PPT-The International Geophysical Year and Science in Antarctica

The Heroic Age ended in Antarctica after Shackletons death in 1922 After that there were a few other excursions south Richard Byrd an American naval flight instructor had been the first person to fly over the North Pole and now he wanted to head south. Geophysical Survey of Bowser Field and Adjacent Lands Geophysical Survey February 2013 Report Number 1670508 brPage 2br Bedwyn Brail Geophysical Survey of Browser Field 12022013 Summary Wiltshire Archaeology and Natural History Society WANHS Archae The Last . Continent. (short text version). Copyright: . Material on these pages is copyright Paul Ward / CoolAntarctica.com or reproduced with permission from other copyright owners. It may be downloaded and printed for personal reference or public performance in an educational establishment as long as it is not for direct or indirect commercial use. It may be altered or modified, but not made publically available or transmitted to others in original or modified form without the written permission of Paul Ward / CoolAntarctica.com. . WORLD AT RISK. What you should achieve this lesson. Know some key terms in relation to the topic. Understand how to classify different hazard types. Recognise the difference between a natural hazard and a disaster. Sherif . Hanafy. (Mahmoud). Senior Research Scientist. Director of Geophysical Lab, KAUST. Geophysical Lab at KAUST. NZXP (one unit), 48 channels. Geode (24 units), 24 channels each = 576 channels. Seismic Equipment. March 2011. “As the last unspoilt wilderness on earth, Antarctica is currently protected by a treaty prohibiting drilling & mining until 2041. Decisions made by today’s youth will impact our entire planet’s ecosystem & the future of life on Earth”. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/icebridge/multimedia/fall11/antarctica-US_prt.htm. There are really two . Antarcticas. …. Antarctic Facts. --coldest, windiest and most remote place on Earth. --mean annual temperature at -50° C (-18° C in Arctic). Hunter Jackson . Donnie White. White Rhinoceros. Average weight of two tons. Highly endangered and protected. Mostly solitary animals. Africa. Giraffe. Move in loose herds. Can reach 55 MPH while running. As soon as it was determined that the earth was round in the 6. th. century B.C.,. speculation began about frigid zones north and south.. Ptolemy (150 A.D.) was the first to state that there must be a southern . Today I will. :. Be able to describe the harsh conditions that explorers faced while on their journey to the South Pole. Write detailed and well written diary entries. Geography. Antarctica. Roald. glacial cycles, Journal of Geophysical Research-Ocean, 106, 9117-9133, 2001. 3. Gildor, H. the Gulf of Eilat: a box model approach, Journal of Marine Systems, 71, 159-170, doi: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007 Update to OPP OAC. May 18, 2011. David Bromwich. Statement of Task (1). Utilize existing information. Work of other organizations (e.g., ICSU, SCAR, etc.). Recent scientific achievements in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean (e.g., IPY). Name:_________________________________________ Date:_____________________. Add the following to the map. :. Southern Ocean. Antarctic . Circumpolar . Current. Sub-Antarctic Front. Polar Front. Version: Jan 21, 2019. Location of Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets. Ice Sheet Components. Very vertically exaggerated. Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar . (InSAR) Images of Antarctica and Greenland. FOR. OFFSHORE RENEWABLE. ENERGY developments. Launch at . lloyd’s. register, . london. Monday 14. th. . july. 2014. Offshore Site Investigation & Geotechnics Sub-Committee - SUT . Mick Cook - Mick Cook Limited – Chairman.