Understanding Earth’s Polar Challenges:International Polar Year 2007-2008. Summary by the IPY Joint Committee.

The International Polar Year (IPY) 2007–2008, co-sponsored by ICSU and WMO, became the largest coordinated research program in the Earth’s polar regions, following in the footsteps of its predecessor, the first and second International Polar Years in 1881-1883 and 1932-1933 and the International Geo...

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Other Authors: Krupnik, Igor, Allison, Ian, Bell, Robin, Cutler, Paul, Hik, David, López-Martínez, Jerónimo, Rachold, Volker, Sarukhanian, Eduard, Summerhayes, Colin
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University of the Arctic and ICSU/WMO Joint Committee for International Polar Year 2007–2008 2011
Subjects:
International Network
Projects
Arctic
International Polar Year
IPY
Online Access:http://library.arcticportal.org/1211/
http://library.arcticportal.org/1211/1/IPY_Summary.pdf
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Summary:The International Polar Year (IPY) 2007–2008, co-sponsored by ICSU and WMO, became the largest coordinated research program in the Earth’s polar regions, following in the footsteps of its predecessor, the first and second International Polar Years in 1881-1883 and 1932-1933 and the International Geophysical Year 1957–1958. The summary "Understanding Earth's Polar Challenges: International Polar Year 2007-2008" captures the context, motivations, initiation, planning, implementation and the outcomes of the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007–2008, as well as the lessons derived from this key undertaking.

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