Videos

This section regroups all videos published on SciencePoles alongside some articles or news. It's currently a bit of a work in progress but more will be added with future articles. We also plan to publish some videos on their own, in collaboration with organisations active in the fields of polar research and polar science.

CryoSat-2’s polar orbit

03.06.2010

The satellite is in a polar orbit, reaching latitudes of 88°. This orbit brings it closer to the poles than previous Earth observation satellites, covering an additional 4.6 million sq km – an area larger than all 27 European Union member states put together. Credits: ESA – AOES Medialab
CryoSat-2: the ground truth

03.06.2010

CryoSat is ESA’s first mission dedicated to monitoring Earth’s ice fields. With the effects of climate change fast becoming apparent, especially in the polar regions, it is important to understand exactly how Earth’s ice is responding. CryoSat carries a sophisticated instrument called Synthetic Aperture Interferometric Radar Altimeter (SIRAL). Previous radar…
Agassiz Trawl

09.03.2010

In this video, you will see how an agassiz trawl was used by the Polarstern crew to collect organisms (mainly invertebrates) living on the sea floor. After being collected and extracted from sediments, benthic organisms are classified and sent to the lab for analysis. In this case, it was quite…
Bottom Fauna

02.02.2010

In this small video shot by Gauthier Chapelle on board Polarstern, you will discover the wide varierty of animals brought back from the depths of the Southern Ocean by the ship's Agassiz trawl: brittle-stars, isopods, shrimps, fish, octopuses, deep sea amphipods, pycnogonids, scallops, (deep) sea cucumbers, etc. Copyright: Alfred Wegener Institute…
Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) in action

15.01.2010

This video was shooted by Gauthier Chapelle during the Polarstern / CAML Expedition ANTXXIII/8. It shows how scientists use Remote Operated Vehicles (ROVs) to have a better understanding of the sea floor flora, fauna and conditions. The scoop in this video is the first close footage of deep sea clams…