Found 0 - 10 results of 17 programs matching keyword "monitoring glaciers" |
Transit of Venus: Monitoring Climate Change (Clip)
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Join Dr. Russell Schnell, the director of the Global Monitoring Division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), as he talks about what it takes to monitor climate change.
Project: The Rarest Eclipse: Transit of Venus | Browse All
Date: June 4, 2012
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology, General Science, Chemistry
Keywords: dr. russell schnell, climate change, monitoring, boulder, noaa, air, atmosphere, atmospheric observatories, national oceanic and atmospheric administration, co2
Project: The Rarest Eclipse: Transit of Venus | Browse All
Date: June 4, 2012
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology, General Science, Chemistry
Keywords: dr. russell schnell, climate change, monitoring, boulder, noaa, air, atmosphere, atmospheric observatories, national oceanic and atmospheric administration, co2
Ice Stories: Looking at Climate History for Clues to Our Future (Clip)
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Geologist Chistina Riesselman explains how studying 3-million-year-old sediment from Antarctica is providing a glimpse of what our planet's climate might look like if atmospheric carbon dioxide continues to rise as projected.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: August 5, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: sediment cores, climate change, climate history, diatoms, glaciers, sea level rise
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: August 5, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: sediment cores, climate change, climate history, diatoms, glaciers, sea level rise
Ice Stories: POLENET (Polar Earth Observing Network) (Webcast)
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Our Exploratorium team talks to scientists from POLENET (Polar Earth Observing Network).
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: January 2, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: glaciers, dry, desert, snow, mcmurdo, antarctica, ecology
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: January 2, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: glaciers, dry, desert, snow, mcmurdo, antarctica, ecology
| Links: | Project: Pulse of the Poles |
Ice Stories: Glaciers and the Simple Life in Antarctica’s Dry Valleys (Clip)
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In this interview from in front of the Canada Glacier in Antarctica’s Taylor Valley, Hassan Basagic from Portland State University describes the essential role of polar glaciers in supporting the bare-bones ecosystems in the Dry Valleys.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: December 31, 2008
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: dry valleys, antarctica, ecology, ecosystem, glaciers, canada glacier, taylor valley, ice
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: December 31, 2008
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: dry valleys, antarctica, ecology, ecosystem, glaciers, canada glacier, taylor valley, ice
| Links: | Dispatch: Glaciers and the Simple Life in Antarctica’s Dry Valleys |
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.
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
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
| Links: | Dispatch: Escorting Dynamite Through Siple Dome |
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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
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
| Links: | Dispatch: Escorting Dynamite Through Siple Dome |
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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
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? |
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: Ice Is Cool (Clip)
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Penn State University glaciologist Dr. Richard Alley explains why ice is cool.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
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
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
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
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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