- Organizating and conducting joint scientific efforts.
- Exchanging students and scholars.
- Exchanging technology.
- Sharing data through IceReader, NSIDC, AGDC, WDC-A, SC-ADM, P301dx.
- Organizing workshops and synthesis papers. With emphasis on socially relevant and accessible results.
The Virtual Institute of Polar to Tropical Connections (PTC) includes researchers from: Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, New Zealand, and USA.
Mission Statement
To identify past and present climate signals and quantify the transfer of heat, moisture, salt and tracers (aerosols, pollutants) between Antarctica and the Tropics. This investigation is crucial in assessing the current and projected impact of the recent disruptive shift of Southern Hemisphere climate patterns.
PTC supports an integrated program dedicated to: