Antarctica: closer than you think

British Antarctic Survey director Chris Rapley (above) first conceived the idea of an International Polar Year back in early 2003. It has now grown into the world’s largest coordinated science programme in 50 years. While IPY will refine our knowledge of both the Arctic and Antarctic, here Chris exp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rapley, Chris
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Natural Environment Research Council 2006
Subjects:
Marine Sciences
Meteorology and Climatology
Glaciology
Hydrology
Arctic
Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctica
British Antarctic Survey
International Polar Year
IPY
Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/12034/
https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/12034/1/win06-antarctica.pdf
http://www.nerc.ac.uk/publications/planetearth/2006/winter/win06-antarctica.pdf
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Summary:British Antarctic Survey director Chris Rapley (above) first conceived the idea of an International Polar Year back in early 2003. It has now grown into the world’s largest coordinated science programme in 50 years. While IPY will refine our knowledge of both the Arctic and Antarctic, here Chris explains the importance of Antarctica to the whole Earth system and why the planet needs IPY now more than ever.

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