A new optical device to measure snow albedo
Charlie Zender (UC Irvine) and Florent Dominé (CNRS) discuss their research into black carbon's effect on snow albedo.
Articles & Interviews
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Sampling Arctic snow to determine black carbon contamination
Stephen Warren from the University of Washington collects Arctic snow samples to determine how much black carbon affects snow albedo.
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Black carbon playing major role in Arctic climate change
Sooty particles from fossil fuel combustion, known as black carbon, play a significant role as short-term climate forcers, as they absorb solar radiation, and contribute to the melting of snow and ice.
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Grand designs: new Antarctic research stations for the IPY
SciencePoles has a look at the Antarctic research stations being built during the International Polar Year 2007-2008.
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The Wilkins Ice Shelf breakup
Angelika Humbert from the University of Münster explains the March 2008 break-up of the Wilkins Ice Shelf.
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Predictions of increased precipitation in the high latitudes
Precipitation over the high northern latitudes is expected to increase during the 21st century, according to the Assessment of Global Precipitation, published by the World Meteorological Organization.
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Seeking answers beneath the ice: Antarctica’s subglacial lakes
Cynan Ellis Evans discusses the fascinating world of subglacial lakes that lie deep beneath the surface of the Antarctic Ice Sheet.
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Reconstructing Antarctica’s past climates with the help of microorganisms
Traces left by microorganisms that lived a very long time ago provide clues about past climates.
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Huigen Yang: developing China’s polar research capacity
Professor Yang Huigen, the new Director of the Polar Research Institute of China (PRIC) responsible for carrying our scientific research in the Polar Regions, discusses China's polar research ambitions.
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The IPY EALÁT project: studying how reindeer herders adapt to climate change in the Arctic
The IPY EALÁT project integrates satellite observations and indigenous knowledge to help reindeer herders in the Arctic adapt to changes in climate that can affect their reindeer herds.
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Frank Pattyn: launching the Princess Elisabeth Station research programmes
Frank Pattyn from the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) explains how useful to science the new Princess Elisabeth Antarctica research station being built in the Dronning Maud Land will be.
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China’s growing contribution to international polar research
Qu Tanzhou, Director of the Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration (CAA), discusses China's plans for polar research in the coming years.