Arctic Ice Dynamics Joint Experiment (AIDJEX) Second Pilot Study, March - May 1972: A Documentary Film, Version 1

The project described in this documentary was a pilot study conducted in 1972 in preparation for the AIDJEX main experiment of 1975 to 1976. The study included a main camp on drifting sea ice in the Beaufort Sea north of Alaska along with two satellite camps forming a station triangle with a 100 km side length. A detailed description of the observational program and a running account of the results can be found in the AIDJEX Bulletin series published between 1970 and the end of the project in 1978. The Polar Science Center at the University of Washington maintains an AIDJEX electronic library. It includes downloadable copies of the contents of all 40 AIDJEX Bulletins, AIDJEX Operations Manuals for the Pilot Study and the Main Experiment, and other resources. 

The film was produced by Hannes Zell and Dieter Wittich of Vienna, Austria under an arrangement with the AIDJEX Project Office at the University of Washington. The transfer of the original 16 mm film to electronic medium was performed by Victory Studios of Seattle, Washington, USA. The digital copy was donated to NSIDC by Dr. Norbert Untersteiner, AIDJEX Project Director.

本纪录片所记述的项目，是1972年实施的一项先导研究，旨在为1975至1976年的AIDJEX主实验筹备。该研究设置了一处位于阿拉斯加以北波弗特海（Beaufort Sea）浮冰之上的主营地，另有两处卫星营地，三者构成边长为100千米的观测站三角阵型。有关观测方案的详细说明与实验结果的连续记录，均可查阅1970年至1978年项目收官阶段发行的《AIDJEX公报》系列出版物。华盛顿大学（University of Washington）极地科学中心维护有AIDJEX电子资料库，其中包含全部40期《AIDJEX公报》、该先导研究与主实验的《AIDJEX作业手册》及其他相关资源的可下载副本。

本片由奥地利维也纳的汉内斯·策尔（Hannes Zell）与迪特尔·维蒂希（Dieter Wittich）根据与华盛顿大学AIDJEX项目办公室达成的合作协议联合制作。原始16毫米胶片向电子介质的转制工作，由美国华盛顿州西雅图市的胜利制片厂（Victory Studios）承接完成。该数字副本由时任AIDJEX项目主任的诺伯特·翁特施泰纳（Norbert Untersteiner）博士捐赠给NSIDC（美国国家冰雪数据中心，National Snow and Ice Data Center）。