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Characteristics and Predictability of Arctic Cyclones
Dr. David Bromwich, Research Scientist and Principal Investigator of the Byrd Center's Polar Meteorology Research Group, recently had his project, Characteristics and Predictability of Arctic…
Ryan Benefiel: Phosphorus Retention in Agricultural Headwater Streams
2020 McKenzie/Brecher Undergraduate Scholarship Recipient
Ryan Benefiel, an undergraduate student in the School of Earth Sciences (SES), is researching Phosphorus Retention in…
Reconstructing an Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation Index
Stacy Porter, a Postdoctoral Scholar with the Byrd Center's Ice Core Paleoclimatology group, recently published "Reconstructing an Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation Index from a Pacific Basin-Wide…
Mountaintop glacier ice disappearing in tropics around the world
A new study by Byrd Center Research Scientist, Dr. Lonnie Thompson, indicates icecaps are losing mass rapidly.
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…
Major Surface Melting over the Ross Ice Shelf Part II: Surface Energy Balance
A new publication by lead author Jerry Zou, and co-authors from the Polar Meteorology Research Group, including David Bromwich, Alvaro Montenegro, Sheng-Hung Wang, and Lesheng Bai, investigates…
Sir George Hubert Wilkins and the Nautilus Expedition
Polar exploration doesn't always go seamlessly. Join Laura Kissel, curator of the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program, to learn about the troubles and triumphs of Sir George…
Author follows story of Columbus-born Nora the polar bear, effects of climate change
Jason Cervenec, Byrd Center Director of Education and Outreach, recently had a conversation with Kale Williams, author of the book, "The Loneliest Polar Bear: A True Story of Survival and Peril on…
Antarctica’s ice could cross this scary threshold within 40 years
Dr. Ian Howat, Byrd Center Research Scientist and head of the Glacier Dynamics research group, recently spoke to National Geographic about glacial melt in Antarctica.