Greenland Snow Studies
Meet the Team
Teacher - Jo Dodds
O’Leary Junior High School
Twin Falls
, Idaho
United States
Jo Dodds has taught earth science at O'Leary Junior High School, Twin Falls, Idaho, for the past 22 years. Ms. Dodds loves teaching about our dynamic Earth, especially volcanism, seismology, plate tectonics, the environment, and life in extreme environments. Some of her other interests includes birding, cross-country skiing, and traveling, especially to areas of active volcanoes and glaciers.
Researcher - Mary Albert
Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
Hanover
, New Hampshire
United States
Mary Albert is a senior research engineer at the U.S. Army ERDC Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab in Hanover, New Hampshire and a Professor at the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College. Dr. Albert's research interests include snow physics, heat transfer, and snow-air interactions on the Greenland Ice Shelf. Dr. Albert hopes that this PolarTREC experience will motivate students for careers in science, math, and engineering.
Journals
June 2, 2007 14 degrees F
I have been dressing in multiple layers from head to toe to keep warm. But on Saturday, June 2, the wind was low (not enough to turn the windmill), the sky was almost cloudless, and air pressure was rising. Our temperature reached 14F...a heat wave! Midmorning I went to my tent to shed clothing...
Project Information
Snow Structure and Past Climates at Summit, Greenland
Summit, Greenland
13 May 2007
9 June 2007
Where are They?
The team traveled to Summit Station, located at the peak of the Greenland ice cap atop 3200 m of ice. Summit is a scientific research station sponsored by the National Science Foundation that supports a diversity of scientific research, including year-round measurements of air-snow interactions that provide crucial knowledge for interpreting data from deep ice cores drilled both at Summit and elsewhere. Learn more about Summit at the Summit Station website
What are they Doing?
This research project on the Greenland ice cap examined the air trapped in firn—old snow that has been recrystalized into a more dense substance through the weight of the overlying snowpack—for clues to past climates. The unique characteristics of firn allow the sampling of large quantities of pre-industrial air to explore anthropogenic effects on the atmosphere. While in the field, the team conducted a variety of snow measurements; post-field analysis of the data will enable a better understanding of past climates and the impact of human activity on the Earth's atmosphere.
Resources
| Title | Date | About | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific Research in an Extreme Environment | Overview The journal assignment involves students in current science research. Through the teacher’... | Lesson | |
| Ice Cores: Modeling Ice Sheets | Overview Working in groups, students will use common materials to create layers of snow and ice... | Lesson | |
| From Water to Ice | 30 April 2007 | Article covering Jo Dodd's expedition to Summit, Greenland. | Article |
| Greenland Snow Studies from Summit, Greenland | 1 June 2007 | Live Event with Jo Dodds and the Photochemistry group at Summit (led by Jack Dibb) | Event |
| Greenland Snow Studies from Summit, Greenland | 22 May 2007 | Live from IPY! event with teacher Jo Dodds and the research team in Summit, Greenland. The focus of... | Event |
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