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National Science Foundation: Polar Research
NSF programs for support of scientific research in the Arctic and Antarctic.
www.nsf.gov
Scott Polar Research Institute
SPRI is a University of Cambridge research centre covering both the Arctic and Antarctic.
www.spri.cam.ac.uk
National Institute of Polar Research
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.
www.nipr.ac.jp
Essays on key environmental issues by respected Arctic scientists.
www.arctic.noaa.gov
Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
An interdisciplinary journal providing original research on the Polar regions. Includes abstracts, index, subscription information. It does not provide the full-text of articles.
www.colorado.edu
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Information and referral center supporting polar and cryospheric research. Site includes education resources, the NSIDC data catalog and an image gallery.
nsidc.org
Research focuses on the role of cold regions in the global climate system. Includes publications, conferences, links to related sites.
www-bprc.mps.ohio-state.edu
Arctic Antarctic Research Center
Maintains an archive of more than 120, 000 satellite passes of the Earth's polar regions. The centre also provides data processing services to a wide variety of polar researchers.
arcane.ucsd.edu
The Swedish Universities of Technology Libraries
Resource for polar research and cold region technology.
www.luth.se
Office of polar programs concerned with scientific research, and operational support of that research.
www.nsf.gov
Institution for research, environmental monitoring and mapping of the polar regions.
www.npolar.no
The International Commission on Polar Meteorology
Focus for research into the meteorology and climatology of the Arctic and Antarctic.
www.nerc-bas.ac.uk
Information and pictures on the use of US Navy Destroyer Escorts as weather picket ships from 1957 to 1968.
www.aspen-ridge.net
At the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University. Goals, staff, publications, research, and literature.
www.ldeo.columbia.edu
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.
www7.nationalacademies.org