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Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling - http://www.cpom.org/
Based in London, Bristol and Cambridge, the Centre researches and studies processes at the Earth's Poles. Includes research projects, publications, seminars, meetings, conferences, links, contact details, staff lists. |
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Byrd Polar Resesarch Center - http://bprc.osu.edu/
Research focuses on the role of cold regions in the global climate system. Includes publications, conferences, links to related sites. |
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National Institute of Polar Research - http://www.nipr.ac.jp/
Japanese facility that researches polar meteorology, glaciology, oceanography, geology, marine and terrestrial biology, ecology, and Antarctic meteorites. Includes information on facilities, publications, and joint research. |
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Scott Polar Research Institute - http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/
SPRI is a University of Cambridge research centre covering both the Arctic and Antarctic. |
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Teachers Experiencing Antarctica and the Arctic - http://tea.armadaproject.org/
Program that sponsors research experiences in the polar regions for U.S. elementary and secondary school teachers. Includes program information and journals and other reports from current and past participants. |
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Polar Research Board - http://dels.nas.edu/prb/
Provides independent analysis to the federal government and the nation on matters of science and technology affecting public policy on research needs, environmental quality, natural resources, and other issues in the Arctic, the Antarctic, and cold regions in general. |
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Swedish Polar Research Secretariat - http://www.polar.se/english/
Governmental organisation under the Ministry of Education and Science with the mission to promote Swedish polar research by planning, organising and conducting research expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic regions. English/Swedish. |
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National Science Foundation - http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/
Office of polar programs concerned with scientific research, and operational support of that research. |
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Essays on Arctic Environment - http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/essay.html
Essays on key environmental issues by respected Arctic scientists. |
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Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI) - http://www.aari.nw.ru/default_en.asp
Information about Russian research in the polar continents in the areas of geophysics, ice conditions and weather. Page includes photos and institute history. |
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Polar Climate Group - http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/res/pi/polar/
At the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University. Goals, staff, publications, research, and literature. |
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CNR - Polar Research Activity - http://www.polarnet.cnr.it/
Italian organization. Resources, collaborations, news, services, press, and relevant links. |
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Seaice.de - http://www.seaice.de/
Sea ice concentration and cloud signature maps of polar areas. |
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Polar Pointers - http://bprc.osu.edu/polar_pointers/
Directory of web sites about the polar regions and related scientific topics. |
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Polar Meteorology: Climate Change - http://www.weather.nps.navy.mil/~psguest/polarmet/clichange/index.html
Information on the role of polar regions, including an interactive climate model, study questions, and links to related web sites. From the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. |
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The International Commission on Polar Meteorology - http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/met/ICPM/
Focus for research into the meteorology and climatology of the Arctic and Antarctic. |
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Glacier Society - http://www.glaciersociety.org/
Preserving the history of America’s polar explorations (especially in the Antarctic), telling the story of the Coast Guard and Navy icebreakers and providing educational resources including afloat training. |
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Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research - http://instaar.colorado.edu/AAAR/
An interdisciplinary journal providing original research on the Polar regions. Includes abstracts, index, subscription information. It does not provide the full-text of articles. |
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The Swedish Universities of Technology Libraries - http://www.ltu.se/shb/d3977/d2808?l=en
Resource for polar research and cold region technology. |
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Polar Ice Sheets, Melting, and Sea Level Change - http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2004/0615Oppenheimer.pdf
Presentation by Michael Oppenheimer of Princeton University. Includes data, estimates, models and projections, discussion of key issues, graphs, photographs, and graphical representation of satellite altimeter measurements. |