Links: C-CIARN North interests in climate change modelling and polar regions. Elias Project (StEP) interdisciplinaryresearch group studying a multiyear education-oriented project http://www.taiga.net/c-ciarn-north/links.html
Extractions: Research and Researchers Arctic Climate System Study : an international study, part of the World Climate Research Programme ArcticNet : integrated natural / health / social study of the changing coastal Canadian Arctic Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS): non-profit corporation operated for educational, professional, or scientific purposes Arctic-Subarctic Ocean Flux Array (ASOF): an initiative to monitor over the long-term the exchange of heat between the Arctic Ocean and adjacent subarctic seas Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS) : purpose is the advancement of northern scholarship through education and research Canadian Arctic Shelf Exchange Study (CASES): an international effort under Canadian leadership to understand the biogeochemical and ecological consequences of sea ice variability and change on the Mackenzie Shelf Canadian Ice Service monitors sea ice conditions in Canadian waters through aircraft reconnaissance and remote satellite technology CLIVAR : an international research programme on climate variability and predictability
Regional Polar Regions Antarctic Islands. Includes news, research data, and educational materials.. 66 islands..Some web results for polar regions Antarctic http://world.ammissione.it/browse_/Regional/Polar_Regions/Antarctic/
Extractions: World Directory Regional Antarctic Regional Polar Regions Antarctic Directory results: This category in other languages: French German Italian The Antarctic Circle - Compilation of Antarctic related articles. Includes information concerning the birthplaces and final resting places of Antarctic personalities as well as monuments and dedications. Antarctic Information for School Children - Information pack for school children published by the British Antarctic Survey. Antarctic Protected Areas - Provides access to information on areas given formal status of special protection. Includes protected areas, management plans, descriptions, location maps, site maps, photographs, and international agreements. Australian Antarctic Division - Agency responsible for the country's Antarctic research, as well as administering the Australian Antarctic Territory and the subantarctic Territory of Heard and McDonald Islands. Includes news, research data, and educational materials. 66 Degrees South - Contains tourist info, pictures, wildlife, history, politics and personal account of the Antarctic.
Japan - National Institute Of Polar Research (NIPR) The institute covers polar regions. The site provides information on the NIPR,on current research projects, publications, research groups, education skills http://www.geo-guide.de/cgi-bin/ssgfi/anzeige.pl?db=geo&nr=001756&ew=SSGFI
11-6-98 TRUSTEES HEAR REPORTS ON RESEARCH, TEACHING, STUDENT LIFE Agency and the Byrd polar research Center, the to work with faculty, colleges, regionalcampuses and and coordinate universitywide distance education activities http://www.osu.edu/osu/newsrel/Archive/98-11-06_Trustees:_Research,_Distance_Edu
Extractions: 11-6-98 TRUSTEES HEAR REPORTS ON RESEARCH, TEACHING, STUDENT LIFE COLUMBUS The Ohio State University Board of Trustees on Friday (11/6) heard reports on space-related research conducted at the university and distance-learning technology developments, as well as an update on autumn quarter student activities. Ohio State research reaches into space Ohio State has showcased some of its more than $20 million in NASA-funded research during Space Week events coinciding with U.S. Sen. John Glenns return to space. Projects highlighted for the board Friday focused on astronomy, polar studies and mapping. NASA projects such as the Hubble Space Telescope have given us unprecedented new views of the universe, including the most distant galaxies ever detected, said Patrick Osmer, chair of the Department of Astronomy. Osmer noted astronomy research at Ohio State includes a search for planets around stars, studies of stars and galaxies, use of data from the Hubble Space Telescope and the Infrared Space Observatory, and theoretical astrophysics work needed to improve understanding of data obtained from space observations. The university will have a one-eighth share of the upcoming Large Binocular Telescope Project, which when completed in 2004/2005 will have 24 times the light-gathering power of the Hubble telescope. For the project, Ohio State will provide a spectrograph, which will allow astronomers to study objects formed when the universe was 10 percent of its present age. Another major proposed effort for the astronomy department is the Kronos mission, a satellite observatory to be built and launched by NASA. Bradley Peterson, an Ohio State professor of astronomy, is leading an international team of scientists, engineers and managers in the planning stages for the mission. If the teams proposal is accepted, Kronos will provide new observations of some of the most extreme conditions known in the universe, Osmer said. Kenneth Jezek, director of the Byrd Polar Research Center at Ohio State, told trustees that NASA-funded research has enabled the centers research team to conduct projects in several areas related to Earths polar regions. Spaceborne remote sensing of Earths polar regions is revolutionizing our understanding of polar processes and their role in global systems, Jezek said. He added that because remote sensing can provide all weather, day/night, photographic- like images of remote and inhospitable locations, research with these data is