Science and Environment

Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Conducts research in the Arctic, the Antarctic and at temperate latitudes. It coordinates Germany's polar research programme and provides other institutions with the facilities, equipment and logistics needed for polar expeditions.
http://www.awi.de/

Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI)
Information about Russian research in the polar continents in the areas of geophysics, ice conditions and weather. Page includes photos and institute history.
http://www.aari.nw.ru/default_en.asp

Arctic and Antarctic Regions
Resource for research on cold regions. General information, overview, and content.
http://www.nisc.com/factsheets/qaar.asp

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.
http://instaar.colorado.edu/AAAR/

Byrd Polar Resesarch Center
Research focuses on the role of cold regions in the global climate system. Includes publications, conferences, links to related sites.
http://bprc.osu.edu/

Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling
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.
http://www.cpom.org/

CNR - Polar Research Activity
Italian organization. Resources, collaborations, news, services, press, and relevant links.
http://www.polarnet.cnr.it/polar/

Essays on Arctic Environment
Essays on key environmental issues by respected Arctic scientists.
http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/essay.html

Glacier Society
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.
http://www.glaciersociety.org/

The International Commission on Polar Meteorology
Focus for research into the meteorology and climatology of the Arctic and Antarctic.
http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/met/ICPM/

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.
http://www.nipr.ac.jp/

National Science Foundation
Office of polar programs concerned with scientific research, and operational support of that research.
http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/

National Science Foundation: Polar Research
NSF programs for support of scientific research in the Arctic and Antarctic.
http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=OPP

National Snow and Ice Data Center
Information and referral center supporting polar and cryospheric research. Education resources, the NSIDC data catalog and an image gallery.
http://nsidc.org/index.html

Norwegian Polar Institute
Institution for research, environmental monitoring and mapping of the polar regions.
http://npweb.npolar.no

Operation Deep Freeze
Information and pictures on the use of US Navy Destroyer Escorts as weather picket ships from 1957 to 1968.
http://www.aspen-ridge.net/

Polar Climate Group
At the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University. Goals, staff, publications, research, and literature.
http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/res/pi/polar/

Polar Ice Sheets, Melting, and Sea Level Change
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. [PDF]
http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2004/0615Oppenheimer.pdf

Polar Meteorology: Climate Change
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.
http://www.weather.nps.navy.mil/~psguest/polarmet/clichange/index.html

Polar Research Board
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.
http://dels.nas.edu/prb/

Scott Polar Research Institute
SPRI is a University of Cambridge research centre covering both the Arctic and Antarctic.
http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/

Seaice.de
Sea ice concentration and cloud signature maps of polar areas.
http://www.seaice.de/

The SINTEF Group
Polar technology programme from The Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research at the Norwegian institute of technology.
http://www.sintef.no/

Swedish Polar Research Secretariat
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.
http://www.polar.se/english/

Teachers Experiencing Antarctica and the Arctic
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.
http://tea.armadaproject.org/