Web Directory

» 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, 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/

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

» 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/

» EBSCO: Arctic and Antarctic Regions
   Resource for research on cold regions. General information, overview, and content.
   http://www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?marketID=1&topicID=868

» 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/

» 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.
   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 Pointers
   Directory of web sites about the polar regions and related scientific topics.
   http://bprc.osu.edu/polar_pointers/

» 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 region
   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/

» 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/

» 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/

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

» The Swedish Universities of Technology Libraries
   Resource for polar research and cold region technology.
   http://www.ltu.se/shb/d3977/d2808?l=en