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Ice Stories: Meteorite Hunting in Antarctica (webcast)

Running Time:
00:26:23

In this program, learn about meteorite hunting in Antarctica with Ralph Harvey who leads the Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET).

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Date: December 23, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Astronomy/Space Science

Ice Stories: Antarctic Photography (webcast)

Running Time:
00:38:04

We talk to photographer John Weller, who spent the austral summer 2008 scuba diving under the ice in Antarctica.

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Date: December 21, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Art, General Science

Ice Stories: Floating Ecosystems and Icebergs with George Matsumoto (webcast)

Running Time:
00:25:19

Meet marine biologist George Matsumoto from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute and learn about the floating ecosytems that thrive around icebergs in Antarctic waters.

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Date: December 21, 2008
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology

Ice Stories: An Airport Made of Ice (clip)

Running Time:
00:02:30

The POLENET project takes scientists all over the continent to install equipment, and to get there they leave from Williams Field, an airport near McMurdo Station. Willy Field has a runway equipped to handle the largest aircraft that fly into Antarctica. However, this runway is different; there's no pavement here - this runway is made of ice. POLENET's Stephanie Konfal gives us a look at Willy Field.

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Date: December 21, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Ice Stories: Ice Sheets of Antarctica (webcast)

Running Time:
00:13:34

In this webcast from Antarctica, we meet up with Ted Scambos, a glaciologist from the University of Colorado and the National Snow and Ice Data Center.

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Date: December 16, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology

Ice Stories: Gorpmatic (clip)

Running Time:
00:00:45

Solomon helps remote field camps with food. Today we found him making up one of the most important foods - gorp (often called "trail mix"). Check out the cool tool he uses to mix the tasty treat.

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Date: December 16, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s):

Ice Stories: Adelies and Photographers at Sea Ice Crack 3 (clip)

Running Time:
00:01:08

Adelie penguins contemplate the water near a photographer at a crack in the ice.

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Date: December 15, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology

Ice Stories: Adelies and Photographer at Sea Ice Crack 2 (clip)

Running Time:
00:00:32

Photographer watches Adelie penguins file past him and take to the water in a crack in the sea ice.

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Date: December 15, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology

Ice Stories: Adelies and Photographers at Sea Ice Crack 1 (clip)

Running Time:
00:01:56

Adelie penguins walk right by photographers on their way to a crack in the sea ice.

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Date: December 15, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology

Ice Stories: Foodstores in Antarctica (clip)

Running Time:
00:02:49

Peggy Malloy is THE person you want to be friends with if you are going out into the field with decent food. She is responsible for the field camp food stores. People who are out in the field need to be supplied with food. LOTS of food!

Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All

Date: December 15, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s):