Arctic Geopolitics with Dr. Sandy Starkweather

In this specific lesson, Dr. Sandy Starkweather discusses geopolitics concerning the "Arctic Eight" nations and the six indigenous peoples organizations that make up the Arctic Council.

This video is part of a collection called “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic,” offered through the online course platform Coursera, about the extraordinary MOSAiC Arctic research mission that has frozen an icebreaker into the Arctic Ocean, where it will drift for 13 months (mosaic-expedition.org).

March 17, 2020

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Science Content Video 

Audience

Educators

College Students

Scientists & Researchers

Lifelong Learners

Program Reference

Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC)

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About the Presenter

Dr. Sandra Starkweather has a joint background in engineering (renewable energy systems) and earth science (Arctic climatology). Starkweather worked in a consulting engineering capacity, university research, project management and planning. During this time, Starkweather spent twelve years traveling to/from Greenland to either participate in or support Arctic field research.

Additional Resources

Visit this page to access the “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic” Coursera.

In this course, you’ll hear directly from more than three dozen MOSAiC scientists and Arctic experts as they summarize the core of their research, what types of data they collect during MOSAiC on the ice, under the sea, and in the air and describe why this expedition is so key for increasing our understanding of the Arctic and global climate systems.