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This website is produced by the geological mapping programme GEOKART of the Norwegian Polar Institute. We want to provide information for geologists working or interested in the Norwegian polar areas, with emphasis on Svalbard (Spitsbergen).

We want to inform about: NPI's geological programmes, activities, services and products, logistic requirements and working conditions in polar areas, ongoing activities, and basic scientific

This geologic time calculator allows the user to manipulate the relativism of time to other markers. It builds from the classic analogy for illustrating the relative durations of parts of the geologic time scale is the yardstick.

A step by step guide to deep time for students and teachers. This educational module is sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

As the homepage of the website describes, "The beauty of the Arctic, its precious and fragile nature, its critical role in maintaining a stable climate for the planet, and the rapid rate of change that is occurring there must all be conveyed to the general public. Here, through digital story telling, we put a human face on science, life, societies

The international multidisciplinary Ocean - Atmosphere - Sea Ice - Snowpack (OASIS) program studies chemical and physical exchange processes between the title reservoirs. It focuses on their impact on tropospheric chemistry and climate, as well as on the surface/biosphere and their feedbacks in the Arctic. OASIS was created in 2004, is currently an IPY activity, and is planned to continue

In the Polar Discoveries Section of the Online NewsHour, professional photographer, Spencer Brown, uploaded a photjournal of scientists working as part of the OASIS campaign in Barrow, Alaska in the Spring of 2009.

This website has a treasure trove of resources for you to create innovated lessons using the best resources available. The resources have been selected from those suggested by users from around the country. You also appreciate the way the resources have been categorized so that you can easily search for what you want.

This website is the research website for snow and ice research in both the Arctic and Antarctic. You will also find Education links along with the latest detail in polar research.