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CryoRad from sea ice to ocean salinity, a new microwave approach could boost polar observations
Ken Jezek is the lead author, and Joel Johnson is a co-author. Corresponding authors: Giovanni Macelloni, et al. Wideband Radiometry From P to S Band for Monitoring Polar Regions The work of…
Through the Lenses of Byrd Members: Photo Contest Winners
The Byrd Center hosted a photo contest for members, and members responded, submitting photos climbing glaciers, drilling ice cores, storm chasing, and more. 2025 contest winners included: Stanislav…
Satellite images confirm the existence of a rare high-elevation frozen pond in the Transantarctic Mountains.
The Ohio State team has documented a small, high-elevation pond in Antarctica’s Transantarctic Mountains that appears to have remained frozen for decades. The team reports that the pond sits on the…
Collaborative Disaster Risk Reduction Workshop Held in Bangkok
The Ohio State University Indus Basin Project team includes Professor Nicholas Breyfogle (Department of History; Director, Goldberg Center), Fazlul Haq (Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center),…
New Ice-Core Method uses Refractory Residual to Trace Arctic Dust
The Ohio State University, School of Earth Sciences (SES), Assistant Professor Emilie Beaudon, co-authored a study proposing a new dust proxy in an Arctic ice core. A principal investigator at the…
The ANET-POLENET field season 2025-2026
Today, the team completed decommissioning of GNSS site PECE. After nearly 25 years of collecting data crucial to understanding ice sheet stability and Antarctica’s vital role in global climate and…
SES a part of newly selected NASA ICAR to study Ocean Worlds
The Ohio State University’s School of Earth Sciences is proud to announce that Dr. Melisa Diaz, SES faculty member and polar geochemistry expert, will serve as co-lead of the Cryosphere Domain for…
Bacteria resisting viral infection can still sink carbon to ocean floor
Study explores ecological effects of phage resistance in marine setting Marine bacteria are key to determining whether carbon is recycled near the ocean surface or transported to deeper waters, but…