Antarctica: Sea Ice
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- Author:
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Subject:
- Science and Technology
- Institution:
- Teachers Domain
- Collection:
- Teachers' Domain
- Level:
- Primary, Secondary
- Abstract:
This video segment adapted from NOVA uses microwave images to reveal how sea ice doubles the size of Antarctica each winter. Rare footage shows how sea ice crushed the famous ship Endurance in 1914.
- Course Type:
- Learning Module
- Language:
- English
- Material Type:
- Activities and Labs, Curriculum Standards
- Media Format:
- Video
- Conditions of Use:
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- 2006,1998 WGBH Educational Foundation. All rights reserved. A NOVA Production by Gardner Films, Inc. for WGBH/Boston in association with Sveriges Television. Stock footage courtesy of British Film Institute. Microwave imagery courtesy of Kenneth C. Jezek, Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University.