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    Beyond Oslo: Milestones, Perspectives, and Priorities for International Polar Research

    13.08.2010

    With the passing of the International Polar Year 2007-08, the closing of the IPY Oslo Science Conference 2010, and the continuing growing importance of the Polar Regions within the public and scientific debate surrounding climate change, this begs the question: What next for international polar research?

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    Mark Drinkwater on CryoSat-2 and its Mission

    03.06.2010

    With the successful launch of CryoSat-2 on 8th April 2010, the European Space Agency (ESA) has put a powerful new tool for observing the cryosphere into orbit. The new satellite’s primary mission will be to measure changes in the thickness of both sea ice and land ice.

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    UN Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat Discusses Ocean Acidification

    08.03.2010

    The world’s oceans are a natural sink for carbon dioxide, both organically and inorganically.

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    CHINARE 26

    08.12.2009

    Following its coverage of the 25th Chinese National Antarctic Research Expedition (CHINARE 25), SciencePoles caught up with Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration (CAA), to hear about the goals of the 26th CHINARE expedition and China's future polar research plans, including the construction of a new research ice breaker.

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    Thomas Puestow on Polar View Meeting User Needs in the IPY and Beyond

    09.07.2009

    Since 2003 Polar View and its predecessor, Northern View, have been providing Earth observation services to a wide variety of end users all over the planet. These services include everything from ice charts to help ships navigate in polar waters to monitoring melting snow and glaciers to improve meltwater runoff…

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