Investigating everything from ocean physics to ice sheet and glacier dynamics to the ecology of the organisms that live at the poles.
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Cryosphere and polar science study the frozen water part of the Earth system, ranging from the glaciers of Greenland to the ice sheets of the Antarctic. Antarctica photo by Jack Pan.
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May 12, 2021
Climate Colder on Land During Last Ice Age than Thought
Study uses dissolved gases in ancient groundwater as a thermometer for...
Apr 7, 2021
Scientists Map “Pulse” of Groundwater Flow through California’s Central Valley
Advances in remote sensing are providing a first glimpse of groundwate...
