Science on Thin Ice
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- Edited by:
- Ryan Fitzgibbons
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- Scientific consulting by:
- Nathan T. Kurtz
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- Interviewees:
- Nathan T. Kurtz
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- Produced by:
- Ryan Fitzgibbons
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- Videography:
- Nathan T. Kurtz
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Music: "Crystalline," "Simple Truths," "Afterlife," "Echoes on Echoes," Universal Production Music.
Complete transcript available.
ICESat-2 Deputy Project Scientist Nathan Kurtz recounts his time on the initial leg of the MOSAiC Arctic expedition. Spearheaded by the Alfred-Wegener-Institut, MOSAiC is the Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate.
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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Visualizer
- Kel Elkins (USRA)
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Editor
- Ryan Fitzgibbons (KBR Wyle Services, LLC) [Lead]
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Scientist
- Nathan T. Kurtz (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
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Interviewee
- Nathan T. Kurtz (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
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Producer
- Ryan Fitzgibbons (KBR Wyle Services, LLC) [Lead]
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Videographer
- Nathan T. Kurtz (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
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