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Norwegian Polar Institute - http://www.npolar.no/
Institution for research, environmental monitoring and mapping of the polar regions. |
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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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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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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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Arctic and Antarctic Regions - http://www.nisc.com/factsheets/qaar.asp
Resource for research on cold regions. General information, overview, and content. |
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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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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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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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CNR - Polar Research Activity - http://www.polarnet.cnr.it/polar/
Italian organization. Resources, collaborations, news, services, press, and relevant links. |
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The Swedish Universities of Technology Libraries - http://www.luth.se/foundations/coldtech/coldeel.html
Resource for polar research and cold region technology. |
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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://polarmet.mps.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/genpp.cgi
Directory of web sites about the polar regions and related scientific topics. |
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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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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.nerc-bas.ac.uk/public/icd/icpm/
Focus for research into the meteorology and climatology of the Arctic and Antarctic. |
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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. |
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Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research - http://www.colorado.edu/INSTAAR/arcticalpine/
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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Polar Biology - http://www.springerlink.com/(ordtotn3nruiwayeunrfa445)/app/home/journal.asp?backto=linkingpublicationresults,1:100450,1
Springer scientific journal that presents results of all kinds of studies in plants, animals, and micro-organisms of marine, limnic and terrestrial habitats of arctic and antarctic regions. Free access to search functions, tables of contents, and abstracts, full access requires subscription. |
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Polar Research Board - http://www7.nationalacademies.org/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. |