This page highlights some of the excellent teaching resources available for exploring glacier mass balance. For more ideas, see the Resources for Teachers page. Case study: USGS Benchmark Glaciers The USGS has an excellent resource on the mass balance of Lemon Creek Glacier, a World Reference Glacier, and the other USGS Benchmark Glaciers. This has […]
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If you’re introducing the idea of GIS and digital elevation models, then check out this Earth Engine tool for the global SRTM. This Earth Engine App visualises the SRTM, a global 30 m digital elevation model (a DEM). The colour ramp is linked to the elevation range on the screen; as you zoom in and
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Mountains around the world provide water for downstream communities. Glaciers and snowpacks store the water, and release it in dry seasons as the snow and ice melts. Glaciers are therefore a water resource, but this water resource is threatened by glacier recession. Water is essential for life on Earth. Human societies use water to irrigate
AntarcticGlaciers.org: a tool for teaching Glaciers and Glaciation to high school and college students”. Dr Bethan Davies – Royal Holloway University of London 4 PM LONDON, Tuesday 14th July 2020 Information here: https://sedsonline.com/events/ . You must register (for free) with Seds Online to watch the webinar. The link will be available on the website 10
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Bethan Davies virtual lectures I have a few videos on YouTube and embedded in this website that may be of interest. See the examples below! A panel of experts discuss the impact of climate change in the Arctic, Antarctic and Himalaya. Chaired by Dr Bethan Davies. A lecture on glaciers and climate change globally, suitable
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Interactive glacier models Get the students playing with one of these simple, browser-based interactive glacier models, and understanding concepts such as ablation, accumulation, glacier advance and recession and glacier mass balance. You can also explore the OGGM-edu (see separate page on this). NASA JPL Virtual Earth System Laboratory The folks at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Quantarctica This is a free GIS app that you can use to explore the glaciers and sea ice around Antarctica. Quantarctica is easy to use ,and includes base maps, satellite imagery, glaciology and geophysics data from data centres around the world, prepared for viewing in QGIS. Quantartica is probably suitable for more advanced users, at
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There are several resources available for teaching about glacial geomorphology using a GIS. Younger Dryas Glacial Map The Younger Dryas Glacial Map was created by Bethan Davies and Hannah Bickerdike. There are a host of supporting resources and activities on the Younger Dryas pages of this website. The Younger Dryas Glacial Map is a fully
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As a Geography Teacher, you may want to lead field trips for your students. If you are looking for inspiration, then the Quaternary Research Association has a series of field guides available for purchase from their website. They are affordable and cover many areas of the UK. The QRA is the UK organisation for the
Virtual Glaciers and Glaciated Landscapes is an excellently well presented website that uses state of the art panoramic imagery combined with Google Maps to allow teachers and students to explore both ancient British and European glaciers. Students can walk up to the glacier snout, climb the glacier, and work through a series of resources aimed
