This web site from the University of Wisconsin offers definitions and examples of various alpine glacial landforms as well as topographic maps depicting each type of landform.
Studying physics and applied mathematics as a girl is not common. What made you select this course of study?
I like to find out how things work. I believe physics is the basic science to all scientific work. It helps to really understand things in biology and other areas. When an employer sees a degree in physics they know you
Online story about PolarTREC teacher Alex Eilers and her expedition to Antarctica. Includes information about sending postcards to the Pink Palace Museum and then having them be returned from Antarctica.
PolarTREC teacher Chantelle Rose wrote a guest column for the The Urbana Daily Citizen. This is the second in a series of guest columns planned to cover the local teacher's trip to the Arctic.
PolarTREC teacher Chantelle Rose wrote a guest column for the The Urbana Daily Citizen. This is the first in a series of guest columns planned to cover the local teacher's trip to the Arctic.
CTD Data plots from the Winter Sampling Expedition. CTD is an acronym for Conductivity-Temperature-Depth. It is a device that measures the salinity, temperature, depth in a vertical profile from the surface. The data comes from the Chukchi Sea.
All About Glaciers is a web site produced by the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) with information on all aspects of glaciers including data and science, facts, a gallery, a glossary and more.
