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5 March 2012 Farewell Palmer Station

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The LMG is underway. Saying goodbye to Palmer Station and to the wonderful people there was sad, but I feel incredibly lucky. I have never met a more gracious, thoughtful, hardworking group of people and am proud and honored to have had the chance to experience life at Palmer. There is something

Diário de Bordo / On board Diary - Portugal

A young marine biologist from Portugal shows the science, the beauty and the importance of the polar regions to the planet from a research cruise en route to Antarctica. Film is primarily in Portuguese with some English.

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Elementary and Up

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4 March 2012 Back to Reality

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Jumping into Teaching I finally arrived back to Austin on the evening of January 6th. After a lovely weekend with my fiance, I returned to the classroom eager to see my students and colleagues again. I shared my stories and adventures with my students, although they were already familiar with them

4 March 2012 Operation Fun Haul

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I moved back onto the ship yesterday, and am adjusting slowly to the idea of leaving Palmer Station. While I was in the field with Donna Patterson-Fraser on Friday, we could see the Gould approaching Palmer Station; the ship had been gone for a few days to pick up some scientists who study seals. I

4 March 2012 Flight Delays and Repacking my Luggage

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I spent all of yesterday hanging out in Terminal 2 of the San Francisco airport (if you're going to wait at SFO, T2 is pretty much the best one to get stuck in). However, they finally put me on a plane to Dallas and I am here until late tonight before I leave to go to Santiago. As of right now

Tunnel Man - Episode 4 - Geomorphology

Tunnel Man is a super hero who lives in Ice Tunnels, and teaches children and adults about the unique geomorphology of Alaska. Tunnel Man is played by Kenji Yoshikawa, a Research Associate Professor for the Institute of Northern Engineering at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). Tunnel Man's fun and educational videos were produced as part of UAF's participation in

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Arctic

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Tunnel Man - Episode 3 - Active Layer Monitoring

Tunnel Man is a super hero who lives in Ice Tunnels, and teaches children and adults about the unique geomorphology of Alaska. Tunnel Man is played by Kenji Yoshikawa, a Research Associate Professor for the Institute of Northern Engineering at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). Tunnel Man's fun and educational videos were produced as part of UAF's participation in

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Arctic

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Tunnel Man - Episode 2 - Permafrost Monitoring

Tunnel Man is a super hero who lives in Ice Tunnels, and teaches children and adults about the unique geomorphology of Alaska. Tunnel Man is played by Kenji Yoshikawa, a Research Associate Professor for the Institute of Northern Engineering at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). Tunnel Man's fun and educational videos were produced as part of UAF's participation in

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Arctic

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Tunnel Man Episode 1 - Ice in Permafrost

Tunnel Man is a super hero who lives in Ice Tunnels, and teaches children and adults about the unique geomorphology of Alaska. Tunnel Man is played by Kenji Yoshikawa, a Research Associate Professor for the Institute of Northern Engineering at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). Tunnel Man's fun and educational videos were produced as part of UAF's participation in

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Arctic

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Polar Science at 62ºS - Permafrost Video - Portugal

Permafrost is a key cryospheric component and of global interest for better understanding climate change. This short film presents an overview of permafrost on Earth and focuses on the International Polar Year (IPY) activities of a research group from the University of Lisbon and its international partners. Video narration in Portuguese with English subtitles.

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Arctic

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Middle School and Up

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