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Detecting Extreme Climate Event Impacts Using Remote Sensing Data in Deep Machine Learning Paradigms

C.K. Shum, Distinguished University Scholar and Professor in the School of Earth Sciences (SES) at The Ohio State University and a Principal Investigator at the Byrd Center, co-…

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Cleaning Up Coal Mine Drainage and Producing Rare Earth Elements in the Process

Jeff Bielicki, associate professor in civil environmental and geodetic engineering and the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University, co-authored a study published in…

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Using Isotopic Composition of O2 in Dating a Tibetan Ice Core Record of Holocene/Late Glacial Climate

The study's lead author is Lonnie Thompson, Distinguished University Professor in the School of Earth Sciences and Senior Research Scientist at the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center at The…

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Melting Ice Releases 15000 Year Old Viruses

There continues to be interest in research by Zhi-Ping Zhong, his colleagues, and collaborators a year after their work was published. Dr. Zhong, a microbiologist and research associate with…

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Garry McKenzie & Henry Brecher Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship

Undergraduate students working with Byrd Center scientists are encouraged to apply for research support from the G. McKenzie & H. Brecher Undergraduate Scholarship Fund. The funds will support…

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Volunteers Participate in National Heat-Mapping Campaign to Collect Data on Columbus' Urban Heat Island

Last week Byrd Center staff members Geddy Davis, program coordinator, weather and climate services, and Karina Peggau, education and outreach program coordinator, participated in the National…

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Study Cautions Influence of Inverse Altitude Effect When Using Stable Isotope Paleoaltimetry

A new study published last week in Nature Communications titled Inverse Altitude Effect disputes the Theoretical Foundation of Stable Isotope Paleoaltimetry sheds light on the…

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Water Imbalance Created in Tibetan Plateau as a Result of Climate Change Will Lead to Conflict

In a recent interview with Ohio State News Science Journalist Tatyana Woodall, Lonnie Thompson, Byrd Center Senior Research Scientist and Distinguished University Professor at The Ohio State…

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A Conversation with Dr. Michael Durand about his NASA funded SnowEx Fieldwork in Alaska

In March, Professor Michael Durand traveled to Alaska for snow fieldwork.  He joined a group of a dozen researchers from around the country, for a scouting trip to support a much larger…