Useful Links
In addition to the Key Linkages here are some other links relating to ICED science. This list is far from exhaustive but provides good entry points to some useful online resources.
Visit Website - Australian Antarctic Division (AAD)
Leader's of Australia's Antarctic programme, in addition, a very useful list of related organisations, including many national Antarctic programmes, can be accessed via this website.
Visit Website - Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI)
Germany's leading institute for polar and marine research.
Visit Website - British Antarctic Survey (BAS)
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) undertakes the majority of Britain's scientific research in Antarctica.
Visit Website - Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programmes (COMNAP)
This international body deals with the logistics of working in Antarctica within the framework of the Antarctic Treaty. This site provides centralised information regarding scientific infrastructures in the Antarctic (bases, ships, weather stations, etc).
Visit Website - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Established to assess scientific, technical and socio- economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation.
Visit Website - Kerguelen Ocean and Plateau compared Study 2 (KEOPS 2)
KEOPS 2 is the second French initiative to investigate the impact of natural iron fertilization on the biogeochemical cycles in the Southern Ocean.
Visit Website - National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs – Antarctic Sciences Section
The National Science Foundation funds and manages the U.S. Antarctic Program, which supports research in aeronomy and astrophysics, biology and medicine, geology and geophysics, glaciology, and ocean and climate systems.
Visit Website - Ocean Carbon & Biogeochemistry programme (OCB)
The OCB programme studies the evolving role of the ocean in the global carbon cycle through the marine biogeochemical cycles and associated ecosystems.
Visit Website - Polar Foundation
The International Polar Foundation aims to provide a novel interface between science and society, with a particular focus on scientific research in the Polar Regions.
Visit Website - Palmer Station Antarctica – Long Term Ecological Research
The Palmer LTER studies a polar marine biome with research focused on the Antarctic pelagic marine ecosystem, inclusive of marine sea ice habitats, regional oceanography and terrestrial nesting site of seabird predators.
Visit Website - Polar Pointers
Provided by the Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University, this website contains an enormous list of polar websites which you can sort by topic or country.
Visit Website - Polar Web
The Polar Web is a guide to Internet resources dealing with both Arctic and Antarctic regions.
Visit Website - Portal to Polar Links
The Portal to Polar Links is a useful collection of links to Arctic and Antarctic websites.
Visit Website - Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS)
Network of sites that will provide long-term monitoring of the Southern Ocean.
Visit Website - Southern Ocean Sentinel (SOS)
The Sentinel programme aims to provide an early-warning system for the impact of climate change in the Southern Ocean and is linked to ICED.
