Life At A Polar Research Station

Author : Arthur K. Britton
Publisher : Gareth Stevens
ISBN 13 : 1433984830
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Life at a Polar Research Station written by Arthur K. Britton and published by Gareth Stevens. This book was released on 2013 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at what life is like at a polar research station, including what is required to keep them running, the challenges of adjusting to life at the pole, and what the workers do for fun.

Author : Gretchen Legler
Publisher : Milkweed Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781571312822
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On the Ice written by Gretchen Legler and published by Milkweed Editions. This book was released on 2005 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "McMurdo Station, Antarctica, is home to eighty-mile-per-hour winds, minus seventy degree temperatures, and months of near-total darkness. Sent to Antarctica as an observer, Gretchen Legler tells the story of her season spent at McMurdo Station. Populated by people from all walks of life - bankers, MBAs, therapists, carpenters, scientists, laborers, and military brass - the individuals that Legler meets have gone to Antarctica to escape everything from parking tickets to angry spouses. Hoping to get away from the complexities of her own life, Legler arrives at McMurdo Station with the intention of researching the landscape; what she finds, instead, is a zany population of people." "Part sociological study, part historiography, and part love story, On the Ice is an exploration of one of the most unexplored places on earth and the people who are drawn to it."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309103215
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Polar Icebreakers in a Changing World written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2007-03-14 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States has enduring national and strategic interests in the polar regions, including citizens living above the Arctic circle and three year-round scientific stations in the Antarctic. Polar icebreaking ships are needed to access both regions. Over the past several decades, the U.S. government has supported a fleet of four icebreakersâ€"three multi-mission U.S. Coast Guard ships (the POLAR SEA, POLAR STAR, and HEALY) and the National Science Foundation's PALMER, which is dedicated solely to scientific research. Today, the POLAR STAR and the POLAR SEA are at the end of their service lives, and a lack of funds and no plans for an extension of the program has put U.S. icebreaking capability at risk. This report concludes that the United States should continue to support its interests in the Arctic and Antarctic for multiple missions, including maintaining leadership in polar science. The report recommends that the United States immediately program, budget, design, and construct two new polar icebreakers to be operated by the U.S. Coast Guard. The POLAR SEA should remain mission capable and the POLAR STAR should remain available for reactivation until the new polar icebreakers enter service. The U.S. Coast Guard should be provided sufficient operations and maintenance budget to support an increased, regular, and influential presence in the Arctic, with support from other agencies. The report also calls for a Presidential Decision Directive to clearly align agency responsibilities and budgetary authorities.

Author : Ruth Slavid
Publisher : Park Publishing (WI)
ISBN 13 : 9783906027661
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ice Station written by Ruth Slavid and published by Park Publishing (WI). This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than fifty years, Halley Research Station-located on the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica's Weddell Sea-has collected a continuous stream of meteorological and atmospheric data critical to our understanding of polar atmospheric chemistry, rising sea levels, and the depletion of the ozone layer. Since the station's establishment in 1956, there have been six Halley stations, each designed to withstand the difficult climatic conditions. The first four stations were crushed by snow. The fifth featured a steel platform, allowing it to rise above snow cover, but it, too, had to be abandoned when it moved too far from the mainland, making it precarious. Commissioned by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and completed in 2012, Halley VI is the winning design from a competition in collaboration with the Royal Institute of British Architects. Designed by London-based Hugh Broughton Architects and AECOM, a US-based architecture and engineering firm, the structure cannot just rise to avoid being engulfed by accumulating snow, but it is also the first research station able to be fully relocatable, its eight modules situated atop ski-fitted hydraulic legs. This book tells the story of this iconic piece of architecture's design and creation, supplemented with many illustrations, including plans and previously unpublished photographs.

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Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520244060
Total Pages : 619 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Animals written by and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 619 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lavishly illustrated trade reference to mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, and invertebrates features hundreds of glorious photos, masterful illustrations, and informative maps.

Author : Alison Lester
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0544088956
Total Pages : 45 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sophie Scott Goes South written by Alison Lester and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2013 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nine year-old Sophie Scott embarks on a mission to Antarctica aboard an icebreaker and documents her adventure in a diary of its natural wonders.

Author : Nicholas Johnson
Publisher : Feral House
ISBN 13 : 0922915997
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Big Dead Place written by Nicholas Johnson and published by Feral House. This book was released on 2005 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What really goes on in Antarctica?

Author : Spectrum
Publisher : Carson-Dellosa Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1483811719
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spectrum Science, Grade 7 written by Spectrum and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cultivate a love for science by providing standards-based practice that captures childrenÕs attention. Spectrum Science for grade 7 provides interesting informational text and fascinating facts about homeostasis, migration, cloning, and acid rain. --When children develop a solid understanding of science, theyÕre preparing for success. Spectrum Science for grades 3-8 improves scientific literacy and inquiry skills through an exciting exploration of natural, earth, life, and applied sciences. With the help of this best-selling series, your young scientist can discover and appreciate the extraordinary world that surrounds them!

Author : Spectrum
Publisher : Carson-Dellosa Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0769653677
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Science, Grade 7 written by Spectrum and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our proven Spectrum Science grade 7 workbook features 176 pages of fundamentals in science learning. Developed to current national science standards, covering all aspects of seventh grade science education. This workbook for children ages 12 to 13 includes exercises that reinforce science skills across the different science areas. Science skills include: • Scientific Tools • Chemical vs. Physical Change • Ecosystems • Rock Cycle • Biotechnology • Natural Hazards • Science History Our best-selling Spectrum Science series features age-appropriate workbooks for grade 3 to grade 8. Developed with the latest standards-based teaching methods that provide targeted practice in science fundamentals to ensure successful learning!

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309214726
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Future Science Opportunities in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-11-28 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Antarctica and the surrounding Southern Ocean remains one of the world's last frontiers. Covering nearly 14 million km² (an area approximately 1.4 times the size of the United States), Antarctica is the coldest, driest, highest, and windiest continent on Earth. While it is challenging to live and work in this extreme environment, this region offers many opportunities for scientific research. Ever since the first humans set foot on Antarctica a little more than a century ago, the discoveries made there have advanced our scientific knowledge of the region, the world, and the Universe-but there is still much more to learn. However, conducting scientific research in the harsh environmental conditions of Antarctica is profoundly challenging. Substantial resources are needed to establish and maintain the infrastructure needed to provide heat, light, transportation, and drinking water, while at the same time minimizing pollution of the environment and ensuring the safety of researchers. Future Science Opportunities in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean suggests actions for the United States to achieve success for the next generation of Antarctic and Southern Ocean science. The report highlights important areas of research by encapsulating each into a single, overarching question. The questions fall into two broad themes: (1) those related to global change, and (2) those related to fundamental discoveries. In addition, the report identified key science questions that will drive research in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean in coming decades, and highlighted opportunities to be leveraged to sustain and improve the U.S. research efforts in the region.