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Saturday, 24 March 2007 06:21
Exploring Antarctica
In its Edinburgh Declaration on the International Polar Year 2007-2008, the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting said:
“We, the Antarctic Treaty Parties, express our support for a successful International Polar Year. We believe that the scientific research undertaken during the International Polar Year will increase knowledge of the Antarctic and will yield a better understanding of the major terrestrial, ocean and atmospheric systems that control the planet. The polar regions are sensitive barometers of climate change, and we value their biodiversity. Their health is vital to the well-being of the earth’s systems and its inhabitants.”
This International Polar Year builds on the historic achievements of the three previous initiatives which took place ...
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Wednesday, 21 March 2007 17:09
Tasting the Life of the Polar Explorers – Part I - An Expedition to Northeastern Svalbard
I promised to write something for this blog from our field trips in Northeastern Svalbard. I have been terribly busy (and maybe little lazy in writing) with my project, so this piece comes little late. Anyway – it comes – and it is quite long. That’s why the whole story is published in three parts. I am planning to add one part a week to the blog, so you won't (maybe ;-) ) drown in the text. This piece is dedicated to all the friends, to other members of the project, and to everyone who is interested in the biological fieldwork in the High Arctic. I hope that you enjoy it.
Rijpfjorden is a one of the many fjords in Svalbard. It is located on the Northeastern isla...
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Wednesday, 21 March 2007 18:37
Filming Early Career Scientists on the Ice
It may not show on this photo, but August 22nd in Antarctica was cold! I'm not in the picture here, because I'm taking it, but trust me, I was just as cold as everyone else. My crew and I had arrived two days prior on an NSF Antarctic Artists and Writers Program grant to shoot a film for four months, and we were already hard at work. Cameraman Sylvestre Guidi, and sound man Richard Fleming are filming Dr. Jennifer Mercer from the University of Wyoming's Department of Atmospheric Science, and Wiesje Mooiweer, a graduate student who was part of Jennifer's field team. This was Jennifer's fifth season on the Ice - and her first as co-PI of the project, which has been measuring the ozone hole over the continent for 20 years. I set out to make this film to put a human face on the scien...
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Monday, 19 March 2007 18:29
Far North Science
Far North Science publishes news, stories, observations and links about science, research and natural events in Alaska and the Arctic. It is edited and written mainly by Doug O’Harra, a long-time Alaska journalist based in Anchorage and a previous winner of the science journalism award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The site publishes new stories almost every day, and includes links to the latest science developments reported by national and international media.
As an educational resource, Far North Science stories emphasize outside links to original sources and previous coverage. One goal is to make each post work as a portal into its subject area for students, teachers...
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Monday, 19 March 2007 18:05
Developing Polar Educational Resources
I have just been sent some amazing photos: IPY has certainly begun!
Baldvin Kristjánsson has just returned from the first of three expeditions in Greenland occurring 1 March - 10 May in 2006, 2007, 2008.
The Polar Bear project is an education project, where schools interact with a remote field team, through live broadcasts, interaction via website and internet meetings, using satellite and other field reporting technology. The students tell the field team what materials they need. The field team finds it with the ...
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Monday, 19 March 2007 17:56
Polar Bear Project
The Polar Bear project is an education project, where schools interact with a remote field team, through live broadcasts, interaction via website and internet meetings, using satellite and other field reporting technology.
The students tell the field team what materials they need. The field team finds it with the hunters, reindeer herders and their communities, using dog sleds, boats and snow scooters.
The raw material from the field, the interaction between students and field and the students final results are all stored on a central website.
This builds an open learning resource, directed by the needs of the students, with real, up-to-date material.
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Monday, 19 March 2007 17:34
New dogsled route needed in Greenland
International Polar Year (IPY), which extends from March 2007 through to March 2009, is a worldwide initiative involving thousands of scientists from over 60 countries and focuses on both the Arctic and Antarctic regions. Although it is called
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Saturday, 17 March 2007 16:58
Planet Earth IPY feature
Cape Farewell Education aims to:
facilitate learning about climate change and participation in the climate change debate among teachers and pupils in UK schools.
give school students a voice in the climate change debate and to enable them to take what they have learnt and talked about back home into their communities and families
spread enthusiasm and strategies for learning about climate change throughout UK schools.
We have a number of resources available to teachers and pupils
Life in the Water is a GSCE Science resource commissioned by Nuffield Curriculum Centre and developed with scientists at the National Oceanographic Centre, Southampton as part of the 21st centu...
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Friday, 09 February 2007 02:34
Yukon Quest Gives IPY Stamp of Approval
WHITEHORSE, YUKON. The exciting start of the 2007 Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race is only days away and as the 28 mushers make their final preparations for the epic two-week journey, along with dog food, booties and trail supplies, they will be carrying something very special in their sleds this year. Commemorative Yukon Quest envelopes bearing Canada Post Corporation International Polar Year (IPY) stamps will be carried by each of the 28 sled dog teams between the Whitehorse race start this coming Saturday and the mid-way point in Dawson City, Yukon next week. The historic and well-traveled envelopes will then be presented to an IPY Canadian National Committee member at the Yukon IPY launch celebration on March 1, 2007 at the Westmark Whitehorse H...
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Monday, 19 March 2007 22:53
Atlas of the Cryosphere
John Maurer, from the World Data Center for Glaciology in Boulder, is pleased to announce his new Atlas of the Cryosphere, providing interactive maps of major features of the frozen world. This should be a great tool for both scientists and educators.
John writes:
The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) "Atlas of the Cryosphere" Web site (http://nsidc.org/data/atlas) allows visitors to explore and dynamically map the Earth's frozen regions. Viewed from a polar perspective, the available scenes include snow cover, sea ice extent and concentration, glaciers, permafrost, and other critical components of the Earth's cryosphere. Users can zoom in to a specific region...
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