Antarctica: see also Poles, Ice Shelves, etc...
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www.usap.gov
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U.S. Antarctic Program's portal. Funded by the U.S.
Government's National Science Foundation- supports scientific
research in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.
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www.nsf.gov
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Office of Polar Programs (OPP) manages and initiates National
Science Foundation funding for basic research and its operational
support in the Arctic and the Antarctic. Antarctic Sciences
Portal. Scroll down for news.
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www.nsf.gov
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Office of Polar Programs (OPP)- U.S. Antarctic Program
Environmental Stewardship. List of Treaties and Laws that
Protect the Environment.
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www.coldregions.org
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Cold Regions Antarctic Bibliography Project covers all disciplines
related to the region including biological and geological sciences,
medical sciences, meteorology, oceanography, atmospheric and
terrestrial physics, expeditions, logistics equipment and supplies,
and tourism. Produced with support from the National Science
Foundation with contributions from the Scott Polar Research
Institute, University of Cambridge.
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www.antarctica.ac.uk
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British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is one of the world's leading
environmental research centres and is responsible for the UK's
national scientific activities in Antarctica.
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usarc.usgs.gov
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U.S. Antarctic Resource Center (USARC) is located at the U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS) in Reston , Va. It maintains the nation's
most comprehensive collection of Antarctic aerial photography,
maps, charts, satellite imagery and technical reports.
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www.ccamlr.org
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Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living
Resources came into force in 1982, as part of the Antarctic
Treaty System. The Convention establishes a Commission to
manage the marine living resources of the area for which it is
responsible.
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www.anta.canterbury.ac.nz
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Gateway to Antarctica: Maintained by the University of
Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, this site aims to increase
understanding and to make management of the Antarctic and the
Southern Ocean more effective.
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Arctic: See also Poles, Ice Shelves, Research, etc...
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www.nsf.gov
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Office of Polar Programs (OPP) manages and initiates National
Science Foundation funding for basic research and its operational
support in the Arctic and the Antarctic. Arctic Sciences Portal.
Scroll down for news.
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www.nsf.gov
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Arctic Research of the United States Journals are published
by the Arctic Research and Policy Program of the National
Science Foundation.
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www.arctic.gov
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United States Arctic Research Commission was established by
the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984. The Commission’s
principal duties are to establish the national policy, promote
Arctic research, to work with the National Science Foundation, to
give guidance and to interact with Arctic residents, international
Arctic research programs and organizations and local institutions.
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www.arctic.noaa.gov
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Arctic Theme Page of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration provides access to widely distributed Arctic data
and information for scientists, students, teachers, academia,
managers, decision makers and the general public.
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cires.colorado.edu
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PARCA: Program for Arctic Regional Climate Assessment. A
NASA Polar Initiative. NASA Cryospheric Sciences Program
maintained by the University of Colorado/CIRES research group.
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Glacier News:
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www.whoi.edu
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Oceanus. In late July 2006, a 2.2-square-mile lake atop the
Greenland Ice Sheet sprung a leak. Like a draining bathtub, the
entire lake emptied from the bottom, sending water through a
crack that reached the base of the ice sheet 3,215 feet below.
Most of the 11.6 billion gallons of water in the lake drained out in
90 minutes.
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www.earth.columbia.edu
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Columbia University. Earth Institute News 'Look At Glaciers Past
Suggests Greenland Melting Could Rapidly Heighten Sea Level'
North American Ice Sheet Dwindled Fast in Conditions Like
Today's.
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www.nature.com
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High elevation glaciers in the Himalayas are "Thinning out".
Nature Reports: Climate Change
Published online: 11 December 2008.
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researchnews.osu.edu
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"Greenland's Glaciers Losing Ice Faster This Year Than Last
Year, Which was Record-setting Itself" Ohio State University
December 13, 2008. "Researchers watching the loss of ice flowing
out from the giant island of Greenland say that the amount of ice
lost this summer is nearly three times what was lost one year ago."
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Glacier Orgs:
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nsidc.org
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National Snow and Ice Data Center, World Glacier Inventory.
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woodshole.er.usgs.gov
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USGS Glacier Studies Project includes two active tasks:
Satellite Image Atlas of Glaciers of the World Task and a
Coastal-Change and Glaciological Maps of Antarctica Task.
