Description

The Polar Science Center (PSC) is a unit of the Applied Physics Laboratory at the University of Washington. Polar Science Center researchers observe and model the physical processes that control the nature and distribution of sea ice and polar ice sheets, the structure and movement of high-latitude oceans, and the interactions between air, sea, ice and biota. The Center has made major contributions to the understanding of how the Arctic system has undergone important changes during the past century.

Partners

UW Seattle, College of Arts & Sciences, College of the Environment and  School of Oceanography, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, CICOES, School of Marine Affairs, School of Forest Resources, Atmospheric Sciences, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences

Funders

National Science Foundation (NSF), NASA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Naval Research (ONR)