revealing for the first time new details about the ice, land and ocean of the Arctic and Antarctic. The Radarsat Antarctic Mapping Project (RAMP) is one example of the Byrd Polar Research Centers application of spaceborne technology to look back at Earth. A collaboration between NASA, the Canadian Space Agency and the Byrd Polar Research Center, the RAMP objective is to create the first, complete, high-resolution radar image of Antarctica which also will complete the radar mapping of Earth, a job completed several years ago for the planet Venus. Processing of the RAMP data to the final image is ongoing, but Jezek said the RAMP image already demonstrates how the margins of the Antarctic Ice Sheet are changing. In addition to detailed data on the movement of ice sheets, the image provides information about the Antarctic continent, now buried beneath ice on average more than a mile thick. The interdisciplinary Center for Mapping was established as a NASA Center for the Commercial Development of Space in Real- Time Satellite Mapping in 1986, and is now a NASA Center of Excellence. The center has developed both airborne and Earth-based precision methods to capture data, said Joel Morrison, the centers new director. The center also has completed a five-year project in which scientists oversaw the complete digitization by geographic layer of the USGS quadrangle maps for the state of Ohio. Morrison, former chief of the Geography Division for the U.S. Bureau of Census, said the center is working to integrate data-capture capabilities into a completely automated process that includes data interpretation, storage and analysis, and the communication of resulting geographic information in multiple formats. The Center for Mapping also is involved with a consortium of Ohio universities in the Ohio View project that will result in current satellite imagery of Ohio being made available to every citizen of the state. The imagerys uses will range from identifying prime development locations to mitigating natural disasters. We are following the development of the Digital Earth project suggested by Vice President Gore and implemented by NASA, and plan to submit proposals for funding to that project in the March 1999 time frame, Morrison added. The centers role in the project would involve creating the software infrastructure for real-time image processing as part of the Digital Earth program, he said. Distance education availability is increasing Despite dramatic growth in technology-based learning initiatives at Ohio State in the past three years, the university may be at the crossroads of the next major step in classroom cyberspace, said Jim Davis, associate vice provost and director of University Technology Services (UTS). Davis presented an overview of the universitys strategic and financial commitments to student-oriented technology. University Technology Services established the new office of Technology Enhanced Learning and Research (TELR) this fall. Stephen Acker, associate director of information technologies for UTS, is director of the new group. The TELR office plans to work with faculty, colleges, regional campuses and the Deans Learning Technology Committee to develop policy at the university level, integrate technology into the teaching and research environments, and coordinate universitywide distance education activities. There has been a significantly increased university commitment in this area in the past couple of years and theres been a significant realignment of resources, Davis told trustees. We are now at a point where strategic integration, faculty integration, and economic viability all need to be well- defined. If a faculty member says he wants to offer a distance education course, we can tell him where he can get help, but, as with most institutions, Ohio State still hasnt resolved the issues of pricing and intellectual property. A task force on distance education policy, pricing and revenue distribution has been commissioned by the Deans Learning Technology Committee and is expected to recommend procedures and costs involved in launching distance education courses, possibly later this academic year. Davis defines distance education as meaning a student needs minimal presence on the Ohio State campus to complete a course. He defines technology-enhanced learning as representing the use of technology in a course that enhances the educational experience. According to Davis, Ohio State has increased its number of distance education courses for residential and nonresidential students from 40 to 100 over the past three years. Twenty-five courses are Web- and Internet-based, while 75 courses are based on video and videoconference technologies. Seventeen colleges and regional campuses are actively involved in the delivery of distance education, he said. Davis estimates that about 2,000 courses more than 15 percent of all Ohio State courses and 25,000 Ohio State students on all campuses utilize the Web in some form of classroom work. A recent survey indicates that there are 150 computer laboratories on the Columbus campus, with 3,500 computers connected to the Internet. There also are 85 classrooms on the Columbus campus wired with either video or Internet technology. Since 1995, Davis said, Ohio States Columbus campus has: Increased the amount awarded as part of three grant programs for design, development and delivery of technology- enhanced learning to $2.5 million annually. Increased the number of on-campus e-mail accounts from 50,000 to 62,000. Added two new commercial services for faculty, staff and students accessing the Ohio State Internet and the Internet from off campus. More than 35,000 now have off-campus e-mail accounts with those