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Ice Stories: The Train from Pole to Troll (Clip)

Running Time:
00:02:45

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

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Dispatch: The Train from Pole to Troll

Windows Media: 1200K

QuickTime: 1280K

Ice Stories: Traverse across Frozen McMurdo Sound (Clip)

Running Time:
00:02:40

This video captures the energy and excitement of traversing across the sea ice to the Offshore New Harbor Field Camp.

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

Date: November 18, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Keywords: traverse, mcmurdo sound, sea ice, skidoos, snowmobiles, antarctica

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Dispatch: Journey to Our Field Camp

Windows Media: 1000K

QuickTime: 1128K


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