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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." Check out the MOSAiC page for more details.

In this specific lesson, Tim Stanton talks about the relationship between the ocean and atmosphere in the Arctic. You'll also learn how the presence or absence of ice can affect ocean currents, vertical heat transport, solar radiation, and albedo feedback.

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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Alysa McCall and Dr. Steve Amstrup talk all things polar bear!
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Amy Solomon will teach you about her role in MOSAiC in coordinating international forecasting efforts.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, you'll learn about sunlight's vital role in the Arctic system.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Kaare Sikuaq Erickson discusses the Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation (UIC) and its role in nearly twenty-five thousand research sites in/around Barrow, Alaska.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Allison Fong introduces you to nutrient biogeochemistry in the Arctic Ocean.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Allison Fong discusses Arctic ice melt and what this means for the surrounding biological environment.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Marcel Nicolaus describes his role as MOSAiC's sea ice team leader and why their work is so crucial to the expedition.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Matthew Shupe breaks down the work of MOSAiC's atmosphere team.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Jessie Creamean discusses how aerosols affect clouds and precipitation in the atmosphere and why they're important to the Arctic.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." 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.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this lesson, Dr. Jessica Cross discusses ocean acidification and the dangers it poses to areas like marine life and food security.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Katrin Vorkamp describes the Arctic as a recipient of global pollution.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Scott Stephenson focuses on the link between climate change and human activities.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Amy Solomon defines process modeling as an iterative process between observations and theory.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Wieslaw Maslowski explains the process of formulating regional models of the Arctic.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Bill Shaw will teach you about ocean circulation driven by wind patterns and buoyancy.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Brice Loose covers the topics of microbial carbon cycling and ocean circulation.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Benjamin Rabe talk about the MOSAiC expedition as a whole and what kinds of things scientists will be studying.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Jeff Bowman touches on differences between the adaptive strategies of warm vs. cold-bodied organisms.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Jeff Bowman will teach you about metabolic challenges and opportunities present for organisms living in Arctic sea ice.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Carin Ashjihan will introduce you to Arctic marine life by highlighting important organisms in the food chain.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Mark Serreze describes the Arctic as a highly varied environment undergoing some rapid changes.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Donald Perovich discusses sea ice mass balance.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Jennifer Hutchings defines sea ice kinetics.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Dr. Jennifer Hutchings describes Arctic sea ice dynamics and how ridges and leads form during the transpolar drift.
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This video is part of a collection - “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic." In this specific lesson, Tim Stanton discusses the role of ocean stratification in controlling the way heat interacts with sea ice in the Arctic.
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In this specific lesson, Dr. Julienne Stroeve explains her research with MOSAiC in studying Arctic sea ice thickness.
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