At CIRES, we study Earth in the field, and we study earth in the lab. We study Earth using models, and we study earth from space. We are proud to count among our accomplishments & awards, winners of the prestigious National Medal of Science, the Distinguished Presidential Rank Award, the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, as well as numerous celebrated fellowships, lifetime achievement, and distinguished professor awards. |
 Permafrost Threatened By Rapid Arctic Sea Ice Retreat
The rate of climate warming over northern Alaska, Canada, and Russia could more than triple during extended episodes of rapid sea ice loss, according to a new study from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and CIRES' National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). New model simulations suggest that during future periods of rapid sea ice loss, Arctic land will warm 3.5 times faster than the average rates of warming predicted by previous global climate model efforts. [ source: News & Events ]
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Research Divisions
Cryospheric and Polar Processes ·
Ecosystem Science ·
Environmental Chemistry ·
Environmental Observations, Modeling and Forecasting ·
Solid Earth Sciences ·
Weather and Climate Dynamics |
CIRES Centers
Climate Diagnostics ·
Limnology ·
Remote Sensing ·
Science and Technology Policy Research ·
Snow and Ice Data
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Research Themes
Climate System Variability ·
Geodynamics ·
Modeling and Observing Systems ·
Planetary Metabolism ·
Regional Processes ·
Integration
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Research Groups
Atmospheric Sciences ·
Chemistry and Biochemistry ·
Climate Change ·
Cryospheric Research ·
Ecology and Biology ·
Environmental Studies ·
Geography ·
Geological Sciences and Geophysics ·
Hydrology ·
Land-atmosphere Interactions ·
Modeling & Observational Studies ·
Oceanic Sciences ·
Remote Sensing
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contact CIRES' Assistant Director for Science, Suzanne van Drunick (suzannev@cires.colorado.edu). If you are a graduate student or prospective graduate student of the environmental sciences, see university environmental science education. |