services. Added 50 online student service features, serving the areas of admissions, registration and the library. Data provided by the Universitys Student Information System will continue to improve and expand, Davis said. Board hears report on autumn quarter activities David Williams II, vice president for student and urban/community affairs, reported on autumn quarter activities, including residence halls move-in, Welcome Week, Buckeye Blast, Community Commitment, Parents Weekend and the National Make a Difference Day project at Northwestern University. Williams showed a video highlighting the events and said these and other activities are part of the Office of Student Affairs efforts to continue to improve the student experience at Ohio State. He noted that many of the activities were new and resulted in more student and community participation in campus activities. Several students spoke to the board about their participation in the activities. Jessica Smith, a freshman from Enon, Ohio, said her experiences with the Welcome Week events have helped her feel connected to Ohio State. It made me feel as though I was an important part of the university. You would think that it would be hard to be a part of something so big, but it is not, Smith said. Ive had nothing but wonderful experiences here at Ohio State thanks in part to the activities of Welcome Week that have allowed me to become involved and meet great people. Josh Mandel, president of Undergraduate Student Government, said the fall quarter activities have helped students feel that they are a part of something significant and made them feel important and connected to each other and the university. Ive never seen a year quite like this before. The programming has been relevant and productive, Mandel said. Things are really being done right. # Contact: Patrick Osmer, Astronomy, (614) 292-2022 Kenneth Jezek, Byrd Polar Research Center, (614) 292-6531 Joel Morrison, Center for Mapping, (614) 292-1600 Jim Davis, UTS, (614) 292-6553 David Williams II, Student Affairs, (614) 292-9334
CRREL Employee Biography Science Foundation Office of polar Programs Advisory Civilian Service / Partners inEducation 1999 and Development Center Cold regions research and Engineering http://www.crrel.usace.army.mil/personnel/albert.mary.html
Extractions: Dr. Albert in a snow pit on the West Antarctic ice sheet measuring snow properties. Areas of Specialization Current Projects Notable Contributions or Highlights from Past Projects: Theoretical and experimental descriptions of the impact of snow microstructure and layering on interstitial transport Quantitative modeling of air-snow exchange processes for ozone destruction in snow Tracer gas experiments showing first direct evidence of wind-induced snow ventilation Permeability measurements on ice layers in seasonal snow, and on polar snow and firn
HPR*TEC | Solutions researchers (the teachers) to share their research and view students with quick accessto educational resources related to a) polar regions and their http://www.hprtec.org/solutions/
Extractions: Casa Notes is designed to allow teachers to quickly make, and customize, typical notes that are sent home to parents or given to the students. This is done by using templates and allowing the teachers to customize some of the content, choose a color scheme and add a graphic. The notes can then be printed in English or in Spanish.
Hoppa - Everything In The Polar Regions Iceland, the polar regions, the Nordic Countries, Photographers Image Radio stationfrom Vernadsky research Station on Svalbard, education Longyearbyen skole http://hoppa.com/polarr/
Extractions: Logged in as Logout Mail Add Link ... Add Link Links 29 links The Jason Project The Jason Project USGS National Mapping Information USGS National Mapping Information Norwegian Polar Institute Norwegian Polar Institute British Antarctic Survey British Antarctic Survey Antarctica - The Antarctic Connection. Antarctica - The Antarctic Connection. Quark Expeditions Quark Expeditions ... The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research The National Ice Center The National Ice Center Svalbard Nett Svalbard Nett ... New South Polar Times Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs Arctic Images Arctic Images The Svalbard Project The Svalbard Project Welcome to the Ice Welcome to the Ice Nordlysstasjonen in Adventdalen Nordlysstasjonen in Adventdalen ... Dark Season Blues See also: Everything in the World Everything Business Culture Education Government ... the World the Polar Regions Antarctica Svalbard See also: the World Western Europe the Nordic Countries Greenland Roberto Bourgonjen Created on May 24 2004 06:51 GMT
Antarctica And The Arctic At PCDS Understanding the polar regions is crtitical to the understanding of teams of teachersand scientists in these regions. of science and of education and excites http://www.pcds.org/arctic/
Extractions: cactus man visits greenland summer 2001 Introduction and Overview TEA - Teachers Experiencing the Antarctica and the Arctic Understanding the Polar regions is crtitical to the understanding of our planet. And yet, because of their remote locale and inhospitable climate, we are only beginning to have the opportunity to travel and work in these places as scientists. Even more rare is the opportunity for teachers to not only experience the world's more unusual regions , but also to experience and particapte in true field research. The TEA program brings together teams of teachers and scientists in these regions. This partnership captures the essence of science and of education and excites teachers to bring back the experience of travel and field research to the students in their classrooms.
