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Ice Stories: Interview with Geologist Tom Neumann (Clip)

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In this video interview from Greenland, geologist Tom Neumann from the University of Vermont explains how he and his colleagues are attempting to read the history of the Greenland Ice Sheet by collecting and analyzing rocks spit out from the base of the glacier.

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

Date: July 22, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Keywords: age dating, greenland ice sheet, cosmic rays, rocks, glaciology

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Dispatch: Helicopter Safari for Rocks

Windows Media: 1500K

QuickTime: 1600K

Ice Stories: Interview with Geologist Paul Bierman (Clip)

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00:01:17

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

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Dispatch: How Old is the Greenland Ice Sheet?

Windows Media: 1128K

QuickTime: 1600K


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