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.

  • The global water cycle

    The global water cycle

    31.07.2005

    This short animation explains the global water cycle, including an often forgotten component, which is ice.

  • Fresh water and ice on the Earth

    Fresh water and ice on the Earth

    30.07.2005

    This animation presents the concepts of fresh and salt water, and links them with the global water cycle.

  • The Arctic and Antarctic Oceans

    The Arctic and Antarctic Oceans

    29.07.2005

    This animation gives details on the two polar oceans, with details of fronts and currents for both of them.

  • Ice caps or Inlandsis

    Ice caps or Inlandsis

    28.07.2005

    How ice caps are formed, in the Arctic and Antarctic, explained with a series of cross-sectional animations.

  • How glaciers work?

    How glaciers work?

    27.07.2005

    Presentation of various general concepts concerning glaciers: formation, glacier movement, moraines, ...

  • Ice-shelves

    Ice-shelves

    26.07.2005

    Presentation of the Antarctic ice shelf, formation and surface area compared with terra firma.

  • Ice floes

    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.

  • Icebergs

    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.

  • Katabatic winds

    Katabatic winds

    24.07.2005

    An animation presenting the fierce Katabatic winds that blow out towards the sea.

  • Climate archives

    Climate archives

    23.07.2005

    Drilling in the Antarctic and Greenland icecaps, and how ice cores are studied.

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