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Wave tank used by CAICE at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego. Image courtesy NSF Center for Aerosol Impacts on Chemistry of the Environment at UC San Diego.

$20 million NSF grant continues groundbreaking climate change research

What impacts do aerosols have on cloud formation, critical atmospheric processes and global climate change?

The Center for Aerosol Impacts on Climate and the Environment (CAICE) and its…

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Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center expands research scope

Ohio State’s Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center is building upon nearly 60 years of excellence in polar and alpine research to support the expanding scope of climate science across the…

An ArcticDEM “aspect” map, color-coded by the orientation of downward sloping terrain.

Ohio State team helps map the Arctic like never before

Some portions of the Arctic are so remote and barren, they seem like another planet.

In fact, until recently, there were more detailed maps of Mars and the moon than certain parts of the…

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Exploring approaches to save coral reefs — right here in Ohio

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With their unique structures and breathtaking colors, coral reefs are one of the world’s most inspiring and appreciated natural wonders. They’re also…

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Earth Sciences doctoral student studies effects of climate change in Antarctica

PhD student in the School of Earth Sciences Melisa Diaz spent her winter break in Antarctica studying how ecosystems respond to changes in climate. Last year, after graduating with her…

An ice core retrieved from the Guliya Ice Cap in the Kunlun Mountains in Tibet in 2015. Photo by Giuliano Bertagna, courtesy of the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center.

Tibetan ice core could reveal more than 600,000 years of climate history

Researchers from The Ohio State University are studying the oldest ice core ever drilled outside of the North and South Poles, thanks to an international collaboration co-led by Lonnie Thompson,…