Found 60 - 70 results of 103 programs matching keyword "overview of antarctica" |
Ice Stories: Slawek Tulaczyk on Why He Investigates Ice Sheet Behavior (Clip)
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Dr. Tulaczyk, a glaciologist from UC Santa Cruz, studies the lakes, floods, and ice quakes that occur under the giant glaciers of Antarctica. He is among only 200 scientists world-wide who study ice sheet dynamics and its role in climate change.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: November 26, 2007
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: antarctica, wais, west antarctic ice sheet, ice sheets, ice dynamics, lakes, floods, glacialogy, glaciers, climate change
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: November 26, 2007
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: antarctica, wais, west antarctic ice sheet, ice sheets, ice dynamics, lakes, floods, glacialogy, glaciers, climate change
| QuickTime: 276K |
Ice Stories: Slawek Tulaczyk Pulling Food for WAIS Camp (Clip)
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Pulling food to prepare for four weeks at the West Antarctic Ice Sheet camp.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: November 15, 2007
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: slawek tulaczyk, antarctica, wais, west antarctic ice sheet, expedition preparation
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: November 15, 2007
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: slawek tulaczyk, antarctica, wais, west antarctic ice sheet, expedition preparation
| Windows Media: 779K |
Science from the Poles: First Light from the New South Pole Telescope (Webcast)
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The South Pole Telescope captured its first light on Feb. 16, 2007! Join Exploratorium host Mary Miller as she talks with scientists at the South Pole and finds out more about life at the Pole.
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: March 30, 2007
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Keywords: south pole, telescope, antarctica, space, dark energy, weather, ice, cold, climate, neutrinos, icecube
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: March 30, 2007
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Keywords: south pole, telescope, antarctica, space, dark energy, weather, ice, cold, climate, neutrinos, icecube
| Links: | South Pole Telescope Homepage |
Science from the Poles: South Pole Telescope: Nearly Done (Webcast)
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Mary Miller chats with scientists at the South Pole about the nearly-completed telescope. The satellite connection to the pole deteriorated quickly, and we hope to repeat this program in the near future. Stay tuned for updates!
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: January 13, 2007
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Keywords: south pole, telescope, antarctica, space, dark energy
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: January 13, 2007
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Keywords: south pole, telescope, antarctica, space, dark energy
| Links: | South Pole Telescope Homepage |
Science from the Poles: Live From the South Pole: Ice Cube (Webcast)
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Join us as we talk to South Pole scientists about Ice Cube, a major new telescope being built deep below the surface to detect ghostly neutrino particles. The neutrino telescope will use thousands of detectors spread over a square kilometer of ice below the South Pole to study cosmological mysteries such as black holes, gamma ray bursts, and the remnants of supernova explosions.
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: January 6, 2007
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: south pole, telescope, antarctica, telescope, ice cube, neutrinos, particles, dectectors, supernova
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: January 6, 2007
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: south pole, telescope, antarctica, telescope, ice cube, neutrinos, particles, dectectors, supernova
| Links: | Ice Cube Homepage |
Science from the Poles: The Ice Cube Story (Clip)
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Check out this amazing footage of how scientists drop detectors miles into the ice to search for elusive neutrinos.
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: January 6, 2007
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: ice cube, south pole, antarctica, mcmurdo station, neutrinos, telescope, drilling, ice
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: January 6, 2007
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: ice cube, south pole, antarctica, mcmurdo station, neutrinos, telescope, drilling, ice
| Links: | Ice Cube Homepage |
Science from the Poles: South Pole Telescope: Christmas Edition (Webcast)
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What's Christmas like at the South Pole? Also learn about the Race Around the World and the installation of the telescope's new receiver.
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: December 29, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Keywords: south pole, telescope, antarctica, space, dark energy, mirrors, receiver, dish, reflector, camera
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: December 29, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Keywords: south pole, telescope, antarctica, space, dark energy, mirrors, receiver, dish, reflector, camera
| Links: | South Pole Telescope Homepage |
Science from the Poles: The ANDRILL Project (Webcast)
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Join us as we talk to scientists from the ANDRILL (ANtarctica DRILLing) project, who are currently on a geological drilling expedition in Antarctica.
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: December 15, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: geology, drilling, antarctica, ice, ice cores, climate change, sediment cores
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: December 15, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: geology, drilling, antarctica, ice, ice cores, climate change, sediment cores
| Links: | ANDRILL Homepage |
Science from the Poles: South Pole Telescope: A Day in South Pole Life (Webcast)
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Tom Crawford and Jeff McMahon show us a day in the life of a South Pole scientist, then talk about what the telescope will be searching for: dark matter, galaxy clusters, and evidence of the universe expanding.
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: December 9, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Keywords: south pole, telescope, antarctica, space, dark energy
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: December 9, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Keywords: south pole, telescope, antarctica, space, dark energy
| Links: | South Pole Telescope Homepage |
Science from the Poles: South Pole Telescope: A Virtual Tour of the Station (Webcast)
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South Pole scientists Tom Crawford and Jeff McMahon take us on a virtual tour of the South Pole Station, then discuss working in the polar environment.
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: December 2, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Keywords: south pole, telescope, antarctica, space, dark energy
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: December 2, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Keywords: south pole, telescope, antarctica, space, dark energy
| Links: | South Pole Telescope Homepage |
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