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www.wgms.ch
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World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS) collects standardised
observations on changes in mass, volume, area and length of
glaciers with time (glacier fluctuations), as well as statistical
information on the distribution of perennial surface ice in space
(glacier inventories).
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Glacier Reports: see Polar reports below as well...
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216.70.123.96/images
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"The State of Polar Research" A Statement from the
International Council for Science/ World Meteorological
Organization Joint Committee for the International Polar Year
2007–2008. PDF.
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www.grid.unep.ch
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United Nations Environment Programme and the World Glacier
Monitoring Service “Global Glacier Changes: Facts and Figures”
presents recent fluctuations of glaciers and ice caps and
underlines an overall trend of glaciers’ retreat.
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www.asiasociety.org
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Asia Society’s "Tibet: Plateau in Peril"
2008 World Policy Institute. PDF.
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"The global average annual mass loss of more than half a metre (glacial) water equivalent during the
decade of 1996 to 2005 represents twice the ice loss of the previous decade (1986–95) and over
four times the rate of the decade from 1976 to 1985."
www.grid.unep.ch/glaciers/pdfs/7.pdf
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Ice Core Organizations/Projects:
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nicl.usgs.gov
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U.S. National Ice Core Laboratory, a facility in Denver
Colorado, for storing, curating, and studying ice cores recovered
from the polar regions of the world. It provides scientists with
the capability to conduct examinations and measurements on ice
cores, and it preserves the integrity of these ice cores in a
long-term repository for current and future investigations."
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www.ipy.gov
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International Polar Year will extend from March 1, 2007, until
March 1, 2009, to allow researchers to conduct two annual
observing cycles in each region. This site is designed to provide
researchers, educators, the news media and the general public
with information about federally supported IPY research,
expeditions, resources, events and related activities.
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www.waisdivide.unh.edu
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West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide (WAIS Divide) is a United
States deep ice coring project in West Antarctica funded by the
National Science Foundation. With a goal to develop a unique
series of interrelated climate, ice dynamics, and biologic records
focused on understanding interactions among global earth
systems.
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Ice Core-Reports:
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www.nsf.gov
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National Science Foundation. New Antarctic Ice Core to Provide
Clearest Climate Record Yet. Press Release, Jan 2008.
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Ice Shelves:
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neptune.gsfc.nasa.gov
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West Antarctic Ice Sheet Initiative. A multidisciplinary study
of rapid climate change and future sea level. NASA.
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www.esa.int
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Keeping an eye on Wilkins Ice Shelf. European Space Agency.
Animation comprised of images acquired by Envisat’s Advanced
Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR).
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www.reuters.com
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"Antarctic ice shelf set to collapse due to warming" Reuters.
"WILKINS ICE SHELF, Antarctica (Reuters) - A huge Antarctic
ice shelf is on the brink of collapse with just a sliver of ice holding
it in place..." Jan 19, 2009.
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www.telegraph.co.uk
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"Antarctica ice bridge linking islands 'snaps'"
An ice bridge linking a vast shelf of ice to two islands in
Antarctica has snapped, providing the latest evidence of rapid
climate change, say scientists. UK Telegraph- 05 Apr 2009.
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www3.interscience.wiley.com
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Decadal decrease of Antarctic sea ice extent inferred from
whaling records revisited on the basis of historical and modern
sea ice records. Polar Research- Published Online: 14 Dec 2006.
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Permafrost:
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www.ipy.org
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The International Polar Year- campaign focusing on the polar
regions. News and announcements page.
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Photos:
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www.polar.ch2m.com
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CH2M HILL Polar Services Photo Albums.
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www.uscg-iip.org
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US Coast Guard's International Ice Patrol Photo Galleries.
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Polar Data/Maps:
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www.nsidc.org
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National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) is part of the
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at
the University of Colorado at Boulder. NSIDC supports research
into our world's frozen realms: the snow, ice, glaciers, frozen
ground, and climate interactions that make up Earth's cryosphere.
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pubs.usgs.gov
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Coastal-Change and Glaciological Map of the Larsen Ice Shelf
Area, Antarctica: 1940–2005. Geologic Investigations Series Map
I-2600-B. U.S. Geological Survey. ***
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www.spri.cam.ac.uk
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Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI). The Institute is a
well-known and long-established centre for research into both
polar regions. Online information resources, including searchable
databases and polar directories. Plus the SPRI Picture Library
houses one of the world's most comprehensive collections of
historical photographs of the Polar Regions.
