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    The State of Polar Research: A Preliminary Report on IPY Research

    26.02.2009

    Marking the official end of the Fourth International Polar Year (IPY) in Geneva, Switzerland on 25 February 2009, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the International Council for Science (ICSU) have co-published a preliminary report entitled "The State of Polar Research", which provides an outline of what has been learned…

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    Europe’s Polar Ambitions

    14.07.2008

    Born of the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-08, but with its vision firmly fixed on the future, the European Polar Board (EPB) is in the process of proposing and developing a number of high profile European cooperation projects in the field of polar research. In this feature, SciencePoles looks at…

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    Grand Designs: New Antarctic Stations during the IPY 2007-08

    28.05.2008

    One of the lasting legacies of the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-08 will be a series of high-tech scientific research stations recently completed or in the process of being constructed in Antarctica. Never since the International Geophysical Year of 1957-58 has the frozen continent seen such intense infrastructure building activity,…

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    Ice Sheets at the Forefront of IPY Concerns

    23.11.2007

    On the occasion of the next IPY day to take place on 13 December and dedicated to ice sheets, SciencePoles takes a closer look at their characteristics, the history of their exploration, and what science projects are carrying out research on them during the IPY 2007-08.

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    International Collaboration during the IPY 2007-2008

    28.11.2006

    In addressing the subject of international scientific collaboration during the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008, it seems only appropriate to start by asking if this is something new? Perhaps a unique concept spearheaded by this 4th IPY?

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