Note: The following class notes include some of the informal text "Polar Science", By CDR William Jones (particularly on exploration), but has been substantially modified and expanded. and various other sources (particularly images). Some material may be included without attribution, and as such, it is for educational purposes only.

Chapter 1 - Introduction to the Polar Environment

Chapter 2 - Part I - Arctic Exploration

Chapter 2 - Part II - Antarctic Exploration

Chapter 2 - Part III - Modern Exploration and Science

Chapter 3 - Sea Ice Part I - Overview of Ice and Ice Types

Chapter 3 - Sea Ice Part II - Ice Formation and Properties

Chapter 3 - Sea Ice Part III - Thermodynamics of Sea Ice

Chapter 3 - Sea Ice Part IV - Dynamics of Sea Ice

Chapter 3 - Part V - Remote Sensing of Sea Ice

Chapter 4 - Part I - Arctic Oceanography

Chapter 4 - Part II - Antarctic Oceanography

Chapter 4 - Part III - Convection

Chapter 5 - Meteorology and Climatology

Chapter 6 - Glaciers, Ice Sheets and Icebergs

Chapter 7 - Part I - Paleoclimate

Chapter 7 - Part II - Climate Variability

Additional Texts (on reserve in Nimitz)

Best for this class:

Ice in the Ocean, Wadhams - good overview of sea ice, and short sections on oceanography and climate (chapters 1-4, 7-8 most relevant)

Ocean Circulation, open university - sections 5.5 and 6.3 has good easy to follow info on polar oceans

Arctic and Antarctic, Sugden - best overview of everything, and easy to understand, but not detailed

Other good overviews:

Thermodynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans, Curry and Webster - Good, short sections on sea ice in    chapter 10, and sections 5.6,5.7, sections 11.5-11.6 good for deep water formation

Descriptive Regional Oceanography, Tchernia - dated but most thorough overview of oceanography

The climate of the Arctic, Przyblak - general meteorology and climate of the arctic

Antarctic Meteorology and Climatology, King and Turner - a little technical

Others available in Nimitz:

Polar Lows, Rasmussen and Turner

Polar Oceanography, Smith (Ed.)

Sea Ice, and Introduction to its Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Geology, Thomas and Dieckmann (Eds.)