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polarmet.mps.ohio-
state.edu
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Polar Meteorology Group. Ohio State University. Antarctic
Climate Database.
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usarc.usgs.gov
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U.S. Antarctic Resource Center (USARC) is located at the U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS) in Reston , Va. It maintains the nation's
most comprehensive collection of Antarctic aerial photography,
maps, charts, satellite imagery and technical reports.
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www.natice.noaa.gov
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National Ice Center. Iceberg, Sea Margin, Snow Data.
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arcticcentre.ulapland.fi
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Polar Libraries Colloquy web site. The Colloquy provides an
international forum through which librarians and others
concerned with the collection, preservation, and dissemination of
information dealing with the Arctic and Antarctic regions, discuss
issues of mutual interest and promote initiatives leading to
improved collections and services.
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www.spri.cam.ac.uk
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Directory of Polar and Cold Regions Organizations, Scott Polar
Research Institute, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
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Polar Education:
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www.educapoles.org
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EducaPoles- IPF site. Seeks to sensitize young people and their
teachers to the importance and the fragile nature of the polar
environments, and to enable them to approach the phenomenon of
climate changes from this angle. Teaching tools (teaching dossiers,
multimedia animations, comic strips, etc.), plus a series of
international teaching projects in cooperation with institutes,
universities and NGOs.
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www.weather.nps.navy.mil
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Polar Meteorology Web Module "is designed for anyone
interested in the subject of polar meteorology. Some of the study
questions within the module are geared toward upper-level
undergraduate or graduate students majoring in meteorology,
atmospheric science or related fields. However, anyone of high
school age or older with some science background should find
most of the module understandable."
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www.arctic.noaa.gov
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. Arctic Research
Office, Arctic Theme Page.
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www.mnh.si.edu
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Arctic Studies Center invites you to explore the history of
northern peoples, cultures, and environments and the issues that
matter to northern residents today. Join us as we excavate arctic
sites; support indigenous efforts to preserve cultural heritage;
and work with communities and scholars to share the treasures
preserved in museum collections and archives.
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www.polartrec.com
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PolarTrec is an educational research experience, funded by the
National Science Foundation and managed by the Arctic Research
Consortium of the U.S., in which K-12 teachers participate in polar
research, working closely with scientists to improve science
education.
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www.teacherplanet.com
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Teacher's Planet. The Educators Network. Arctic Regions
Theme.
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www.lessonplanet.com
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Lesson Planet- teacher-reviewed online curriculum resources-
over 150,000+ lessons reviewed by Lesson Planet's team of K-12
teachers... Membership fee- but free 10 day trial.
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Polar News:
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www.sciencedaily.com
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"Arctic Literally On Thin Ice, According To New Satellite
Data" "The latest data from NASA and the University of
Colorado at Boulder's National Snow and Ice Data Center show
the continuation of a decade-long trend of shrinking sea ice
extent in the Arctic, including new evidence for thinning ice as
well." ScienceDaily (Apr. 6, 2009)
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www.telegraph.co.uk
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"Arctic ice melting 'faster than predicted'"
by Paul Eccleston, Telegraph.co.uk. 24 Apr 2008.
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www.csmonitor.com
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"Little time to avoid big thaw, scientists warn"
Arctic temperatures near a prehistoric level when seas were 16 to
20 feet higher, studies say. Christian Science Monitor, March
2006.
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Polar News Sites:
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www.ipy.org
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The International Polar Year- campaign focusing on the polar
regions. Ice news and announcements page.
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www.nsf.gov
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National Science Foundation. Arctic & Antarctic Discoveries.
News about Polar discoveries and innovations that began with
NSF support.
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www3.interscience.wiley.com
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Polar Research Journal of the Norwegian Polar Institute. Free on
line access.
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www.polar.ch2m.com
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Polar Resources Newsletter (CH2MHILL Polar Services'
newsletter covering arctic field research; published weekly during
the arctic summer research season and monthly during the winter.)
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www.arcus.org
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Witness the Arctic is a biannual newsletter providing
information on current arctic research efforts and finds,
significant research initiatives, national policy affecting Arctic
research, international activities, and profiles of institutions with
major arctic research efforts. Arcus.
