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Laura Larocca
Laura Larocca
PhD Student, Department of Earth & Planetary Science
Learn more about her research here:
https://www.earth.northwestern.edu/our-people/phd-graduate-students/larocca-laura.html
Dr. Seth Jacobson
Dr. Seth Jacobson
Assistant Professor, Department of Earth & Planetary Science
Learn more about his research here:
https://www.earth.northwestern.edu/our-people/faculty/jacobson-seth.html
Nilou Sarvian
Nilou Sarvian
Ph D Student, Department of Earth & Planetary Science
Learn more about her research here:
https://www.earth.northwestern.edu/our-people/phd-graduate-students/sarvian-nilou.html
Glaciers & Sea Ice: resources for teachers
Glaciers & Sea Ice: resources for teachers
National Snow and Ice Data Center, NSIDC
National Snow and Ice Data Center, NSIDC
https://nsidc.org/cryosphere/quickfacts/seaice.html
Quick facts on Arctic sea ice: the website provides an overview delving into the importance of sea ice, the meaning of sea ice extent, how scientists monitor sea ice extent, and an explanation for why more attention is paid to Arctic, rather than Antarctic sea ice.
National Snow and Ice Data Center, NSIDC, Database
National Snow and Ice Data Center, NSIDC, Database
https://nsidc.org/data/seaice/visible.html
You will need to login or create an account to access the NSIDC database. You will be able to access data sets including: visible and infrared sea ice products from this webpage
NASA Climate Kids
NASA Climate Kids
https://climatekids.nasa.gov/health-report-sea-ice/
Introduction to sea ice as a vital sign of the planet.
NASA Global Climate Change
NASA Global Climate Change
https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/arctic-sea-ice/
Arctic sea ice extent as a vital sign of the planet.
Happening now: Arctic sea ice - on the decline
Happening now: Arctic sea ice - on the decline
https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/happennowarcticseaice2014/
NOAA video showing dramatic visuals of Arctic landscapes and sea ice extent. Visualizations of sea ice extent data over the past 30 years, mechanisms causing ice melt, and feedback loops.
NASA Global Ice Viewer
NASA Global Ice Viewer
https://climate.nasa.gov/interactives/global-ice-viewer/#/
Choose between four sentinels of change: glaciers; Greenland and Iceland; Arctic; and Antarctica to see how climate change is impacting them.
Polar Bears International
Polar Bears International
https://polarbearsinternational.org/climate-change
Build a connection with the in information from this website between climate change and its impact on ecosystems, in this case the polar bears Arctic ecosystem.
Polar Bears International Tracking Map
Polar Bears International Tracking Map
https://polarbearsinternational.org/polar-bears/tracking/
Track individual polar bears as they travel the Arctic landscape with the interactive mapping tool.
National Park Service: Climate Change
National Park Service: Climate Change
https://www.nps.gov/glac/learn/nature/climate-change.htm
From this website you will be able to access USGS studies conducted in Glacier National Park, glacier recession fact sheets, and imagery of shrinking glaciers over time.
NASA Goddard Inst. for Space Studies: Education Modules
NASA Goddard Inst. for Space Studies: Education Modules
https://icp.giss.nasa.gov/education/modules/eccm/
Archive of the Earth Climate Course: What determines a planet's climate education modules.
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