| The following links provide information about national and global
research projects and professional organizations related to Earth
and cryospheric science. |
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Antarctic |
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| Australian Antarctic Division |
Australia |
| Institute of Antarctic and Southern
Ocean Studies (IASOS) |
Australia |
| Belgian Scientific Research
Programme on the Antarctic |
Belgium |
| The Antarctic Treaty Committee
for Environmental Protection |
International |
| Antarctic Digital
Database (ADD), British Antarctic Survey |
UK |
| British Antarctic Survey |
UK |
| Scientific Committee on Antarctic
Research (SCAR) |
UK |
| Antarctic Muon and Neutrino
Detector Array at the South Pole (AMANDA) |
US |
| Antarctic Research Facility,
Florida State University Department of Geological Sciences |
US |
| Automatic Weather
Stations Project, Antarctic Meteorological Research Center, University
of Wisconsin-Madison |
US |
| Center for Astrophysical
Research in Antarctica (CARA), University of Chicago |
US |
| Palmer Station, Long Term Ecological
Research (LTER) Program |
US |
| USGS: Atlas of
Antarctic Research |
US |
| West Antarctic
Ice Sheet Airborne Gravimetry |
US |
| West Antarctic Ice Sheet
Initiative (WAIS) |
US |
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Arctic |
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| Danish Center
for Remote Sensing |
Denmark |
| Arctic Ocean Sciences Board (AOSB) |
Germany |
| The University of Lapland's
Arctic Centre |
Finland |
| Conservation of Arctic Flora and
Fauna |
International |
| International Arctic Science Committee |
International |
| The Arctic Council |
International |
| United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP) Arctic Portal |
International |
| University of the Arctic |
International |
| CIRES:
Steffen Research Group Projects |
International |
| Arctic Monitoring and Assessment
Program (AMAP) |
Norway |
| Svalbard Images |
Norway |
| Abisko Scientific Research
Station, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences |
Sweden |
| South African National
Arctic Programme |
South Africa |
| Alaska Climate Research
Center |
US |
| Alaska Satellite
Facility |
US |
| Arctic Climate Impact Assessment |
US |
| Arctic Research Consortium of the
United States (ARCUS) |
US |
| CIRES: Program
for Arctic Regional Climate Assessment (PARCA) |
US |
| Cooperative Institute for Arctic
Research (CIFAR), University of Alaska |
US |
| International
Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean (IBCAO) |
US |
| Pan-Arctic
Ice-Ocean Modeling and Assimilation System Data Sets (PIOMAS) |
US |
| National
Geographic: Solo from the Pole documenting Will Steger's
work at the North Pole |
US |
| SEARCH
(Study of Environmental Arctic Change) |
US |
| Smithsonian National Museum
of Natural History Arctic Studies Center |
US |
| The Arctic Circle exploring
the environmental, cultural impacts of natural resources development |
US |
| Unaami Data Collection |
US |
| USGS:
Alaska Science Center |
US |
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Atmospheric Sciences |
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| National Institute of Water & Atmospheric
Research (NIWA) |
New Zealand |
| National Center for Atmospheric
Research (NCAR) |
US |
| University Corporation for
Atmospheric Research (UCAR) |
US |
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Climate/Climate Change |
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| Canadian Government: Climate
Change Impacts and Adaptation Program |
Canada |
| Global Warming: Early Warning
Signs |
International |
| International Research Institute
for Climate Prediction (IRI) |
International |
| IUGS Geoindicators Initiative
(GEOIN) |
International |
| Nansen Environmental and
Remote Sensing Center |
Norway |
| Baseline
Surface Radiation Network (BSRN) and World Radiation Monitoring
Center (WRMC) |
Switzerland |
| World Climate
Research Programme (WCRP) |
Switzerland |
| Tiempo
Climate Newswatch |
UK |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) |
US |
| NOAA: Climate Diagnostics Center |
US |
| NOAA: Climate Monitoring & Diagnostics
Laboratory |
US |
| NOAA: Climate
Predication Center |
US |
| NOAA: National
Climatic Data Center (NCDC) |
US |
| NOAA:
NCDC: Climatic Extremes and Weather Events |
US |
| NOAA: National Geophysical
Data Center |
US |
| NOAA: National Ice Center |
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| NOAA: National Oceanographic
Data Center |
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| NOAA: National Operational
Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center |
US |
| NOAA: National Weather Service |
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| NOAA: NGDC Ecosystem
Informatics |
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| NOAA:
Regional Climate Centers |
US |
| Carbon Dioxide Information
Analysis Center |
US |
| Climate Change Research Center,
University of New Hampshire |
US |
| Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC) |
US |
| Spatial Climate Analysis
Service |
US |
| U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency: Global Change Research Program |
US |
| U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency: Global Warming Site |
US |
| U.S. Global Change Research Program |
US |
| USGS: Global Change Research |
US |
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Cryosphere |
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| Institute of
Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University |
Japan |
| Cryosphere Today,
University of Illinois |
US |
| Canadian Cryospheric Information
Network |
Canada |
| Canadian Government:
CRYSYS, the Cryosphere System in Canada |
Canada |
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Earth Sciences |
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| Canadian
Government: Natural Resources |
Canada |
| International Council for
Science (ICSU) |
International |
| International Geosphere-Biosphere
Programme |
International |
| The World
Data Center System |
International |
| Global Terrestrial Observing
System (GTOS) |
Italy |
| Natural Environment Research Council |
UK |
| Federation of Earth
Science Information Partners |
US |
| National Center for Earth Resources
Observation & Science (EROS) |
US |
| Unidata |
US |
| American Association for
the Advancement of Science (AAAS) |
US/International |
| National Aeronautics
and Space Administration (NASA) |
US |
| NASA: Earth Observing System
