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AN: ED21B-1213    [PDF]
TI: Secrets of the Ice: Interactive Outreach as part of the International Trans Antarctic Scientific Expedition
AU: * Hamilton, G S
EM: gordon.hamilton@maine.edu
AF: Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, 303 Bryand Global Sciences Center, Orono, ME 04469 United States
AU: Mayewski, P A
EM: paul.mayewski@maine.edu
AF: Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, 303 Bryand Global Sciences Center, Orono, ME 04469 United States
AB: A multi-institutional group of US researchers recently completed four field seasons of overland scientific traverses in West Antarctica as part of the International Trans Antarctic Scientific Expedition (ITASE). During the four field seasons, numerous glaciological experiments were conducted with the broad aim of understanding the past 200 years of Antarctic climate and environmental history. The culmination of four expeditions and more than 5,000 km of travel was our arrival at South Pole in January 2003. Outreach activities, including teacher workshops and school visits, have been a central part of the US ITASE program from the very beginning. At the heart of our outreach program is a collaboration with the Boston Museum of Science and their expedition website (http://www.secretsoftheice.org). Besides providing the usual background scientific information and educational resources to non-specialist audiences, the website allowed us to interact with groups directly from the field with the aid of modern telecommunications. Our ability to interact daily and provide updates on our science programs and expedition life were key to sustaining widespread interest among school students and other groups.
DE: 1600 GLOBAL CHANGE (New category)
DE: 1827 Glaciology (1863)
DE: 1863 Snow and ice (1827)
DE: 6605 Education
DE: 9310 Antarctica
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: 2003 Fall Meeting