Division of Polar Programs SITE MAP!

Welcome to the Division of Polar Programs SITE MAP! This page organizes links to all of the pages within the Division of Polar Programs that are geared towards users who are curious to read about the polar regions.

The Division of Polar Programs (PLR) manages two research programs:

• U.S. Antarctic Program
  • Antarctic Sciences Section (ANT)
  • Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics Section (AIL)
  • U.S. Antarctic Policy
  • International Policy
  • Antarctic Information Resources
• Arctic Research Program
  • Arctic Sciences Section (ARC)
  • Arctic Research Logistics and Support
  • U.S. Arctic Research Policy
  • Arctic Information Resources

The Polar Environment, Safety and Health Section (PESH) in Division of Polar Programsguides environmental
stewardship and safety and health activities for NSF-supported polar research.

The Office of Science and Technology Policy has designated the National Science Foundation the lead agency for the International Polar Year.

• Arctic & Antarctic — An Overview of NSF Research
• Related Polar Links
• Polar Programs Publications List
• Polar Programs Advisory Committee (1998 – 2012)
• Polar Programs Budget Information
• Committee of Visitors reports and Government Performance and Results Act Reports (2000 – 2009 Reports)
• Polar Programs-supported Workshops
• Postdoctoral Fellowships in Polar Regions Research (NSF 04-566)
  • Information for Polar Programs Postdoctoral Research Fellows (NSF 05-037)
  • Postdoctoral Fellowships in Polar Regions Research — General Information

Polar Environment, Safety and Health Section

• Home page
• About the Polar Environment, Safety and Health
• U.S. Antarctic Program and Environmental Stwewardship
  • Antarctic Conservation Act
    • Antarctic Conservation Act: Regulations and management plans (NSF 01-151)
  • U.S. Regulation Governing Antarctic Meteorites
  • U.S. Comprehensive Environmental Evaluations
  • IEE/EA, FONSI, and other related documents by year
• U.S. Policy on Private Expeditions to Antarctica

• Final list of NSF-supported IPY awards (September 2010)
• International Polar Year (IPY), 2007-2008, Information for the Research and Education Communities
• U.S. Interagency IPY web portal (Archived site)

About Antarctica

• Physical Description of Antarctica
• The Land of Extremes
• Transantarctic Mountains
• Dry Valleys
• Ice Sheets
• The Southern Ocean
• Gondwanaland

U.S. Antarctic Activties

• U.S. Antarctic Program, 2012-2013
• U.S. Antarctic Program, 2011-2012
• U.S. Antarctic Program, 2010-2011
• U.S. Antarctic Program, 2009-2010
• U.S. Antarctic Program, 2008-2009
• U.S. Antarctic Program, 2007-2008
• U.S. Antarctic Program project list, 2006-2007
• U.S. Antarctic Program, 2005-2006
• U.S. Antarctic Program, 2004-2005
• U.S. Antarctic Research from 1997 to 2004
  
  
• Operational Information about U.S. Antarctic Activities, 2005-2006
• Operational Information about U.S. Antarctic Activities, 2004-2005
• U.S. Antarctic Program (Fact Sheet)
• Significant U.S. Science Discoveries from Antarctica (Fact Sheet)

Antarctic Sciences Section

• About the Antarctic Sciences Section
  • Antarctic Astrophysics and Geospace Sciences
  • Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems
  • Antarctic Earth Sciences
  • Antarctic Glaciology
  • Antarctic Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
  • Antarctic Integrated System Science
  • Antarctic Writers and Artists Program
    • Additional Information about Antarctic Artists and Writers Program
• Sub-Glacial Lake Steering Committee
  • NSF Subglacial Lake Exploration and Research — Links to Additional Information
• A Research Program for Projecting Sea-Level Rise from Land-Ice Loss (PDF file, 301 Kb)
  
• Antarctic Program Information for New Investigators
• Guidelines and Award Conditions for Scientific Data

Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics Section

• About the Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics Section (AIL)
  • USAP Ships
    • R/V Laurence M. Gould
    • R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer
    • Icebreakers
    • Tankers
    • Supply Ship
    • United States Academic Research Fleet
  • United States Antarctic Stations
    • South Pole Station
      • U.S. South Pole Station: A Special Report
    • McMurdo Station
      • A. P. Crary Science and Engineering Center
    • Palmer Station
    • Field Camps
  • United States Antarctic Program (USAP) Aircraft
    • LC-130 Hercules
    • Twin Otter
    • Helicopters
    • Jet Transport — C-17 aircraft
    • Aircraft Landing Strips

United States Policy

• United States Antarctic Program
• U.S. Policy for Antarctica
  • Agency Responsibilities
  • U.S. Antarctic Policy — Historical Perspective
  • President's Memorandum Regarding Antarctica (Memorandum 6646; 5 February 1982)
  • U.S. Policy on Private Expeditions to Antarctica
• U.S. Antarctic Program and Environmental Stewardship
  • Antarctic Conservation Act
  • Antarctic Conservation Act: Regulations and management plans (NSF 01-151)
  • U.S. Regulations Governing Antarctic Meteorites
  • U.S. Comprehensive Environmental Evaluations
  • IEE/EA, FONSI, and other related documents by year

International Antarctic Activities and Policy

• The Antarctic Treaty
• International Cooperation
• U.S. Annual Antarctic Treaty Exchange of Information
  • U.S. Comprehensive Environmental Evaluations
  • IEE/EA, FONSI, and other related documents by year

Information Resources

• Opportunities to particpate in the U.S. Antarctic Program
• Frequently Questions about the U.S. Antarctic Program
• Significant U.S. Science Discoveries in Antarctica (NSF Fact Sheet)
• U.S. Antarctic Program (NSF Fact Sheet)
• Philatelic Mail
• U.S. Antarctic Program Images
• McMurdo Dry Valleys Satellite Images
• Antarctic Journal of the United States
• Antarctic Sun
• NSF in the Antarctic
• Antarctic Treasure: The Underwater Images of Norbert Wu
• Digging Dinosaurs
• Icy Overland Trip May Add Ground Vehicles to South Pole Supply Missions

Division of Arctic Sciences

• About the Division of Arctic Sciences
  • Arctic Natural Sciences
  • Arctic Observing Network
  • Arctic Systems Science
  • Arctic Social Sciences
  • Arctic Cyperinfrastructure and Senors
• Arctic Research Logistics and Support
  • Logistics and Support Resource Page
    
• Arctic Research Opportunities
• Guidelines and Award Conditions for Scientific Data

United States Policy

• Arctic Research and Policy
• Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC)
• Principles for Conduct of Research in the Arctic
• Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984
• Arctic Research of the United States

Information Resources

• Bering Sea Ecosystem Responding to Changes in Arctic Climate
  
• Arctic Climate Research
• Arctic Carbon a Potential Wildcard in Climate Change Scenarios