GISS ICP: Effect Of The Sun's Energy On The Ocean And Atmosphere education RADIATIVE BALANCE. and answer these science questions that guide this researchproject. At the polar regions, how does the total energy flux absorbed http://icp.giss.nasa.gov/education/radforce/
Extractions: + GISS Home By Mitch Fox, Ron Miller, and Seema Gupta The energy balance of the solar energy reaching earth must be studied to verify that the amount of energy coming in equals the amount being radiated out. This is called radiative balance and conforms to the Law of Conservation of Energy. To validate this theory, several satellites have been launched into Earth's orbit that indirectly measure the energy absorbed and radiated by the earth and by inference the energy stored. The NASA Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) project involves three such satellites: the Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS), launched October 1984; NOAA-9, launched December 1984; and NOAA-10, launched September 1986. Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS), launched from Space Shuttle Challenger, October 1984. Photo: ERBE, Atmospheric Sciences Division, NASA LaRC. The Oceans research project at the GISS Institute on Climate and Planets is organizing a team of researchers to study radiative balance. As a member of this research team, your mission is to conduct a series of tasks that enable you to audit Earth's radiative budget and help answer a number of science questions. If you are an educator, you might want to read the
Regional - Polar Regions - Arctic - Education Directory - Search Top Regional polar regions Arctic education Arctic Institute of North America research institute of the University of Calgary studying Canada s north http://www.sedirectory.net/Regional/Polar_Regions/Arctic/Education/
Extractions: Web Hosting Dir Web Design Dir Search Engine Dir Hardware Info ... Resources Search: Top Regional Polar Regions Arctic ... Arctic Institute of North America - Research institute of the University of Calgary studying Canada's north through the natural and social sciences, the arts, and the humanities. Offers ASTIS databases, resources, projects, staff, and a search function. Center for Northern Studies - A college offering multidisciplinary programs focusing on the environment, peoples, and history of the circumpolar regions. Includes information on faculty, courses, programs, field trips, graduate research, tuition, and admission. Gateway to Arctic and Barents Information - Portal offered by the University of Lapland, Finland to other sites with Arctic and Barents related information. University of Lapland - Located in the city of Rovaniemi on the Arctic Circle this is the most northern university in Finland and in the European Union. University of the Arctic - Coalition of institutions of higher education to overcome barriers to education in the region. Includes an overview of purpose, activities, publications and related organizations.
BUBL LINK: 998 Polar Regions photographs of life at research stations, and a Subjects antarctic, oceanographyeducation DeweyClass 998 information on Norway and the polar regions. http://link.bubl.ac.uk/ISC13142
Extractions: All links checked August 2001 Comments: bubl@bubl.ac.uk Arctic Circle The overall goal of Arctic Circle is to stimulate a greater interest in the peoples and environment of the Arctic and Subarctic region. This 'electronic circle' has three interrelated themes: natural resources; history and culture; social equity and environmental justice. Includes information on sustainability, economic development, colonisation, ethnographic portraits, self-determination, cultural identity, a museum, virtual classroom, maps and a discussion group. Location: usa CIA World Factbook - Greenland Basic reference information about Greenland. Includes geographic, demographic, economic, political, military and transnational issues, as well as information on communication and transport networks. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, detailed maps, high and low points, co-ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
Sea World Online Antarctica.org.nz polar regions and Tundra Studies Centre USFWS Alaska RegionArctic Wildlife. Marine Conservation Society Marine education Society of http://www.seaworld.com.au/education/recommended_links.cfm
USATODAY.com Special reports from the polar regions. Reports from a 2002 Arctic research cruise. Go on an Antarctic research USATODAY.com partners USA WeekendSports WeeklyEducationSpace.com http://www.usatoday.com/weather/antarc/acoldsci.htm
Extractions: Cars Jobs Tickets Travel ... Weather Forecasts World U.S. States Personalization Severe weather Watches and warnings Hurricanes Cold, snow Travel Highway forecasts Air travel conditions Beach weather Ski conditions Resources Weather briefs Highs and lows Tools Talk Today Weather maps Temperature Radar Satellite Precipitation ... Alerts 04/13/2004 - Updated 10:32 AM ET Today's Top Weather Stories Caribbean floods' dead, missing top 3,300 Wildfire temporarily closes part of south Florida highway Eastern Kentucky recovering from heavy rain, flooding Haiti's deforestation allows flood water to run unchecked ... Add USATODAY.com headlines to your Web site Science, life and travel in the Earth's cold regions By Jack Williams, USATODAY.com For most of us, the Arctic and Antarctic are remote, but this does not mean that they are not important. Think of it this way: The polar regions are Earth's air conditioners. Briefly, more sunlight falls on the parts of the Earth on either side of the equator - the tropics - than anywhere else. If the atmosphere and oceans didn't move this heat away, the tropics would continue growing warmer and warmer. But, the atmosphere and Earth do move the extra heat away to the Arctic, the huge region north of the Arctic Circle, and the Antarctic, the equally large region south of the Antarctic Circle.
