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Alaska: AK-01 Columbia Glacier Kadin (Narrated)
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Extreme Ice Survey

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This short, time-lapse video shows the changes in the Columbia Glacier from May 12, 2007 to August 20, 2010. Narration provides general description of the geophysical dynamics and processes.

Video length: 0:51 min.

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Teaching Tips

  • Should be used with other related videos and background materials on the Extreme Ice Survey website.
  • This short clip can be shown in conjunction with any discussion on the impacts of global warming. There will be a need to describe how the motion of glaciers today are different from the motions in the past (use Google Scholar and search on "climate change" glaciers).
  • Many more of this type of video can be found at: http://www.extremeicesurvey.org/index.php/new_gallery/

About the Science

  • Dr. Tad Pfeffer of INSTAAR describes recent changes in the Columbia Glacier in Alaska.
  • During most of the two-year span of the video, the ice is moving at a pretty good clip of about 50 to 80 feet (15 to 24 meters) a day.
  • The cracks and fissures running sideways across the glacier are crevasses formed when the ice stretches and breaks in its effort to keep up with the accelerating downward pace.
  • Transverse crevasses are an indicator of ice being stretched along the flow direction.
  • The dark, curvy stripes that run along the sides of the glacier are medial moraines—channels of debris left behind where branch glaciers joined the main glacier in its flow.
  • Passed initial science review - expert science review pending.

About the Pedagogy

  • One of several complementary time-lapse videos of the Columbia glacier and other Arctic glaciers.

Technical Details/Ease of Use

  • A short written explanation of the clip is given.

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Parent URL: http://www.extremeicesurvey.org/index.php/new_gallery/

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