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www.sciencedaily.com
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ScienceDaily- top science news stories from the world's leading
universities and research organizations. Polar ice news.
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Polar Organizations:
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www.ipy.org
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International Polar Year is a large scientific programme focused
on the Arctic and the Antarctic from March 2007 to March 2009.
IPY 2007-8 covers two full annual cycles from March 2007 to
March 2009 and will involve over 200 projects, with thousands of
scientists from over 60 nations examining a wide range of
physical, biological and social research topics. Lots here. ***
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www.polarfoundation.org
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International Polar Foundation (IPF) was created with the aim of
providing a novel interface between science and society. The IPF
seeks to bring about a keener appreciation of the role of science,
and in particular scientific research in the Polar Regions, through
the re-examination of the World and the impact of human actions
on the environment and evolution of millennial climate cycles.
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www.nsf.gov
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Office of Polar Programs (OPP) manages and initiates National
Science Foundation funding for basic research and its operational
support in the Arctic and the Antarctic.
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www.whoi.edu
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Polar Research Portal.
***
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polardiscovery.whoi.edu
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Polar Discovery- Great
Site with lots of info.
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www.nsidc.org
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National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) is part of the
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at
the University of Colorado at Boulder. NSIDC supports research
into our world's frozen realms: the snow, ice, glaciers, frozen
ground, and climate interactions that make up Earth's cryosphere.
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www.climatescience.gov
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U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) integrates
federal research on climate and global change, as sponsored by
thirteen federal agencies and overseen by the Office of Science
and Technology Policy, the Council on Environmental Quality, the
National Economic Council and the Office of Management and
Budget.
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www.natice.noaa.gov
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National Ice Center (NIC) is a multi-agency operational center
operated by the United States Navy, the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the United States
Coast Guard. Our mission is to provide the highest quality, timely,
accurate, and relevant snow and ice products and services to
meet the strategic, operations, and tactical requirements of the
United States interests across the global area of responsibility.
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www.amap.no
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Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme is an
international organization established in 1991 to implement
components of the Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy. The
primary function of AMAP is to advise the governments of the
eight Arctic countries (Canada, Denmark/Greenland, Finland,
Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States) on
matters relating to threats to the Arctic region from pollution,
and associated issues. ***
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Polar Reports:
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www.coldregions.org
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International Polar Year (IPY) scientific publications list,
compiled by the American Geological Institute as part of the Cold
Regions Bibliography Project, online.
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216.70.123.96/images/
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"The State of Polar Research" A Statement from the
International Council for Science/ World Meteorological
Organization Joint Committee for the International Polar Year
2007–2008. PDF.
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www.arctic.noaa.gov
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NOAA's Annual Arctic Report Card is introduced as a means of
presenting clear, reliable and concise information on recent
observations of environmental conditions in the Arctic, relative to
historical time series records. Issued annually, it provides a
method of updating and expanding the content of the State of
the Arctic Report, published in fall 2006, to reflect current
conditions. 2008. ***
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www.climatescience.gov
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"Past Climate Variability and Change in the Arctic and at
High Latitudes" Climate Science- August 2008. ***
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www.nature.com
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"Recent Antarctic ice mass loss from radar interferometry
and regional climate modelling" Abstract- For full report
purchase or subscribe. Nature Geoscience 1, 106 - 110
Published online: 13 January 2008.
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www.iied.org
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"A Sustainable Future for the Polar Regions"
International Institute for Environment and Development.
Report- April 2008.
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www.amap.no/acia
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Arctic Climate Impact Assessment. ACIA Overview Report -
ACIA Science Report - ACIA Policy Document - ACIA Symposium
- Graphics - Press. 2006. Arctic Monitoring and Assessment
Programme is an international organization established in 1991 to
implement components of the Arctic Environmental Protection
Strategy.
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Polar Research:
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www.sciencepoles.org
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SciencePoles site of the International Polar Foundation. Provides
an overview of polar science and research findings as well as
recent and forthcoming developments across a range of scientific
disciplines. It is a key tool for the International Polar Foundation
in aiming to bridge the science-society divide.
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www.arctic.noaa.gov
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NOAA's Arctic Research Office (ARO) serves as a focal point
for NOAA's research activities in the Arctic, Bering Sea, North
Pacific and North Atlantic regions.