Regional Polar Regions Science And Environment This category includes web sites about the natural, scientific, and environmental aspects of the polar regions. It includes information about the natural environment, environmental problems, and http://www.aodr.com/Regional/Polar_Regions/Science_and_Environment
Extractions: Cost: $139.95 In association with Amazon.com Home Books Software Hardware ... 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. Resource for research on cold regions. General information, overview, and content. Maintains an archive of more than 120, 000 satellite passes of the Earth's polar regions. The centre also provides data processing services to a wide variety of polar researchers. http://arcane.ucsd.edu/
Canadian Polar Commission - delivered courses for the Nunavut Teacher education Program (NTEP umbrella organisationthat coordinates research throughout the south polar region. http://www.polarcom.gc.ca/english/antarctic/ccar.html
Extractions: CCAR Mandate CCAR will serve as a national advisory body on Antarctic matters, reporting primarily to the CPC, and act as a link between the international Antarctic science community and Canadian scientists active in or seeking to become involved in Antarctic and/or bipolar research. CCAR will recommend to the CPC Canadian representatives to serve on SCAR working groups, to advise on appropriate terms of office, and to ensure a proper flow of information among Canadian scientists and the respective working groups. CCAR will review Antarctic research proposals (e.g., from the Canadian Arctic-Antarctic Exchange Program and others) when requested. Members and Advisers 2003-2004 Dr. Erik Blake Dr. Erik Blake holds an Engineering degree from the University of Toronto and a PhD in glaciology from the University of British Columbia. For the past ten years, he has headed Icefield Instruments Inc., a company specializing in instrumentation and consulting services in glaciology. The company has been involved in building ice coring drills, ice core analysis equipment, and in field programs to obtain core samples all over the world. Current research projects include developing technology for obtaining ultra-clean cores for trace metal analysis and technology for sampling of subglacial Antarctic lakes.
Antarctica New Zealand - Information And Education Resources Water forms and sinks at the polar Front and contributing a heat sink in the region. environmental opportunities information education home contact http://www.antarcticanz.govt.nz/Pages/InfoEducation/ISSouthern.msa
Extractions: The Southern Ocean has been subject to considerable exploitation. This is continuing with the current harvesting of toothfish and interest in krill fishing. There is only a small section of the Southern Ocean south of New Zealand that is not either part of the New Zealand EEZ (defined by the Sub Antarctic Islands) or New Zealand claimed Ross Dependency. New Zealand fishing interests have begun fishing in the Antarctic region south of 60 degrees. There is a high likelihood that illegal and unregulated fishing for toothfish, which is a problem in other parts of the Southern Ocean, will soon extend into New Zealand waters and the Ross Sea. This has potential to have significant impacts on Antarctic dependent and associated ecosystems. The Southern Ocean supports one of the largest marine ecosystems on earth. Many of the physical processes that influence production within the Southern Ocean are only found in this region. In particular, the nature and processes associated with the sea ice around Antarctica have a dominant influence on water column structure, nutrient supply and primary production, and supports a tightly coupled biological community (pelagic and benthic) unparalleled in northern polar regions. Biological production associated with sea ice supports not only coastal pelagic systems, but also the rich benthic systems found near shore. The species composition and the pivotal role of the krill species Euphasia superba in the transfer of production to higher trophic levels of the Southern Ocean ecosystem is similarly unique.
Research Institutions polar research and COLD REGION TECHNOLOGY http A nonprofit corporation of institutionsorganized and operated for Arctic educational, professional or http://www.arctic-council.org/research_institutions.html
Extractions: The Gwich'in Social and Cultural Institute was founded by the Gwich'in in the Northwest Territories, Canada in 1992, in response to concerns about the erosion of the Gwich'in culture and language. In the fall of 1993, the Institute began operation with the mandate to document, preserve and promote the practice of Gwich'in culture, language, traditional knowledge and values. The research program revolves around the study of place names and traditional land use, ethno-botany, ethno-archaeology, genealogy, anguage and the replication of traditional material culture (i.e. caribou skin clothing from the late 19th C.). The education program includes an annual Gwich'in Science Camp, a 10-day on-the-land traditional knowledge and western science camp for senior high school students.
