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Glaciers
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Descent Into the Ice 
 This site is a companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program that "follows a team of daring 'glacionauts' as they descend into a labyrinth of unexplored and hazardous glacier caves on France's Mt. Blanc" to search for trapped floodwater. The site includes information about shrinking glaciers, glacier hazards, the life cycle of a glacier, and ice climbing gear. Also includes links to related information and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mtblanc/ Topics: Geography, Geology, Outdoor Recreation, Sports Last updated Feb 9, 2004 GLIMS: Global Land Ice Measurements From Space
This project is "designed to monitor the world's glaciers primarily using data from the ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and reflection Radiometer) instrument aboard the EOS Terra spacecraft." The site monitors the number and size of glaciers to help evaluate potential hazards and to increase our "understanding of our climate system, climate change, the formation of ice ages, and effects of global warming." The site features interactive maps, technical documentation, and related publications. Searchable. http://www.glims.org Topics: Astronomy, Environment, Geography, Geology, Pollution Last updated Nov 15, 2004 Ice Age Floods Institute (IAFI)
Brief description and a map of the Pacific Northwest's prehistoric Missoula Floods. The institute, based in Moses Lake, Washington state, is "a non-profit organization of citizens throughout Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon who are committed to tell the story of the cataclysmic floods that swept across the Pacific Northwest thousands of years ago." http://www.iafi.org/ Topics: Geography, Geology, Water, Weather Last updated May 29, 2009 Ice Ages
This exhibit answers basic questions about the Ice Ages, which are "intervals of time when large areas of the surface of the globe are covered with ice sheets (large continental glaciers)." Includes a video clip depicting the retreat of glaciers in North America. From the Illinois State Museum. http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/ice_ages/ Topics: Environment, Geography, Geology, Pollution, Weather Last updated Nov 18, 2003 Illustrated Glossary of Alpine Glacial Landforms
"Basic definitions and examples of common alpine glacial landforms, [erosional, depositional, and ice features] discussed in introductory level university physical geography, geology and earth science courses." Entries include definitions along with photographic examples (some with topographical maps). http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/lemke/alpine_glacial_glossary/ Topics: Geography, Geology, Photograph Collections Last updated Aug 8, 2002 Mystery of the Megaflood
Companion website to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program exploring "the evidence for a huge catastrophe that struck eastern Washington State thousands of years ago. It took scientists decades to figure out that a colossal flood had carved out bizarre landscape features strewn across thousands of square miles." Includes opinions from geologists, images, a geology quiz, and related resources. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/megaflood/ Topics: Geography, Geology, Hurricane Katrina, Water, Weather Last updated Sep 15, 2005 National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Archives snow and ice data, including land ice, sea ice, hydrosphere, oceans data, and more. Search data catalog or browse by subject or title. Educational resources on arctic climatology and meteorology, glaciers, ice shelves and icebergs, snow, avalanches, blizzards, and the state of the cryosphere. Gallery of photos and images. http://nsidc.org/ Topics: Geography, Geology, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional, Water Last updated Feb 14, 2002 Tongass National Forest
The site for this national forest in southeast Alaska provides information about forest flora and fauna, forest management (including the timber sale plan), visiting the forest, and forest maps. Also features information about glacier formation and images of the Mendenhall and Hubbard glaciers. From the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service. http://www.fs.fed.us/r10/tongass/ Topics: Agriculture, Environment, Geography, Geology, National Parks & Forests, Plants Last updated Mar 3, 2004 |
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