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www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd
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NOAA/Earth System Research Laboratory's Global
Monitoring Division. GMD's mission is to observe and understand,
through accurate, long-term records of atmospheric gases,
aerosol particles, and solar radiation, the Earth's atmospheric
system controlling climate forcing, ozone depletion and baseline
air quality, in order to develop products that will advance global
and regional environmental information and services.
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www.whoi.edu
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Polar Research Portal.
Scientists, engineers, technicians, and students at Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution—often developing pioneering
technology to overcome the difficulties of polar research—have
sought to reveal the secrets of the poles and gain understanding
that we can use to help sustain these remarkable and critical
regions. ***
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www.nsf.gov
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National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal
agency created by Congress "to promote the progress of science;
to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure
the national defense…" With an annual budget of about $6.06
billion, they are the funding source for approximately 20 percent
of all federally supported basic research conducted by America's
colleges and universities.
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www.nsidc.org
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National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) is part of the
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at
the University of Colorado at Boulder. NSIDC supports research
into our world's frozen realms: the snow, ice, glaciers, frozen
ground, and climate interactions that make up Earth's cryosphere.
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bprc.osu.edu
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Byrd Polar Research Center of The Ohio State University is
recognized internationally as a leader in polar and alpine research.
The Center's research programs are conducted throughout the
world.
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www.crrel.usace.army.mil
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Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) of
the US Army Corps of Engineers, advancing and applying science
and engineering to complex environments, materials, and
processes in the Earth's cold regions.
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www.spri.cam.ac.uk
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Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI). The Institute is a
well-known and long-established centre for research into both
polar regions. It is part of the University of Cambridge and is a
sub-department of the Department of Geography. Online
information resources, including searchable databases and polar
directories.
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www.arcus.org
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Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS), based in
Fairbanks, Alaska, was formed in 1988 as a nonprofit member
consortium of educational and scientific institutions that have a
substantial commitment to arctic research.
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usscar.tamu.edu
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US Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Office
is a focal point for US participation in SCAR. The National
Academies Polar Research Board serves as the US National
Committee to SCAR and the US Antarctic scientific community is
represented by the US SCAR Team.
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www.arctic.gov
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United States Arctic Research Commission was established by
the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984. The Commission’s
principal duties are to establish the national policy, promote
Arctic research, to work with the National Science Foundation, to
give guidance and to interact with Arctic residents, international
Arctic research programs and organizations and local institutions.
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dels.nas.edu
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Polar Research Board. The PRB is a unit of The National
Academies, which is comprised of the National Academy of
Sciences. The PRB provides independent analysis to the federal
government and the nation on matters of science and technology
research needs, environmental quality, natural resources, and
other issues in the Arctic, the Antarctic, and cold regions in
general.
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www.nbi.ac.uk
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Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory's Rapid Climate Change
project focuses on a modelling evaluation of Arctic Ocean climate
change sensitivities. As part of a Rapid Climate Change project,
POL has developed an ocean-sea ice model to investigate
processes controlling dense water formation and transport in the
Barents Sea.
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www.aari.nw.ru
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Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute. State Scientific
Center of the Russian Federation the Arctic and Antarctic
Research Institute belongs to the Russian Federal Service for
Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring. Organized in
1920, AARI is the oldest and the largest Russian research
institution in the field of comprehensive studies of the Polar
Regions.
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Polar Temperatures:
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climateprogress.org
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"Antarctica has warmed significantly over past 50 years,
revisited" Climate Progress Blog, Jan 2009.
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www.nature.com
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Warming of the Antarctic ice-sheet surface since the 1957
International Geophysical Year" Nature 457, 459-462 (22
January 2009). "West Antarctic warming exceeds 0.1 °C per
decade over the past 50 years..."
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www.scar.org
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"Antarctic Climate Change During the Last 50 Years" Report
International Journal of Climatology, 2005 Royal Meteorological
Society. PDF.
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Videos:
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video.google.com
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Encounters At The End Of The World. Warner Herzog. 1:40:43
- 2008. All about the human crew in Antarctica. Low quality
video- a shame due to the beauty of the work.
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fora.tv
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"Race for the Arctic" Racing to claim the Arctic's resources.
Foreign Policy Association. 26 minutes, 2008.
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