PPT-Future Science Opportunities in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean

Update to OPP OAC May 18 2011 David Bromwich Statement of Task 1 Utilize existing information Work of other organizations eg ICSU SCAR etc Recent scientific achievements in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean eg IPY. While written to incorporate computer technology the lesson can be easily adapted to paper and pen Lesson Objective Students will compose a series of slides based on the exhibits at OC The teacher may select one type of exhibit such as those that co 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. . . Satellite view. Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent, underlying the South Pole. It is situated in the Antarctica region of the southern hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean.. Maggie Johnson. Antarctica is located at the south pole.. Feb.-Nov.-is the summer.. The coldest ever is -129 degree F Or-89 degree C!. Winter temperatures go down to-120 degree F.. Just the Facts. The sea ice can reach 1,000 miles from Antarctica.. The SOCRATES Planning . Team. : . Greg . McFarquhar. (. mcfarq@atmos.uiuc.edu. ),. Roj. . Marchand. , . Robert . Wood, Chris . Bretherton. , Alain . Protat. , Patricia Quinn, Steven . Siems. , Simon Alexander, and Bob Weller. 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”. Eric Schulz, CAWCR, BoM. The Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research. . A partnership between CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology. Motivation. The Southern Ocean is large (22% of world ocean) and is expected to play a significant role in the global climate system. 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. with the . Yellow Book in Tow!. Kelly Stefanko & Jeff Stitz. Audit Managers. Office of Inspector General. National Science Foundation . What is the National . Science Foundation?. Independent . federal. Living in the Freezer. By . D. r Mark Norman. This . book is about what kinds of animals live . in Antarctica, what . their predators are, what they eat and where they migrate to. . S. ome are big, some are small. Most of them are ordinary and some are creepy.. 1 WOCE was conceived in late-1970snot so easy to re-capture thinking of the time: . Ocean Decade Research . Programme. on the Maritime Acoustic Environment (UN-MAE). Modeling and Prediction of Ocean Ambient Sound. . A Satellite activity of UN Ocean Decade Laboratories: A Prediction Ocean . Name:_________________________________________ Date:_____________________. Add the following to the map. :. Southern Ocean. Antarctic . Circumpolar . Current. Sub-Antarctic Front. Polar Front. It’s real. It’s us. It’s bad. But there’s hope. Tony . Leisowitz. (1/21/2018). Snowball Earth (700 million years ago). CO. 2. CO. 2. CO. 2. Antarctica in the Eocene period (65-35 million years ago).