Science and Environment Websites

Polar technology programme from The Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research at the Norwegian institute of technology.

Information and referral center supporting polar and cryospheric research. Education resources, the NSIDC data catalog and an image gallery.

SPRI is a University of Cambridge research centre covering both the Arctic and Antarctic.

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.

Information and pictures on the use of US Navy Destroyer Escorts as weather picket ships from 1957 to 1968.

Office of polar programs concerned with scientific research, and operational support of that research.

Sea ice concentration and cloud signature maps of polar areas.

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.

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.

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.

An interdisciplinary journal providing original research on the Polar regions. Includes abstracts, index, subscription information. It does not provide the full-text of articles.

Focus for research into the meteorology and climatology of the Arctic and Antarctic.

NSF programs for support of scientific research in the Arctic and Antarctic.

At the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University. Goals, staff, publications, research, and literature.

Italian organization. Resources, collaborations, news, services, press, and relevant links.

Directory of web sites about the polar regions and related scientific topics.

Resource for polar research and cold region technology.

Resource for research on cold regions. General information, overview, and content.

Institution for research, environmental monitoring and mapping of the polar regions.

Research focuses on the role of cold regions in the global climate system. Includes publications, conferences, links to related sites.