'Arctic' presentation slideshows

United Nations Environment Programme - 2007 Components of the Cryosphere Introduction Snow Ice in the sea Ice on land huge ice sheets, and the smaller glaciers and ice caps Frozen ground River and lake ice Introduction Why are Ice and Snow Important to Us?

Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna. Arctic  importance to global biodiversity. 14.8 million km ² of land - 13 million km ² of ocean Vast wilderness areas Largest global freshwater reserves (with Antarctic) Globally significant array of biodiversity

Unit 7. Learning about English. Unit 7. Part Ⅰ Pre-reading activities Part Ⅱ Text A Part Ⅲ Text B Part Ⅳ Post-reading activities. Pre-reading Activities :. Listen to the passage carefully and then think over the following questions: 1. What is the passage about?

UW Minor in Arctic Studies Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies & School of Oceanography. ARCTIC COUNCIL – FIRST IN THE HISTORY/THE WORLD 1. 8 Arctic Nations 2. Non-Arctic Nations 3. Indigenous Organizations Inuit Saami Russian Indigenous Aleut Gwich’in Athabascan.

How do changes in the environment affect organisms?. Living things are adapted to daily changes in their habitat……………. Daily changes. Flowers open and close. Daily changes. Sea anemones pull in their tentacles when the tide goes out to stop them drying out.

Europe. Leading countries according to GDP . Switzerland Luxembourg Sweden. Leading countries according to Land Size. Ukraine France Spain. Leading countries according to population. Germany United Kingdom Italy France. PHYSICAL CHARATERISTICS.

Functional linear models. Three types of linear model to consider:. Response is a function; covariates are multivariate. Response is scalar or multivariate; covariates are functional. Both response and covariates are functional. Functional response with multivariate covariates.

NOAA in the Antarctic. James H. Butler, Director Global Monitoring Division Earth System Research Laboratory National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Antarctic Logistics Blue Ribbon Panel National Science Foundation Arlington, VA. Overview.

Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH) AGU Townhall Meeting: Knowledge to Action for Arctic Science. SEARCH Science Steering Committee (Hajo Eicken, Chair) Permafrost Action Team: Ted Schuur

CEOS SIT Technical Workshop Perspective on Arctic Initiatives. • SAON Roadmap for Arctic Observing • Food Security Working Group • Arctic Observing Summit 2020 Hajo Eicken – International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA, heicken@alaska.edu

HIGH AIRBORNE RADIOACTIVITY IN TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS OF ARCTIC REGION Łokas E. 1 , Zagórski P. 2 , Sobota I. 3 , Zawierucha K. 4 , Pawłowski Ł. 5 , Singh SM. 6 , Ziaja W. 7 , Gaca P. 8. 1 Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow , Poland , Edyta.Lokas@ifj.edu.pl

Brandon Portable Appliance Testing & R.C.D. Training . The benefits, frequency and procedure for electrical safety testing. Hello / Emergency procedure Distractions Resources – Portable appliance tester, desk space, pens, class1 & class 2 power tools Why are we here? Risk assessment

Kelp Beds: Importance and Dynamics. By: Tanay Tailor. Kelp Beds: areas of high densities of brown macroalgae (Kelp). Need a hard substrate to attach to, high # of nutrients, and light. Kelp Beds are primarily in temperate and arctic waters. Structure/Dynamics . Types of Kelp Beds.

Cold & High Altitude Environments. Characteristics & Challenges. High Altitude. Periglacial. Glacial. Polar. Extreme environments – cold or hot – have extreme temperatures, landforms, erosional processes, little vegetation, poor soil quality and scarcity of water.

Chapter 11 Thunderstorms and Tornadoes. Air mass thunderstorms are the most common and least Destructive , usually lasting for less than an hour. The cumulus stage begins when unstable air begins to rise and cool adiabatically to form fair weather cumulus clouds.

Ecological Impacts & Adaptive Strategies. Ecosystems Defined. “Ecosystems are communities of plants, animals, microbes, and the physical environment in which they exist […and describes] plantation forests and agricultural systems” as well. NAST (2000), Our Changing Climate, p. 24.

Quintillion Subsea Cable System. Presented by:. Elizabeth Pierce, CEO. Arctic Communications can be… Challenging. Satellite or limited microwave backhaul Limited capacity High latency Service outages caused by environmental disruptions

GEU 0047: Meteorology Lecture 11: Air Masses and Fronts. Air Masses. the air with similar properties of temperature and moisture which covers a large area Semi-permanent structures in the atmosphere. Air Mass Classifications. Moisture content Dry Continental (c)

The Delicate Beauty of Arctic Svalbard. By Emma B. Lawrence June 2014.

Salinity of Seawater and Freezing Point Depression – A simple model using ArcGIS. GIS and the Marine Environment University of Alaska Anchorage Spring 2004 John Field. Study Area. Arctic Ocean Conditions.