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Ice Stories: The Train from Pole to Troll (Clip)
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At the South Pole, the Ice Stories crew met up with correspondent Zoe Courville just before she and her team embarked on their 3,000 km traverse across the desolate and frigid East Antarctic Ice Sheet. In this video, Zoe gives us a tour of the vehicles they are taking on their cross-continent journey, including their living module, sleeping quarters, and science sled.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: February 25, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: south pole, ice, traverse, expedition, east antarctic ice sheet, norwegian-u.s. scientific traverse of east antarctica, glaciology, troll station
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: February 25, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: south pole, ice, traverse, expedition, east antarctic ice sheet, norwegian-u.s. scientific traverse of east antarctica, glaciology, troll station
| Links: | Dispatch: The Train from Pole to Troll |
Ice Stories: Why We Install GPS Systems (Podcast)
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The POLENET project installed their newest high-precision GPS system on Deverall Island, Antarctica. These GPS systems tell scientists how much the ground underneath the ice sheet is moving upward. This has important implications on the movement of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and its interplay with the rock below. Learn more about it in this audio report from correspondent Kelly Carroll.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: December 7, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: gps, antarctica, polenet, ice, west antarctic ice sheet, measurements, ice sheet, glacier
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: December 7, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: gps, antarctica, polenet, ice, west antarctic ice sheet, measurements, ice sheet, glacier
| Links: | Dispatch: Why We Install GPS Systems |
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Ice Stories: Life on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (Podcast)
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In this audio dispatch, correspondent Jack Walter describes his first week at the team's field camp on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Hear about their research on lakes under the glaciers and get a slice of life as a remote polar scientist.
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: ice, glacier, west antarctic ice sheet, remote, camping, antarctica, deep field, glaciology
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: ice, glacier, west antarctic ice sheet, remote, camping, antarctica, deep field, glaciology
| Links: | Dispatch: Life on the West Antarctic 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.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: January 15, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: deep field camp, glaciology, west antarctic ice sheet
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
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 |
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
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?
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
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
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
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 |
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.
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
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
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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.
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
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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.
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
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Origins: Antarctica: Dive Under the Ice with Mary (Webcast)
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Join the Origins team as they travel to Antarctica. We sent Mary, Noel, Paul, and Julie to explore scientific wonders from McMurdo to the Pole. Learn all about the extreme science being conducted at the South Pole in a daily dispatch from Terra Australis Incognita!
Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All
Date: January 11, 2002
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Biology/Life Science
Keywords: freezing avoidance in antarctic fish, antarctic teleost, ocular freezing, freezing avoidance polar fish, cold adaptation, antarctic marine environment, freezing point depression, thermal hysteresis, antifreeze proteins, ice growth inhibition, ice crystal gro
Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All
Date: January 11, 2002
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Biology/Life Science
Keywords: freezing avoidance in antarctic fish, antarctic teleost, ocular freezing, freezing avoidance polar fish, cold adaptation, antarctic marine environment, freezing point depression, thermal hysteresis, antifreeze proteins, ice growth inhibition, ice crystal gro
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