IPY Eurasian Arctic Sub-Office

• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: Projects; Regional Network; Arctic; IPY
• Online Access: http://library.arcticportal.org/218/; http://www.ipyeaso.aari.ru/

From the mission statement of EASO: The main responsibility of the Sub-office shall be to support the planning and implementation of IPY-projects in the Eurasian Arctic including the Russian area in full co-operation with IPY IPO. Especially, its activities will be the following: a) improving co-operation and co-ordination of research, e.g. by establishment close communications with IPY participants, developing of information Web-portal, consultancy support etc.; b) performing the pre-project studies focused on estimation the expected environmental and climatic conditions during IPY and their impact on research and logistics; c) collecting and distribution of metadata on infrastructure facilities, logistics and observation programs; d) assess the ability of existing infrastructure to meet IPY requirements.