by admin | Jul 27, 2023 | Polar Research
Originally presented 16 Sep 2006 The Earth2Class Workshops this fall will feature two special themes: “International Polar Year” and “Helping Students Interpret Data”. During the 2007 – 2008 IPY, thousands of scientists from all over the world will conduct large- and...
by admin | Jul 27, 2023 | Polar Research
Remote sensing has revealed “Lake Vostok”, a body of water as large as some of the Great Lakes entirely hidden beneath 4 km of Antarctic ice. For the past few years, Michael Studinger has joined us to discuss how scientists can study the geology, hydrology, and...
by admin | Jul 27, 2023 | Polar Research, Remote Sensing
with Michael Studinger Originally presented 11 Feb 2006 Buried under 4 km (2 1/2 miles) of ice in the heart of the Antarctic continent lies Lake Vostok, one of the world’s biggest freshwater lakes. For up to 25 million years the Lake has been covered by an ice sheet...
by admin | Jul 27, 2023 | Paleoclimatology
Originally presented 1 April 2000 The objective of this workshop will be to provide teachers with an introduction to the factors that drive climate change on a variety of time scales. Dr. Ortiz will discuss processes that drive climate on a variety of timescales from...
by admin | Jul 27, 2023 | Paleoclimatology
Originally presented January 27, 2001 Introduction to this Session–Dr. Michael J. Passow Background about this Session’s Theme: (PowerPoint or HTML) Weather vs. Climate What creates Earth’s climates? “Patterns of Change” activities “Paleoclimatology” — Dr....