.

(Make sure that the page is on “products” section)

From here you can access missions in the window and define the parameters for your plot.

  • Pick a mission (ex: Grays to Quinault 4)
  • Set the lower settings for x/y axis and color (ex: time on x; depth on y; salinity on color)
  • Press “plot data” to get graph for that set of parameters (can get more number data though download part if you would like hard data)
  • Make inferences on graphs—can add wind graph as a comparison as part of the process
  • Close and do it again with new parameters—how fun!

4 more things you can make with the glider plotting product:

●Maps (use latitude as the x-axis and longitude as the y-axis)

●Time series (use time as the x-axis and any other variable as the y-axis)

●Profiles (use depth as the y-axis and time or longitude as the x-axis)

●Variable vs. Variable diagrams (use any two variables for x and y axis)

○Salinity vs. temperature diagrams

There are also 3-D applications that give another aspect to the data that you can access on the site—go to 3-D images

Lab Report : Project Rubric / Glider Data
CATEGORY / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Experimental Hypothesis / Hypothesized relationship between the variables and the predicted results is clear and reasonable based on what has been studied. / Hypothesized relationship between the variables and the predicted results is reasonable based on general knowledge and observations. / Hypothesized relationship between the variables and the predicted results has been stated, but appears to be based on flawed logic. / No hypothesis has been stated.
Participation / Used time well in lab and focused attention on the experiment. / Used time pretty well. Stayed focused on the experiment most of the time. / Did the lab but did not appear very interested. Focus was lost on several occasions. / Participation was minimal OR student was hostile about participating.
Data / Professional looking and accurate representation of the data in tables and/or graphs. Graphs and tables are labeled and titled. / Accurate representation of the data in tables and/or graphs. Graphs and tables are labeled and titled. / Accurate representation of the data in written form, but no graphs or tables are presented. / Data are not shown OR are inaccurate.
Variables / All variables are clearly described with all relevant details. / All variables are clearly described with most relevant details. / Most variables are clearly described with most relevant details. / Variables are not described OR the majority lack sufficient detail.
Summary / Summary describes the skills learned, the information learned and some future applications to real life situations. / Summary describes the information learned and a possible application to a real life situation. / Summary describes the information learned. / No summary is written.

Graph samples

3-D Sample