For my final data visualization project, I chose to work with a data set that tracked the sea level rise in the Atlantic ocean from 1992-2005. I go this data from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
I decided to work with this dataset because it is especially relevant now because the ocean rising from climate change and it is really important to show how much it is rising so people are aware of what is happening.
In my visualization, the data is represented as waves of blue, moving as time goes on based on the values of the data.
To interact with the visualization below, try pressing the left and right arrows. When you click left and right, you can see the date in the top left changing, representing time advancing. When the date changes the water level will move up and down.
One interesting thing I noticed during this project is that the ocean has risen by a substantial amount.
Something I still wonder about is how to make links in p5.js work when you click on them.
The most challenging moment of this project was trying to figure out how to use sine waves to make the water move up and down.
If I had more time, I would like to add datasets on the Pacific and Indian oceans.
My proudest moment during this project was when I finally got the waves to move like waves.