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2023-2024 ANET-POLENET Field Season Comes to an End
Last November, the ANET-POLENET field team, a group of dedicated scientists and researchers led by Byrd Center Principal Investigator Terry Wilson, embarked on their 2023-2024 field season in West…

Byrd Center's Polar Geomicrobiology Group Seeking Postdoctoral Scholar
The Ohio State University's School of Earth Sciences and Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center are seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar to join the Polar Geomicrobiology Group, focusing on the study of…

Orbital-Scale Climatic Shifts on the Northwest Tibetan Plateau: Insights from Ice Core Data
The recent warming trend since the mid-20th century poses a significant threat to the glaciers and ice sheets on the Tibetan Plateau. While glaciers in the Himalayas and the southern part of the…

Reconstructing the Quelccaya Ice Cap's Holocene Evolution Through Radiocarbon-Dated Plant Remains
The Quelccaya Ice Cap (QIC) in Peru, recognized as one of the world's largest tropical ice caps, has been the focus of extensive research, particularly in studying its fluctuations during the…

Three New Faculty to Join the Byrd Center in 2024!
The Byrd Center is pleased to announce that three new Byrd-affiliated faculty members in the School of Earth Sciences (SES) will start in January 2024! A warm welcome to Emilie Beaudon, Melisa…

AI Mapping Reveals Potential Subsurface Natural Hydrogen Worldwide
Byrd Center researchers at The Ohio State University have developed a deep-learning model to identify surface features associated with subsurface reservoirs of naturally occurring free hydrogen.…

Revolutionizing Wildfire Management: SAR Technology Enhances Detection and Response
Researchers at The Ohio State University are advancing wildfire management by integrating remote sensing technology, specifically Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), for more effective detection and…
Oxygen-Stable Isotope Records from Tropical Mountain Ice Cores as a Goldilocks Indicator for Global Temperature Change
In a recent international collaboration, researchers at The Ohio State University's Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center analyzed ice samples from high tropical mountains to gain a unique…

The Impact of Mountains on El Niño-Induced Winter Precipitation in Western North America
A recent study highlighted by Ohio State News examined the impact of mountains on El Niño- and La Niña-induced precipitation changes in western North America. This study, backed by 150…