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Accelerating Ice Flow and Climate Change:

Catalysts for Rapid Crevasse Expansion in Greenland

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Empowering Early Career Researchers

in Advanced Earth System Modeling

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Winter Campaigns During YOPP-SH:

Enhancing Atmospheric Predictability Over the Southern Ocean and Antarctica

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Insights from the SWOT Mission:

Revealing Breakthroughs in Global Water Monitoring

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Greenland's Hidden Reservoirs:

Bedrock Shifts Uncover Summer Meltwater

West Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier.

West Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier:

Accelerated Thinning and Retreat Driven by Ice-Shelf Channel Intersections at Grounding Zones

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Antarctica's Priestley Glacier:

Revealing Subglacial Water Dynamics Using Microwave Sensing

Scientist drilling in the Antarctic

Ancient Viruses:

Masters of adaptation in microbial hosts during historic climate shifts

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Ohio Weather & Climate Course

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Voices of Excellence

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February 13 - April 8, 2025

Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry Workshops

The Ohio State University Columbus Campus

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February 18 - March 28, 2025

Weather, Climate, and Climate Change for Ohio’s Environmental and Natural Resources Professionals and Volunteers

self-paced Course, Online

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March 4 - March 14, 2025

Climate Change Literacy Workshop for Central Ohio Youth Registration

The Ohio State University Columbus Campus

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March 4, 2025

30th Annual Denman Undergraduate Research Forum

Archie M. Griffin Grand Ballroom at the Ohio Union | 1739 N. High Street Columbus, OH

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February 25, 2025

NASA Scientist Dr. Allison Chartrand Explores the Future of Glaciers

In celebration of this year's Chemists Celebrate Earth Week theme, "Glaciers: Hot Topic, Cool Chemistry!", science journalist Meg A. Mole conducted an insightful interview with Byrd Center's…

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February 18, 2025

Historical Insight into Ammonia Emissions from Ice-Core Analysis in Southeastern Europe

A comprehensive study recently published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics by a team of international scientists, including Research Associate Stanislav Kutuzov from the Byrd Center's Ice Core…

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February 14, 2025

A Novel Use of Artificial Intelligence in Filling the Data Gap for GRACE and GRACE-FO Missions Using ERA5-Land Reanalysis

A new study published in Science of Remote Sensing presents a substantial improvement in reconstructing missing data from NASA's Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) and its successor,…

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February 8, 2025

All Sides with Amy Juravich Talks to Byrd Center Researchers Working to Preserve Glaciers Around the World

In a recent episode of Tech Tuesday on WOSU, All Sides' Amy Juravich engaged in a compelling discussion with two of The Ohio State University's Byrd Center researchers, focusing on the urgent need…