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Glacier Power is a curriculum supplement developed by NASA’s Alaska Satellite Facility Distributed Active Archive Center (ASF DAAC).

With special thanks to:

  • Dr. Frank Carsey, 1995-1997 Chief Scientist of the Alaska SAR Facility, for direction and encouragement
  • Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, officials and teachers for cooperation, direction, and participation in both formal and informal assessment and review
  • UAF School of Education, for beginning and completing Glacier Power with us

Lead Author and Editor-in-Chief

Donna Sandberg, ASF Education Outreach Team Leader
Alaska Satellite Facility (ASF)

Artists, Writers, Research and Assistant Writing

Animations, Computer Art

Ben Barton, Computer Art Student
University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF)

Cartoons, Legend of Miner Ed, and Glacier Anatomy

Donna Redhead
Freelance Author/Illustrator
Fairbanks, Alaska

Glacier Illustrations

Amy Stubsjoen
Freelance Artist
Fairbanks, Alaska

Erica Herbert
Freelance Artist
Fairbanks, Alaska

Author of Lesson Plans

Claude (Chip) McMillan III, Professor
School of Education, UAF

Vocabulary Exercises

Amy Bethune
Student Assistant
ASF Science Division
Geophysical Institute, UAF

Glacier Detectives

Shelly Worley
Graduate Student Assistant
ASF Science Division
Geophysical Institute, UAF

Dave Sanches

Research Technician
ASF Operations Division
Geophysical Institute, UAF

Advisors and Contributors

Science Content Specialist

Dr. Craig Lingle, Glaciologist
ASF Science Division
Geophysical Institute, UAF

Science Advisors

Dr. William Harrison,
Prof. of Glaciology and Geophysics
Geophysical Institute, UAF

Dr. Keith Echelmeyer,
Prof. of Glaciology and Geophysics
Geophysical Institute, UAF

Dr. Nettie La Belle-Hamer, ASF Director
Alaska Satellite Facility
Geophysical Institute, UAF

Education Advisors

Dennis Schall, Professor
School of Education, UAF

Claude (Chip) McMillan III, Professor
School of Education, UAF

Neal Brown, Professor
Geophysical Institute, UAF

Tom George, ASF Planning Manager
Geophysical Institute, UAF

Other Advisors

Terry P. Dickey, Education Coordinator
University of Alaska Museum

Geophysical Institute/UAF Contributors

Kristina Ahlnas, Remote Sensing Specialist
ASF Science Division

Dennis R. Fatland, Ph.D. Candidate
Geophysical Institute, UAF

Rick Guritz, ASF Technology
ASF Science Division

Bob Huebert, Viz Systems Analyst
Alaska Region Supercomputing Center

Dr. Craig Lingle, Glaciologist
ASF Science Division

Matt Nolan, Ph.D. Candidate
Geophysical Institute, UAF

James Roush, Graduate Research Assistant

Mike Shindle, Graduate Student Assistant
ASF Science Division

Other Contributors

Austin Post Collection, USGS
Dr. Juerg Alean
Harvey Bowers
Dr. Sue A. Ferguson
Dr. Dorothy Hall
Dr. Michael Hambrey
Rod March, USGS
Dr. Bruce Molnia
Ron Rose
Gordin Q. Robin
Robert P. Sharp

Implementation Team

Implementation Team Leader

Allison Kipple, World Wide Web Designer
Alaska SAR Facility
Geophysical Institute, UAF

Implementation Team

Dan LaSota, Microcomputer Specialist
Geophysical Institute, UAF

Matt Barkdull, Microcomputer Specialist
Geophysical Institute, UAF

Jeff Beiderbeck, Microcomputer Specialist
Geophysical Institute, UAF

Video and Sound Engineering

Jim Desrochers, Video Engineer
Geophysical Institute, UAF

Rick Guritz, ASF Technology
Geophysical Institute, UAF

Joe Riley, TV Producer, Director, Sound Engineer
KUAC Public TV and Radio
University of Alaska Fairbanks

Clerical Support

Monica Court, Desktop Publisher
Geophysical Institute, UAF

Cheryl Stahl, Word Processor
Geophysical Institute, UAF

Cheryl Katje, ASF User Services Consultant
Geophysical Institute, UAF

Glacier Power Lessons Based on the Glacier Power Software Product

Glacier Power, a SOFTWARE PRODUCT, its teacher’s guide, and the accompanying printed materials are protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties, as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties. The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is licensed, not sold. Glacier Power, its overall concept, written text, and design is copyrighted ©1997, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska; many of the resources (including, but not limited to photos, images, diagrams, videos, sounds, etc.) contained in Glacier Power and its teacher’s guide have been copyrighted by others who have contributed their work for limited use within Glacier Power or allowed their work to be supplemented in Glacier Power within the strict guidelines of nonprofit educational use only. For anyone interested in using such works for other purposes, an extensive cross listing of contributors is provided within Glacier Power. Except as provided below, all rights are reserved. Distribution is authorized through the NASA MTPE Education Group, NASA CORE, and the University of Alaska Fairbanks only. Any subsequent transfer/resale of Glacier Power is not allowed unless this copyright notice is affixed to the original SOFTWARE PRODUCT being transferred, the teacher’s guide and all other materials originally provided with each Glacier Power are transferred to one individual, and the transfer is at no profit. Glacier Power, its resources, its teacher’s guide, and the accompanying printed materials may not be reproduced without prior written permission. For nonprofit classroom educational use only, you may loan, duplicate, or otherwise make available to another nonprofit educational user Glacier Power, its resources, its teacher’s guide, or the accompanying printed materials. All unauthorized uses are punishable under applicable laws.