Investigating data from the RV Tangaroa

In this activity, students explore data on air and sea temperature and wind speed from Tangaroa’s 8-week voyage to Antarctica.

Rights: National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)

RV Tangaroa in the Ross Sea

The research vessel (RV) Tangaroa in the Ross Sea.

By the end of this activity, students should be able to:

• make graphs from data
• compare data they have plotted.

Download the Word file (see link below) for:

• introduction/background notes
• what you need
• what to do
• extension ideas.

Download the Excel spreadsheet Weeks 1–8 Tangaroa data and wind chill calculator (see link below).