Delicate Connections

The PAL study region along the western Antarctic Peninsula is one of the most rapidly warming places on the planet ...

Ice and Heat

Increasing greenhouse-gas concentrations impact atmospheric circulation, sea surface temperature and sea ice ...

Penguins and Climate Change

PAL scientists have documented an 85 percent reduction in Adélie penguin populations along the western Antarctic Peninsula since 1974 ...

New View…New Frontier

Remotely-operated underwater vehicles and animal-mounted sensors generate new information and create new visualizations of the Antarctic seas ...

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June, 2011 - Yale Environment 360 publishes "A World Centered on Sea Ice Is Changing Swiftly at the Poles", a story on sea ice ecology.

December, 2010 - Ocean robot glider makes waves at the Smithsonian. The autonomous underwater glider, Scarlet Knight, appears on exhibit...

The Palmer Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) study area is located to the west of the Antarctic Peninsula extending South and North of the Palmer Basin from onshore to several hundred kilometers off shore. Palmer Station is one of the three United States research stations located in Antarctica. It is on Anvers Island midway down the Antarctic Peninsula at latitude 64.7 South, longitude 64.0 West. A view from the station can be seen on the Palmer Station webcam.

The Palmer LTER studies a polar marine biome with research focused on the Antarctic pelagic marine ecosystem, including sea ice habitats, regional oceanography and terrestrial nesting sites of seabird predators. The Palmer LTER is one of more 26 LTER research sites located throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and Tahiti; each focused on a specific ecosystem, that together constitute the LTER Network.

Information for those interested in Volunteering for Palmer Station, Antarctica, LTER.