Multimedia animations
In this section you will find several animations designed and produced by the International Polar Foundation on different topics linked to the polar regions, the way our planet's climate functions, climate change, biodiversity and energy.
Most of these animations are available as CD-ROMS in various languages. Please contact us for more information.
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How glaciers work?
27.07.2005
Presentation of various general concepts concerning glaciers: formation, glacier movement, moraines, ...
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Ice-shelves
26.07.2005
Presentation of the Antarctic ice shelf, formation and surface area compared with terra firma.
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Ice floes
25.07.2005
Description of the variations in size of the ice floes at the two poles, month by month. With photos of the various components of ice floes.
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Icebergs
25.07.2005
An animation explaining how icebergs are formed, the breaking of the ice shelf, with an illustration of the breaking of the Larsen ice shelf.
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Katabatic winds
24.07.2005
An animation presenting the fierce Katabatic winds that blow out towards the sea.
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Climate archives
23.07.2005
Drilling in the Antarctic and Greenland icecaps, and how ice cores are studied.
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What is the atmosphere?
22.07.2005
The formation and composition of the earth's atmosphere in a few animations.
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Why is it cold at the poles?
21.07.2005
Discovery of the concepts of solar radiation and albedo, which explain, among other things, polar temperatures.
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The Earth’s climate through history
20.07.2005
A general presentation of the Earth's climate throughout the ages. Maps showing the advance of the ice caps and glaciers in Europe as a function of the different glaciation periods.
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The greenhouse effect
19.07.2005
A simple explanation of the principle of the greenhouse effect and the source of greenhouse gases.
