Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)

The United States Polar Rock Repository (USPRR)

Entry ID: USPRRver1

Summary

Abstract: The United States Polar Rock Repository is a new national facility constructed adjacent to Scott Hall, home of the Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University. It is supported by the National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs. The repository houses rock collections from Antarctica and the Arctic, along with associated materials such as field notes, annotated photos and maps, raw analytic data, paleomagnetic cores, ground rock and mineral residues, thin sections, and microfossil mounts, microslides and residues.

This website will be frequently updated with new samples added to the collection. Researchers are welcome to visit the USPRR to examine rock samples and associated materials. Portions of rock samples may be requested for study or educational display (please email the Curator for a Sample Request Form). The USPRR also maintains an Antarctic rock magnetic properties database which is a compilation of published and unpublished rock magnetic property information.

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Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
Description: Byrd Polar Research Center has links to:

-Polar Meteorology
- Ice Core Paleoclimatology
- Oceanography
- Glacier Dynamics
- Goldthwait Polar Library
- Remote Sensing
- Enviromental Chemistry
- Geological Sciences
- Archival Program

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Personnel

ROB BAUER
Role: SERF AUTHOR
Phone: 303-492-2378
Fax: 303-492-2468
Email: bauer at nsidc.org
Contact Address:
University of Colorado
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
CIRES 449 UCB
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309
Country: USA

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Creation and Review Dates

SERF Creation Date: 2005-03-11
SERF Last Revision Date: 2011-06-01

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