Activity
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.
RV Tangaroa in the Ross Sea
The research vessel (RV) Tangaroa in the Ross Sea.
Rights: National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
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).
Related content
Explore the range of resources we have on the Tangaroa's 8-week voyage to the Ross sea.
Useful link
Find out more about RV Tangaroa – New Zealand’s only ice strengthened and dynamically positioned deep-water research vessel on the NIWA website.
Published: 3 December 2007
