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International Continental Shelf Survey Resources

International Continental Shelf Survey Expedition with Bill Schmoker

Type: Event
Date: Tue, 08/31/2010
This PolarConnect event with PolarTREC Teacher Bill Schmoker working onboard the US Coast Guard Cutter Healy was held with Centennial Middle School in Colorado. This event was closed to the public...
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Centennial Middle School teacher Bill Schmoker heads to Arctic Ocean

Type: Article
Date: Sun, 07/11/2010
Article about Bill Schmoker's upcoming PolarTREC expedition aboard the USCGC Healy in the Arctic Ocean. View the actual article at the Boulder Daily Camera Online.
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Student Journal Booklet PDF

Type: Activity
Date: Mon, 08/02/2010 - Mon, 09/06/2010
Grade Level: Middle School and Up
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For students wishing to follow along with Mr. Schmoker on the Healy 2 August - 6 September 2010.
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Bathymetry: Mapping Mystery Bay

Type: Lesson
Grade Level: Middle School and Up
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Overview Many students are familiar with topographic maps showing relief of land surfaces. In this lab they will produce their own bathymetric maps, the underwater equivalent. A bathymetric map...
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That Sinking Feeling: Density Currents Lab

Type: Lesson
Grade Level: Middle School and Up
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Overview Density currents drive 3D movements within the world’s oceans that dwarf surface currents by volume. Density-driven movements due to temperature/salinity differences keep the world’s...
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Summer Snow Day on the USCGC Healy

Type: Video
Grade Level: All Ages
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Summer Snow Day on the USCGC Healy in the SE Canada Basin (Arctic Ocean). Filmed on the 2010 International Extended Continental Shelf Survey by PolarTREC teacher Bill Schmoker.
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RHI Recovery on USCGC Healy

Type: Video
Grade Level: All Ages
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RHI (Rigid Hull Inflatable boat) recovery on the USCGC Healy near Barrow, AK in the Beaufort Sea. Filmed on the 2010 International Extended Continental Shelf Survey by PolarTREC teacher Bill Schmoker
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Polar Bear in Beaufort Sea

Type: Video
Grade Level: All Ages
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Polar Bear on Beaufort Sea ice, seen from USCGC Healy on 2010 International Extended Continental Shelf Survey. Filmed by PolarTREC teacher Bill Schmoker.
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Piston Coring in the Eastern Canada Basin on USCGC Healy

Type: Video
Grade Level: All Ages
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Piston Coring in the Eastern Canada Basin on USCGC Healy. Filmed by PolarTREC teacher Bill Schmoker on the 2010 International Extended Continental Shelf Survey.
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Piston Core sampling aboard USCGC Healy, Canada Basin

Type: Video
Grade Level: All Ages
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This video documents the process of piston coring in deep water (~3000m) over the so-called '09 Seamount, Canada Basin (N. Arctic Ocean). Filmed on the 2010 International Extended Continental Shelf...
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Packing up coring rail on USCGC Healy

Type: Video
Grade Level: All Ages
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Packing up the coring rail aboard the USCGC Healy in the Canada Basin (northern Arctic Ocean) on the 2010 International Extended Continental Shelf Survey. Filmed by PolarTREC teacher Bill Schmoker.
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Helicopter transfer from CCGC Louis S. St. Laurent to USCGC Healy

Type: Video
Grade Level: All Ages
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MBB Bo 105 Helicopter transfer from CCGC Louis S. St. Laurent to USCGC Healy in the Canada Basin (northern Arctic Ocean.) Filmed by PolarTREC teacher Bill Schmoker on the 2010 International Extended...
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Canadian Coast Guard Cutter Louis S. St. Laurent seen from the USCGC Healy

Type: Video
Grade Level: All Ages
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The Canadian Coast Guard Cutter Louis S. St. Laurent working in the Beaufort Sea, seen from the USCGC Healy on the 2010 International Extended Continental Shelf Survey. Note the bubbler system at the...
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PolarTREC Teacher Bill Schmoker making ice in the Canada Basin aboard USCGC Healy

Type: Video
Grade Level: All Ages
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Will fresh water turn into ice when it is dunked in the chilly waters of the Canada Basin? Find out with PolarTREC teacher Bill Schmoker, aboard the USCGC Healy on the 2010 International Extended...
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USCGC Healy entering the ice pack north of Barrow

Type: Video
Grade Level: All Ages
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USCGC Healy entering the ice pack north of Barrow in the Canada Basin. Note the paint scraped off on one large piece of ice and the Canadian Coast Guard Cutter Louis S. St. Laurent following us into...
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USCGC Healy Helicopter Opps

Type: Video
Grade Level: All Ages
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Helicopter transfer between the Canadian Coast Guard Cutter Louis S. St. Laurent & USCGC Healy in the Beaufort Sea. This is a MBB Bo 105 helicopter, a twin-engine craft with 4 rotor blades....
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USCGC Healy breaking ice in the Canada Basin

Type: Video
Grade Level: All Ages
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USCGC Healy breaking ice in the Canada Basin (N. Arctic Ocean.) Filmed from the Canadian Coast Guard Cutter Louis S. St. Laurent by PolarTREC teacher Bill Schmoker on the 2010 International Extended...
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Walking Tour of USCGC Healy

Type: Video
Grade Level: All Ages
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PolarTREC teacher Bill Schmoker gives a walking tour of the USCGC Healy in the Canada Basin (N. Arctic Ocean) on the 2010 International Extended Continental Shelf Survey.
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Helicoptering from USGCC Healy to Canadian Coast Guard Cutter Louis S. St. Laurent

Type: Video
Grade Level: All Ages
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Helicopter transfer via Canadian Coast Guard MBB Bo 105 from USGCC Healy to Canadian Coast Guard Cutter Louis S. St. Laurent in the Canada Basin (N. Arctic Ocean) during the 2010 International...
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USCGC Healy Foghorn

Type: Video
Grade Level: All Ages
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USCGC Healy sounding the foghorn during our transit of the Bering Straight on the 2010 International Extended Continental Shelf Survey. Filmed by PolarTREC teacher Bill Schmoker
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Black-legged Kittiwakes & Herring Gull in the Arctic Ocean

Type: Video
Grade Level: All Ages
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Black-legged Kittiwakes are joined by an immature Herring Gull (maybe Vega Gull??) in the Canada Basin (northern Arctic Ocean). Filmed aboard the USCGC Healy on the 2010 International Extended...
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Gravity Coring Opps on USCGC Healy in Southern Beaufort Sea

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Grade Level: All Ages
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Conducting gravity coring operations aboard the USCGC Healy in the Southern Beaufort Sea during the 2010 International Extended Continental Shelf Survey. This is a simple way to retrieve soft...
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Gas Hydrate recovery from Southern Beaufort Sea aboard USCGC Healy

Type: Video
Grade Level: All Ages
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Gas (methane) Hydrate ice recovered in core catcher during bottom sampling opps aboard USCGC Healy in the Southern Beaufort Sea during the 2010 International Extended Continental Shelf Survey. Filmed...
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RHI opps on USCGC Healy

Type: Video
Grade Level: All Ages
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Launch & recovery of the RHI (rigid-hull inflatable) boat aboard the USCGC Healy in foggy conditions. Filmed in the Canada Basin (northern Arctic Ocean) during the 2010 International Extended...
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USCGC Healy experiencing the first ice of 2010 International Extended Continental Shelf Survey

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Grade Level: All Ages
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USCGC Healy experiencing the first ice of 2010 International Extended Continental Shelf Survey in the Bering Sea. Filmed by PolarTREC teacher Bill Schmoker.
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