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Ice Stories:  Escorting Dynamite Through Siple Dome: Part 1 (Podcast)
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In this audio dispatch, correspondent Saffia Hossainzadeh describes her journey to her team's deep field site via a stop at Siple Dome station. In part one, hear about the difficulties involved in escorting 700 pounds of explosives through Antarctica.

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Date: November 25, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Keywords: siple dome, antarctica, explosives, seismic, deep field, camping, glaciers, glaciology

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Ice Stories:  Escorting Dynamite Through Siple Dome: Part 2 (Podcast)
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In this audio dispatch, correspondent Saffia Hossainzadeh describes her journey to her team's deep field site via a stop at Siple Dome station. In part two, hear about our combat-style landing at Siple Dome’s remote air strip.

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

Date: November 25, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Keywords: siple dome, antarctica, explosives, seismic, deep field, camping, glaciers, glaciology

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Ice Stories:  Interview with Geologist Paul Bierman (Clip)
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On his team’s first day out in the field near Kangerlussuaq, geomorphologist Paul Bierman of the University of Vermont explains what kind of rocks they look for to help determine the last time Greenland was free of ice.

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

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

Keywords: ice sheet, glaciers, rocks, cosmic rays, isotopes, isotope geochemistry, age dating

Links: Dispatch: How Old is the Greenland Ice Sheet?

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Ice Stories:  Tour of Whillans Ice Stream Down B Camp (Clip)
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Glaciologist and Ice Stories correspondent Nadine Quintana Krupinski gives us a brief tour of her deep field camp on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.

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Date: January 15, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Keywords: deep field camp, glaciology, west antarctic ice sheet

Links: Dispatch: Camp Tour

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Ice Stories:  Glaciologists at the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (Webcast)
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Meet glaciologist Slawek Tulaczyk and his team, who work in the fast-emerging field of ice sheet dynamics. They speak to us just after returning from a month at a remote camp on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.

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

Date: January 12, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Keywords: antarctica, glaciers, ice sheet dynamics, subglacial lakes, west antarctic ice sheet, floods, streams, ice quakes

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Ice Stories:  Palmer Research Station, Antarctica (Webcast)
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Scientists at Palmer Research Station in Antarctica talk about their research: How is the rich marine ecosystem just offshore responding to melting sea ice and global climate change?

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Date: January 4, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Sciences/Biology, Geology/Earth Science

Keywords: palmer research station, antarctica, western antarctic peninsula, lter, ecosystem, sea ice, climate change

Links: Palmer LTER Station homepage

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Ice Stories:  Ice Is Cool (Clip)
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Penn State University glaciologist Dr. Richard Alley explains why ice is cool.

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Date: December 14, 2007
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science,

Keywords: ice, permafrost, sea ice, glaciers, ice sheets, glaciology, geophysics, snow


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Ice Stories:  Nadine Krupinski on Her Research on Antarctic Ice Sheets (Clip)
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Nadine, a glaciology graduate student from UC Santa Cruz, spent four weeks on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet investigating ice sheets and global climate change.

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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


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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.

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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


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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.

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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


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