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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The global water cycle
31.07.2005
This short animation explains the global water cycle, including an often forgotten component, which is ice.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
