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Monday, 26 November 2007 23:12
Ice Sheets: Activities and Events for Educators
Learn about Ice Sheets by doing an experiment, following an expedition, contacting a scientist, or designing your own community event.
Launch a virtual balloon to show your involvement, and watch as people around the world join in!
Take part in the live web conferencing connection with the Antarctic.
Quick Ways that Teachers and Students can learn more about Ice Sheets, and get involved during the week of December 13th!
1. Learn About Ice Sheets and IPY:
by reading this ...
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Monday, 26 November 2007 20:41
Ice Sheet Day: Launch a virtual balloon
Launch a virtual balloon to show your participation in this International Polar Day: Ice Sheets.
Follow these simple steps:
1. Sign in to Tagzania
2. Select "Post" (top right), then "Point"
3. Find your location by clicking 'Go directly to the map'
4. Add the tag ipy2007icesheet
5. Fill in your other details: name, description, photos, links....
6. See your balloon appear on the Ice Sheet Virtual Balloon Launch Map.
Click on the balloons to see the pop-up text and pictures. Here is a preview:
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Monday, 26 November 2007 18:51
25 years of research in polar seas aboard the research vessel Polarstern
PRESS RELEASE
Bremerhaven, November 22, 2007.
On December 9, 2007, the ice-breaking research vessel Polarstern will celebrate her 25th anniversary of service: since 1982, the world¹s most powerful polar research vessel has been venturing to the Arctic and Antarctic on behalf of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, part of the Helmholtz Association. 7600 scientist from 36 nations have gained insights into the polar oceans aboard Polarstern, facilitating our current understanding of the earth as a system. Polarstern provides ideal working conditions for international and interdisciplinary research teams and offers safe transport in polar seas. Currently, Polarstern is on her way to the Antarctic as part of the International Polar Year 2007/08. T...
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Monday, 26 November 2007 07:03
Ice Sheets In the Classroom
By, Louise Huffman, Kate Pound & Robin Frisch-Gleason
(with help from the galley staff, McMurdo Station, Antarctica!)
Background:
Ice sheets cover almost all of East and West Antarctica, and most of Greenland. They are as much as 3 km thick. As snow accumulates, it gets buried and turns to ice. The ice flows out from the center of accumulation, and then moves across the landscape under the influence of gravity. The ice follows existing valleys and other low points; eventually it will cover the entire landscape; only the highest peaks might poke through the ice. The ice may also carve its own valleys. The ice may be blocked by mountains. If the ice reaches the ocean it floats on the water as an ice shelf.
Objectives:
To model how ice shee...
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Saturday, 10 November 2007 21:55
Metsa? Tissue sponsors IPY Project and Young Scientists
This week, a Nordic tissue paper company called Metsa? Tissue, launched it's campaign announcing a one million kronor donation to IPY. The majority of these funds were directed to the IPY project, KINNVIKA , but about one third was used to support the first meeting of the International Youth Steering Committee and Association of Polar Early Career Scientists. The meeting was essential for bringing together key volunteers who have been working hard over the last two years to establish an international network of polar researchers, and aspiring polar researchers, between the undergraduate and early-career stages of their careers. At the meeting, the two groups agreed to merge under the common title: APECS, Association of Polar E...
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Thursday, 08 November 2007 19:38
Sea Ice Resources and Animation
In light of record low sea ice levels, several people have asked us for information on Sea Ice animations and images.
NASA has released new images and animations showing changing sea ice and comparing with the average between 1979-2007.
In addition, NSIDC (National Snow and Ice Data Centre) have regular updates and latest news about Sea Ice and links to a wide range of sea ice images, graphics and animations...
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Monday, 05 November 2007 20:13
SALE-UNITED Scientists
Meet the SALE members.
Mahlon C. Kennicutt II
Project Lead for
Subglacial Antarctic Lake Environments (SALE): A Unifying Phenomenon in Antarctic Earth Science
SALE Main Web Site
SALE UNITED
IPY Project page
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Monday, 05 November 2007 19:43
Expeditions Studying Ice Sheets
Several traverses across Antarctica are occurring this season, studying the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. They all have very informative and helpful web pages, as well as daily or weekly updates about their progress.
Previous Expeditions:
More information on previous International Antarctic Traverses can be found on the following pages:
Summary of International Trans-Antarctic Scientific Expeditions (ITASE)
Previous scientific traverses across East Antarctica almost fifty years ago
Current Expeditions:
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Wednesday, 17 October 2007 20:00
IPY Expeditions 2007-8
Ship Cruises
Antarctic Sea Ice in IPY (ASPECT) (IPY Project 141)
ASPeCT has a number of associated expeditions investigating Sea Ice. These include:
SIPEX: Sea Ice Physics and Eco-system eXperiment
SIPEX website
SIPEX Press Release
This Australian led expedition to the Southern Ocean will be conducting a range of exciting experiments in the sea ice ...
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Friday, 12 October 2007 20:47
Ice Sheets: Activities and Events for Educators
Learn about Ice Sheets by doing an experiment, following an expedition, contacting a scientist, or designing your own community event. Launch a virtual balloon to show your involvement, and watch as people around the world join in! Take part in the live web conferencing connection with the Antarctic. Quick Ways that Teachers and Students can learn more about Ice Sheets, and get involved during the week of December 13th! 1. Learn About Ice Sheets and IPY: by reading this ...
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