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Thermodynamics: Sea ice melt part of PENGUIN:PENGUIN Modules
Penny Rowe, NorthWest Research Associates
Students learn about thermodynamics topics through calculation of the amount of heat required to melt Arctic sea ice. They start by watching an online animation of changing polar ice with time. They next download ...
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Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Physics, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Physics:Other Sciences:Engineering
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review
Tools and Methods in Environmental Science: Ice Cores part of PENGUIN:PENGUIN Modules
Penny Rowe, NorthWest Research Associates
Students gain experience with tools and methods of Environmental science through exploring the paleoclimate record using ice cores as climate proxies. They learn what causes natural climate change and how it is ...
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Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Anthropogenic causes, Natural causes, Greenhouse gas emissions, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Paleoclimate records, Greenhouse gas emissions, Anthropogenic causes, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Paleoclimate records, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Natural causes
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review
Economics: Total Economic Valuation of the Arctic part of PENGUIN:PENGUIN Modules
Lea Fortmann, University of Puget Sound
This module involves students conducting a partial replication of a paper from the peer reviewed journal, Ecosystem Services, that involves estimating the total economic value of ecosystem services in the arctic. ...
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Subject: Economics, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Economics, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review