Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center

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1. Resource Description

   Named in honor of one of America's most famous explorers, the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center of The Ohio State University is recognized internationally as a leader in polar and alpine research. The Center's research programs are conducted throughout the world. Research at the Center focuses on the role of cold regions in the global climate system, with major themes focused on: Climatic reconstruction of glacial and post-glacial times; polar ice-sheets: dynamics, history and ice-atmosphere interactions; high-latitude landform evolution, soils and hydrology; geologic evolution of Antarctica; investigations of ocean dynamics and environmental-chemical processes; and the history of polar exploration. To see all the resources that fall under Byrd Polar and its sub-areas please click the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Collection link at the bottom of the page.

2. Contact

   Bryd Contact

3. Affiliation

   College of Arts and Sciences

4. Affiliation

   Office of Research

5. Website(s)

   http://bpcrc.osu.edu/

6. Secondary affiliation

   Goldthwait Polar Library

7. Secondary affiliation

   Byrd Polar Machine Shop

8. Secondary affiliation

   Polar Archives

9. Secondary affiliation

   Polar Rock Repository

10. Secondary affiliation

    Sediment Core Repository & Lab

11. Secondary affiliation

    Byrd Polar Education & Outreach Team