(EOS) |
US |
| NASA:
Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) |
US |
| NASA:
Earth Observing System Data Gateway |
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| NASA: Earth
Science Data Centers |
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| NASA: ECS Data Handling System |
US |
| NASA: Global Hydrology Resource
Center |
US |
| NASA: Global Change
Master Directory |
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Geoscience |
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| Alaska Geospatial Data
Clearinghouse |
US |
| Association of American Geographers
(AAG) |
US |
| GIS.com |
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| International Union of Geological
Sciences |
International |
| American Geological Institute |
US |
| Geological Society
of America (GSA) |
US |
| American Geophysical Union
(AGU) |
US |
| International
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) |
International |
| International Union of Geodesy
and Geophysics |
International |
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Glaciology |
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| Please also see NSIDC's All
About Glaciers page. |
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| Glaciology
Group of Denmark, University of Copenhagen |
Denmark |
| International Glaciology Society |
International |
| Laboratory
of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology |
Switzerland |
| World Glacier
Monitoring Service |
Switzerland |
| Glacial Geology and Geomorphology |
UK |
| Leeds
Glaciology Group |
UK |
| Alaska's
Tongass National Forest Facts/Glaciers and Caves |
US |
| National
Park Service Tour: Glaciers exploring U.S. parks with glaciers,
glacial formations |
US |
| Pleistocene
Glaciation |
US |
| The Crevasse Zone: glacier velocity
and surface elevation research in Alaska |
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Icebergs |
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| Antarctic
Iceberg Tracking Database, Brigham Young University |
US |
| Icebergs
of Newfoundland and Labrador |
US |
| Oceanworld, Texas
A&M research, educational content on Icebergs, Ice
Ages |
US |
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Meteorology |
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| Canadian Government: Meteorological
Service of Canada |
Canada |
| International Arctic
Buoy Program |
International |
| World Meterological Organization |
International |
| American Meteorological
Society (AMS) |
US |
| American Meterological
Society Glossary of Meterological Terms |
US |
| Polar
Meteorology, Naval Postgraduate School |
US |
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Oceanography/Sea Ice |
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| Canadian
Government: Canadian Ice Service |
Canada |
| CANATEC Associates International Ltd. |
Canada |
| The Intergovernmental
Oceanographic Commission (IOC) |
France |
| German Federal Maritime
and Hydrographic Agency |
Germany |
| US Coast Guard International
Ice Patrol |
International |
| WCRP International Programme
for Antarctic Buoys |
International |
| Earth and Space Research |
US |
| NASA/Goddard
Space Flight Center: Sea Ice Remote Sensing |
US |
| Oceanworld, Texas
A&M research, educational content on Icebergs, Ice
Ages |
US |
| Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
US |
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Permafrost |
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| International Permafrost Association |
International |
| United States Permafrost
Association |
US |
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Polar Research |
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| Canadian Government: Polar
Committee |
Canada |
| Danish Polar Center |
Denmark |
| French
Institute for Polar Research and Technology |
France |
| Alfred Wegener
Institute for Polar and Marine Research |
Germany |
| International
Polar Year |
International |
| National Institute of Polar Research |
Japan |
| International ACSYS/CliC Project
Office |
Norway |
| Norwegian Polar Institute |
Norway |
| Arctic and Antarctic
Research Institute, Russian Federation the Arctic and Antarctic
Research |
Russia |
| Scott Polar Research Institute |
UK |
| National Science Foundation
(NSF) |
US |
| NSF: Office
of Polar Programs |
US |
| Alexandria Digital Library
(ADL) |
US |
| American Geological Institute:
Cold Regions Bibliography Project |
US |
| Arctic and Antarctic Research
Center (AARC) |
US |
| Byrd Polar Research
Center |
US |
| Center for Geophysical
Studies of Ice and Climate, St. Olaf College |
US |
| Institute for Geophysics, University
of Texas at Austin |
US |
| Library of Congress:
Cold Regions Bibliography |
US |
| Long Term Ecological Research
(LTER) Network |
US |
| National Ice Core Laboratory |
US |
| Polar Exchange at
the Sea Surface (POLES) |
US |
| Polar Research Board, The National
Academies |
US |
| US Army Corp
of Engineers, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory |
US |
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Remote Sensing |
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| Remote
Sensing Data and Information |
US |
| Remote
Sensing: Introduction and History (Earth Observatory) |
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Snow |
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| Please also see NSIDC's All
About Snow page. |
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| International Commission
on Snow and Ice |
International |
| Welcome to the Swiss
Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research Davos |
Switzerland |
| Center for Snow and Avalanche
Studies |
US |
| Cold Regions Research and
Engineering Laboratory |
US |
| Snow
Crystals snow flake photography, images |
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| Snow Hydrology Research Group,
University of California, Santa Barbara |
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| Snow, Ice, & Permafrost
Group, Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks |
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| The National Water
and Climate Center - SNOTEL |
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| USDA Agricultural Research Center:
Electron Microscopy Unit Snow Page |
US |
| Western
Snow Conference |
US |
| Wilson A. Bentley and Photomicrography the
history of capturing the image of snowflakes |
US |
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09/27/07
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