{"id":1892,"date":"2019-02-23T15:48:22","date_gmt":"2019-02-23T15:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vrglaciers.wp.worc.ac.uk\/?page_id=1892"},"modified":"2024-04-15T16:22:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T15:22:32","slug":"additional-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vrglaciers.wp.worc.ac.uk\/wordpress\/additional-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Additional Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Find out more about Glaciers and Glaciation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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All About Glaciers<\/strong><\/h3>

This is a good site to visit if you are completely new to the topic of glaciers. It is clearly written and attractively presented, although some of the illustrations look a little small when viewed on today\u2019s high-resolution monitors. In terms of academic level, specifically in relation to school qualifications in England, this is more appropriate to GCSE rather than A-level qualifications. This resource is part of the National Snow and Ice Data Center (see below).<\/p>

National Snow and Ice Data Center. 2019. All About Glaciers. Available at: https:\/\/nsidc.org\/cryosphere\/glaciers<\/a>. (Accessed 23 February 2019)<\/p>

COLDWEB<\/strong><\/h3>

This provides introductory content on glaciers and glacial environments, and looks suitable for use in schools (A-level, Scottish Highers etc.). The downloadable PDFs are clearly written and well-illustrated, and also fairly concise \u2013 likely a good thing for most people. It looks as though additional resources will be uploaded in due course; for example, there is a section on glacial erosion, but not one for glacial deposition.<\/p>

Anderson, E. No date. COLDWEB. Available at:\u00a0http:\/\/geomorphology.org.uk\/edu-resources\/coldweb<\/a>. (Accessed 23 February 2019).<\/p>

Glaciers Online<\/strong><\/h3>

This is a collection of beautiful photos of glacial environments from around the world. The website authors (J Alean and M Hambrey) are accomplished photographers and researchers, and have published a book together of their photos [Hambrey, M and Alean, J. 2004. Glaciers (2nd<\/sup>\u00a0ed.). Cambridge University Press]. The photos on the website look rather small on the high-resolution monitors and data projectors common today.<\/p>

Alean, J and Hambrey, M. 2019. Glaciers Online. Available at: https:\/\/www.swisseduc.ch\/glaciers\/<\/a>. (Accessed 23 February 2019).<\/p>

Intermediate websites<\/h2>

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Antarctic Glaciers \u2013 Explaining the science of Antarctic glaciology<\/strong><\/h3>

This is a fantastic, information-rich website that is suitable for a wide audience, including those new to glaciers. Although the emphasis is on Antarctica, there is still plenty of interest for those more interested in glaciers in general. Additional content has been added in recent months, making an already excellent website even better.\u00a0<\/p>

Davies, B. 2019. Antarctic Glaciers \u2013 Explaining the science of Antarctic glaciology. Available at: http:\/\/www.antarcticglaciers.org\/<\/a>(Accessed 23 February 2019).<\/p>

Swiss Glacier Monitoring Network<\/strong><\/h3>

View and download data on glacier length variations in the Swiss Alps. The virtual field trips in Virtual Glaciers and Glaciated Landscapes include links to these data.<\/p>

GLAMOS. 2019. Swiss Glacier Monitoring Network. Available at: https:\/\/www.glamos.ch\/en\/#\/C14%2F10<\/a> (Accessed 23 February 2019)<\/p>

Advanced websites<\/h2>

National Snow & Ice Data Center (NSIDC)<\/strong><\/h3>

This website focuses on providing data for the cryosphere in general, as well as providing introductory educational resources (including the \u2018All About Glaciers\u2019 mini-site). The datasets could provide the basis for more advanced practical activities for undergraduate and postgraduate students.<\/p>

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QRA (no date). Quaternary Research Association. Available at: https:\/\/www.qra.org.uk\/<\/a> (Accessed 23 February 2019).<\/p>

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Benn, DI and Evans, DJA. 2010.\u00a0Glaciers and Glaciation (2nd ed.).<\/em>\u00a0Routledge.<\/p>

This is a comprehensive textbook, covering everything you\u2019re ever likely to want to know about glaciers and ice sheets, and a whole lot more besides. Clearly written and extensively illustrated, this weighty textbook is a worthwhile purchase for more advanced undergraduate studies, as well as postgraduate-level and beyond.<\/p>

Bennett, MM and Glasser, NF, 2009.\u00a0Glacial Geology: Ice Sheets and Landforms (2nd ed.).<\/em>\u00a0Wiley-Blackwell.<\/p>

Although not as encyclopaedic in its coverage as Benn and Evans (2010), this is still an excellent textbook. Its more concise approach works well, and the academic level is suitable for advanced undergraduate courses. Note that in-text citations are not provided, although suggested reading is provided at the end of each chapter).<\/p>

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There is an updated virtual field trip for the Moiry Valley. This is one of the most popular sites on VR Glaciers, no doubt because<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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