Good Monday to you and your team John,
John, my question below might be summed up with the pervasive, if not popular phrase, "Can you hear me now?". First, thank you for the information regarding Dr. Aster's iceberg research. I would encourage others to also check out nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/11/1129_051129_iceberg_sing.html This short article discusses research done by Dr. Vera Schlindwein. She is a scientist at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven, Germany. The fact that Dr. Schlindwein and Dr. Aster propose that there may be several ways to "get an iceberg to sing" only makes this research area all the more interesting and exciting! John, do you know, or might Dr. Kyle know, if researchers have converted the infrasonic iceberg sound waves (sound waves too low for humans to hear, 1-20 Hertz or so) to audible sound waves (by speeding up the infrasonic icequake waves; speeding them up by a factor of three should bring them into the range of human hearing, I believe). I am just imagining what an incredible teaching, learning, and communication tool a given "iceberg orchestra" would provide- for researchers, students, teachers, and the entire global citizenry! The Powerful Music of Antarctica! Further, if in fact, increased icequake activity("music") correlates with increased air and water temperature(therefore more flowing water within and under glaciers, icesheets, and icebergs), might "singing icebergs" be of interest to policy-makers/politicians, advocacy groups, and again, Earth stewards reaching across all borders. John, I can picture students right now thinking about potential and appropriate "Polar Band Names", "Polar Music Group Names" for particular singing 'bergs! That could be great fun, all in the name of education, research, sharing knowledge, understanding, communication, possible problem-solving, conservation and stewardship!
Thank You John. Namaste', Ben Smith and his Environmental Science Students at Peninsula High School California