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Monday, October 11 - Saturday, October 16
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The Olentangy River, just north of the Ohio State University campus.

THIRD ANNUAL BYRD CENTER SYMPOSIUM ON CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH AT OHIO STATE

Friday, October 8
Six Decades of Global Impact | Climate Research From Across Campus | Climate, Water & Health

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Mountaintop Glacier Ice Disappearing in Tropics Around the World

A new study by Byrd Center Research Scientist, Dr. Lonnie Thompson, found mountaintop glacier ice in the tropics of all four hemispheres covers significantly less area than it did just 50 years ago.

Let’s Talk About Glaciers

Learn about glaciers with Emilio Mateo, a member of the Byrd Center's Glacier Environmental Change Group, in a stop-motion animation by Whitney Baxter.

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Understanding Climate Adaptation in the Eastern Corn Belt

An interdisciplinary team, led by Dr. Robyn Wilson, including Byrd Center members Jason Cervenec, Dr. Bryan Mark, and Dr. Aaron Wilson, seeks to understand how farmers can adapt to changing climate conditions.

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Major Surface Melting over the Ross Ice Shelf Part II: Surface Energy Balance

Ross Ice Shelf Surface Melting

A new publication by lead author Jerry Zou, of the Byrd Center’s Polar Meteorology Research Group, investigates surface melting over the Ross Ice Shelf

Research Spotlight

Congratulations to Dr. Steven Quiring on his recent award:
Leveraging machine learning to provide high resolution soil moisture and evapotranspiration data to support farm-scale decision making

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