1. NSF
- Division of Polar Programs
- Antarctic Astrophysics and Geospace Sciences
- Antarctic Earth Sciences
- Antarctic Glaciology
- Antarctic Integrated System Science
- Antarctic Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
- Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems
2. U.S. Antarctic Program
top3. Int'l Organizations
- Standing Committee on Antarctic Data Management
- Antarctic Treaty
- Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
4. Data Resources
U.S. Based
- Antarctic Ice Velocity Data, NSIDC – Compilation of recent ice velocity data of the Antarctic ice sheet.
- Antarctic Meteorology Research Center & Antarctic Weather Stations Project, University of Wisconsin – Antarctic meteorological data for USAP, iceberg imagery, real-time meteorological data.
- Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) – Repository for biological, chemical, physical oceanographic, and marine ecosystem data.
- EarthChem – Data management for Solid Earth Geochemistry.
- Geographical Names Information System, USGS – Search for names of geographic features in Antarctica.
- ICE-D Antarctica - informal cosmogenic-nuclide exposure-age database.
- Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) – Archive for seismographic data including from the Global Seismographic Network and PASSCAL programs.
- Marine Geoscience Data System (MGDS), part of IEDA - Repository for geophysical data including the Global Multi-Resolution Topography (GMRT) synthesis.
- NOAA Global Monitoring Division, South Pole Observatory.
- Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTERnet), McMurdo Dry Valleys.
- OSU Marine and Geology Repository, Oregon State University – Repository for core and dredge samples from polar regions.
- Polar Geospatial Center (PGS) - geospatial support, mapping, and GIS/remote sensing solutions.
- Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica (REMA) - high resolution, time-stamped Digital Surface Model (DSM) of Antarctica.
- Rolling Deck to Repository - (R2R), Master catalog of U.S. research cruises including USAP vessels.
- USGS U.S. Antarctic Resource Center (USARC) – Collection of Antarctic maps, charts, satellite images, and photographs, provided by USGS.
- University NAVSTAR Consortium (UNAVCO) Polar Programs – GPS technology support to USAP and geodetic data archive.
- U.S. GLOBEC Data System – Biological, physical and chemical data collected during GLOBEC programs.
- Antarctic Photo Library, USAP
International
- British Antarctic Survey – Polar Data Centre
- Alfred-Wegener-Institut (AWI) Bathymetry & Geodesy Group
- Australian Antarctic Division – Data management and spatial data services to Australia's Antarctic program.
- Antarctic Seismic Data Library System for Cooperative Research (SDLS) – International collaborative effort to archive seismic reflection data from around Antarctica.
5. Other Resources
- Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University.
- Antarctic Geology and Geophysics Working Group
- Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets, University of Kansas.
- Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (USACE), including CRREL Library.
- McMurdo Dry Valleys Long-Term Ecologic Research
- NOAA Fisheries Service – Antarctic Ecosystem Research Division.
- NOAA/NCEI - Global Ocean Carbon Data
- Palmer Station Long-Term Ecological Research
- Southern Ocean Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics
- Institute for Geophysics, University of Texas – Antarctic Projects.
- WAISCORES: Deep Ice Coring in West Antarctica – Access to WAISCORES data and metadata.
6. List Server
The U.S. SCAR Office maintains the ANtarctic Science WEb Resource (ANSWER), a list server intended to disseminate information about Antarctica, communicate opportunities, solicit input on important issues, and to promote Antarctic polar science. To subscribe, send email to: answer-subscribe@usscar.org. A digest of past news is available online.
top7. News
- The Antarctic Sun – Online newsletter published during the austral summer at McMurdo Station, Antarctica.
- The Antarctic Circle – Forum and resource on historical, literary,
bibliographical, artistic and cultural aspects of Antarctica
and the South Polar regions. - Virtual Tour of Antarctica from CARA, University of Chicago.
