Polar Explorer: Sea Level App "Quest"
Highest Mountain Challenge
3/31/16
Youpartofamountainclimbingclubthatwantstobe
recognizedasclimbingthehighestmountainpeakinboth
Greenland&Antarc?ca.Yourgroupused2mapsforplanning.
Touchonthe
interac?vemaptoget
informa?on
Overviewoftopics
•  Whydoessealevelchange? >
•  Whataboutcontribu?onsfromicesheets? >
•  GreenlandIceSheeteleva?on
>
YourteamusedthisGreenlandeleva?onmaptoselectthe
highestmountainpeaktoclimb.Locatetheplacetoclimb.
Howhighisit?
Touchonthe
interac?vemaptoget
informa?on
Overviewoftopics
•  Whydoessealevelchange? >
•  Whataboutcontribu?onsfromicesheets? >
•  GreenlandIceSheeteleva?on
>
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Polar Explorer: Sea Level App "Quest"
Highest Mountain Challenge
3/31/16
NowplanforAntarc?ca.Usethismaptolocatethehighest
placetoclimbforAntarc?ca.Howhighisit?
Touchonthe
interac?vemaptoget
informa?on
Overviewoftopics
•  Whydoessealevelchange? >
•  Whataboutcontribu?onsfromicesheets? >
•  Antarc?cIceSheeteleva?on
>
Yourteamcompletedtheirtwoclimbsbasedonthemaps
andarethrilledtohaveclimbedthehighestmountainsinthe
poles!…Butthenachallengeisraised,claimingyourgroup
didnotclimbthehighestmountainpeak.Howcanthatbe???
Overviewoftopics
•  Whydoessealevelchange? >
•  Whataboutcontribu?onsfromicesheets? >
•  GreenlandIceSheeteleva?on
>
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Polar Explorer: Sea Level App "Quest"
Highest Mountain Challenge
3/31/16
Thechallenginggroupprovidesthismapoftheactualland
surfaceofGreenlandbeneaththeice.Wheredidyouand
yourteamclimb?Isthereamountainthere?Howcanthis
be?FindwhereyoushouldhaveclimbedinGreenland.
Overviewoftopics
•  WhataboutthePolarRegions?
>
•  LookundertheGreenlandIceSheet >
Whatdoyouthinkisgoingon?Underneaththehardoutside
layertheearthissoU,andthelargeamountoficeissoheavy
itpushesthelanddown.
Overviewoftopics
•  WhataboutthePolarRegions?
>
•  LookundertheGreenlandIceSheet >
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Polar Explorer: Sea Level App "Quest"
Highest Mountain Challenge
3/31/16
SojusthowmuchiceisontopofGreenland?Seeifyoucan
findthethickestpartoftheGreenlandicesheet.
Overviewoftopics
•  WhataboutthePolarRegions?
>
•  GGreenlandIceSheetthickness
>
Thechallenginggroupprovidesthismapoftheactualland
surfaceundertheiceofAntarc?ca.Wheredidyouandyour
teamclimb?Isthereamountainthere?Isthisthehighest
point?orwhereshouldyouhaveclimbedinAntarc?ca?
TheicehidesthelandpreYywell
inthesetwoareas.Theyhave
mountainsoficenotland!
Overviewoftopics
•  WhataboutthePolarRegions?
>
•  LookundertheAntarc?cIceSheet
>
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Polar Explorer: Sea Level App "Quest"
Highest Mountain Challenge
3/31/16
SojusthowmuchiceisontopofAntarc?ca?Seeifyoucan
findthethickestpartoftheAntarc?cicesheet.
Overviewoftopics
•  WhataboutthePolarRegions?
>
•  GAntarc?cIceSheetthickness>
Interac?vethatreviewsisostacy
Doyouwanttoknowmoreaboutwhatisgoingonunderthetwo
icesheets?UnderneaththehardoutsidelayertheearthissoU
andtheweightoftheicepushesitdown,inmanyplacesbelow
sealevel.Tolearnmoregoto
hYp://polarexplorer.ccnmtl.columbia.edu Select‘SeaLevelandGlacialRebound’
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Polar Explorer: Sea Level App "Quest"
Highest Mountain Challenge
3/31/16
Interac?vethatreviewsisostacy
Doyouwanttoknowmoreaboutwhatisgoingonunderthetwo
icesheets?UnderneaththehardoutsidelayertheearthissoU
andtheweightoftheicepushesitdown,inmanyplacesbelow
sealevel.Tolearnmoregoto
hYp://polarexplorer.ccnmtl.columbia.edu Select‘SeaLevelandGlacialRebound’
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