Planning an Expedition to Antarctica
Pg 2
Pg 2
We as a team will be investigating the effects global warming is having on the Antarctic landscape, we will also look at the effects that the change in the Antarctic landscape is having on other factors such as the dispersion of animals. To look at the change we will look at the rate of contraction of the land, the rate of ice break up, the rate of which a lake is created, the flow rate of Moulins, the rate of sea level increase. As well as this we will try to determine how the reduction of white land mass will further global warming and at what rate. This will be hard to do but one of the many techniques we will employ will be to take ice cores. We will stay in Antarctica for 1 year so we can experience the effects of global warming over the different seasons we will then return to Antarctica in 5 years and study the change in data.
To meet safety obligations we have created a training schedule in which the members of the team will learn skills needed for the Antarctic expedition as well as this they will learn first aid and what to do if situations get out of hand (situations such as severe weather, avalanches, snow storms, or separation of the group) they will also undergo rigorous testing and psychological assessment to make sure they will be suited to the weather, environment, and lack of social interaction. This is the training schedule it will span over 2 years and will allow them to begin to experience what it will be like in Antarctica. They will go to the training place per month for 1-2 weeks. Date | Place | Training | January 13 | Snowdonia | Team Bonding, Scrambling, Walking | February 13 | Scotland | Winter Skills Proficiency*, walking, ice climbing | March 13 | Lake District | Winter Skills Progression*, walking, rock climbing | April 13 | Scotland | Winter mountain days, avalanche awareness, graded routes | May 13 | Peak District | Rock climbing, navigation | June 13 | Snowdonia | Rock climbing, abseiling | July 13 |
Pg 2
We as a team will be investigating the effects global warming is having on the Antarctic landscape, we will also look at the effects that the change in the Antarctic landscape is having on other factors such as the dispersion of animals. To look at the change we will look at the rate of contraction of the land, the rate of ice break up, the rate of which a lake is created, the flow rate of Moulins, the rate of sea level increase. As well as this we will try to determine how the reduction of white land mass will further global warming and at what rate. This will be hard to do but one of the many techniques we will employ will be to take ice cores. We will stay in Antarctica for 1 year so we can experience the effects of global warming over the different seasons we will then return to Antarctica in 5 years and study the change in data.
To meet safety obligations we have created a training schedule in which the members of the team will learn skills needed for the Antarctic expedition as well as this they will learn first aid and what to do if situations get out of hand (situations such as severe weather, avalanches, snow storms, or separation of the group) they will also undergo rigorous testing and psychological assessment to make sure they will be suited to the weather, environment, and lack of social interaction. This is the training schedule it will span over 2 years and will allow them to begin to experience what it will be like in Antarctica. They will go to the training place per month for 1-2 weeks. Date | Place | Training | January 13 | Snowdonia | Team Bonding, Scrambling, Walking | February 13 | Scotland | Winter Skills Proficiency*, walking, ice climbing | March 13 | Lake District | Winter Skills Progression*, walking, rock climbing | April 13 | Scotland | Winter mountain days, avalanche awareness, graded routes | May 13 | Peak District | Rock climbing, navigation | June 13 | Snowdonia | Rock climbing, abseiling | July 13 |