Surf these sites: "Polar Pointers" -- Links about Arctic and Antarctic. ADD - International Arctic Environmental Data Directory -- ADD is a network cooperation between major Arctic environmental data holders. This cooperation shall make Arctic data and information available to circum-arctic users. Alaska Climate Research Center -- Current Alaskan weather map. Alaska Wildlife Alliance -- Our mission is the protection of Alaska''s natural wildlife for its intrinsic value as well as for the benefit of present and future generations. Antarctic CRC -- cooperative research center for Antarctica and the Southern Oceans Arctic Centre -- University of Lapland centre actively engages in cooperative research with other institutes in Lapland, as well as with numerous Finnish and foreign research institutes and universities. Arctic Circle -- Information and research about the Arctic regions, including natural resources, history and culture, social equity and environmental justice. Site includes a virtual museum (art, photography, anthropology), virtual classroom, maps, and Arctic forum. Arctic Climate System Study -- The scientific goal of this study is to ascertain the role of the Arctic in global climate change. Arctic Institute of North America -- To advance the study of Canada''s north through the natural and social sciences, the arts, and the humanities. Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme -- AMAP is an international organization established in 1991 to implement components of the Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy (AEPS). Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) -- AMAP was established in 1991 to implement components of the Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy (AEPS). It''s current objective is "providing reliable and sufficient information on the status of, and threats to, the Arctic environment, and providing scientific advice on actions to be taken in order to support Arctic governments in their efforts to take remedial and preventive actions relating to contaminants". Arctic Program -- The Bulgarian Society for Regional Cultural Studies Arctic program. Arctic Research Consortium of the United States -- One of ARCUS'' major activities is planning and coordinating the work of the ARCSS Committee, which serves as the focal point for integration and coordination among the many ARCSS components and projects. Arctic Wildlife -- Arctic Studies Center''s introduction to wildlife of the Arctic. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research: An Interdisciplinary Journal -- A quarterly international journal. It publishes original research papers, shorter contributions, resulting correspondence, and book reviews covering Arctic and Alpine issues. Blue Ice -- In this collaborative on-line unit, students learn about the geography, weather, history, geology and wildlife of Antarctica, and begin to consider our role as human beings in the stewardship of all the earth. British Antarctic Survey -- BAS is responsible for almost all of the British Government''s scientific research in the Antarctic, South Georgia, and the South Sandwich Islands. The site describes the work of BAS and includes a wealth of information on subjects including conservation and climate change. Byrd Polar Resesarch Center, Ohio State University, in Columbus, Ohio -- Research at the Center focuses on the role of cold regions in the global climate system. CRYSYS -- Use of the Cryospheric System (CRYSYS) to Monitor Global Change in Canada. Canadian Polar Division -- Has responsibility for monitoring, promoting, and disseminating knowledge of the polar regions; contributing to public awareness of the importance of polar science to Canada; enhancing Canada''s international profile as a circumpolar nation; and recommending polar science policy direction to government. Center For Alaskan Coastal Studies -- The (CACS) is an nonprofit environmental education organization in Homer, Alaska. Centre for Glaciology -- Research focus of the Centre is on glaciology and glacial geology. Members of staff have expertise in a number of research areas and related techniques, including; Relation between glaciers and climate and interactions between glaciers and the marine environment. Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Mapping Project -- The(CAVM)project will provide a variety of mapped vegetation information for the arctic tundra regions based on our most recent scientific understanding of the areas. The project is confined to the region north of the arctic treeline. Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) -- CCAMLR manages the marine living resources in waters surrounding Antarctica. The conservation principles were defined in the Convention which was ratified in 1982. Danish Polar Center -- Provides services and logistical support to research projects in Greenland. Gateway Antarctica -- Contributes to increased understanding and more effective management of the Antarctic and the Southern Ocean by being a focal point and a catalyst for Antarctic scholarship. Gateway Antarctica -- A focal point and a catalyst for Antarctic scholarship, attracting national and international participation in collaborative research, analysis, learning and networking. Glaciology at INSTAAR -- The Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research Research interests include ice-flow dynamics and calving, sub-glacial and englacial hydrology, sea level change as controlled by the earth''s small glaciers, climate change and glacier mass balance,heat exchange within snow packs. Global Land Ice Measurements from Space (GLIMS) -- Using the World''s Glaciers to Monitor Climate Change. Greenland, Iceberg Paradise -- Detailed information about the formation of the ice caps, the effects of global warming, and how icebergs are formed. Ice Thickness and Snow Depth Data for Canadian Stations -- Environment Canada snow and ice data. Ice and Climate Division -- The aim of the research undertaken by the British Antarctic Survey Division is to understand the present behavior of the ice-atmosphere-ocean system in Antarctica and its evolution in the past, and to use this knowledge to predict future behavior. Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) -- Our primary mission is to facilitate interdisciplinary research leading to a predictive understanding of the biological, chemical, and physical interactions that regulate the earth system in arctic, alpine, and other regions. International Arctic Buoy Programme (IABP/PSC/APL-UW/US) -- Maintains a network of automatic data buoys in the Arctic Basin which monitor synoptic-scale fields of pressure, temperature, and ice motion to support real-time operations and meteorological and oceanographic research. International Arctic Science Committee -- A non-governmental organisation to encourage and facilitate cooperation in all aspects of arctic research, in all countries engaged in arctic research and in all areas of the arctic region. International Centre for Antarctic Information & Research -- ICAIR''s business has been built on its expertise in Antarctic environmental management, information management, global information systems and remote sensing. Lapland Regional Environment Centre -- Lapland is the only Finnish province within the Arctic zone. International participation in the northern enviromental processes is an essential part of the work at the centre. Myvatn Research Station -- A major source of information about research, natural history and conservation of the Lake Myvatn area, Iceland. Complete bibliography. National Institute of Polar Research -- Japanese research facility conducts extensive research in the polar regions. PNRA VIEW National Research Programme in Antarctica -- Information on Italian law in the region, various research projects, scientific publishing, and about the research facilities. Polar Science Center -- A unit of the Applied Physics Laboratory at the University of Washington. PSC is involved in numerous studies of sea, ice, polar oceanography, and meteorology with primary funding from NASA, NOAA, NSF, and ONR. Snow Hydrology Research Group -- The primary research focus of this group is NASA''s EOS (Earth Observing System) Interdisciplinary Science Investigation titled "Hydrology, Hydrochemical Modeling, and Remote Sensing in Seasonally Snow-covered Alpine Drainage Basins." Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean (SHEBA) -- SHEBA is a coordinated project to investigate the role of arctic climate in global change. The Alaska Center for the Environment -- Non profit organization dedicated to preserving Alaska environment. The Antarctica Project (TAP) -- ASOC works to ensure that the environment comes first when decisions are made under the Antarctic Treaty System -- the international body that governs Antarctica. The Center for Northern Studies -- A small, remote college which offers multidisciplinary graduate and undergraduate programs focusing on the environment, peoples, and history of the circumpolar North. World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS) -- In 1986 the WGMS started to maintain and continue the collection of information on ongoing glacier changes, when the two former ICSI services PSFG (Permanent Service on Fluctuations of Glaciers)and TTS/WGI (Temporal Technical Secretary/World Glacier Inventory) were combined.
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