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Polarstern Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Service

28.11.2007

The German research vessel Polarstern celebrates its 25th anniversary of service and leads Germany into the new Antarctic research season. The ship will leave from Cape Town on November 28th for a ten-week expedition focussing on climate-related research.
High Definition Map of Antarctica

28.11.2007

A new high definition map of Antarctica has been compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Science Foundation and the British Antarctic Survey. A news report on BBC News asserts that the new map should provide invaluable support to logistics and researchers on the continent.
New Tool to Monitor Arctic Ocean

22.11.2007

Scientists and engineers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have found a way to make continuous measurements of the ocean beneath the ice. As part of WHOI's contribution to the International Polar Year, an international team is working on spreading as many as 20 autonomous tools called ice-tethered profilers…
Polar Research: Take a Course with the International Antarctic Institute

20.11.2007

The IPF is an associate member of the IPY project the International Antarctic Institute (IAI), an Australian-led project which offers multi-disciplinary opportunities in Antarctic education. The object of this institute is to share teaching resources between international partner universities.
Arctic Summer Turns Warm

28.09.2007

The Arctic region around Melville Island recorded exceptionally warm temperatures this past summer. An International Polar Year (IPY) project by The Queen's University has set off to survey the shifting terrain on Melville Island due to this summer's Arctic heat wave.
Antarctic Sea Ice and Ecosystems Explored around Casey Station

19.09.2007

A team led by the Sea Ice Physics and Ecosystem eXperiment (SIPEX) left Hobart, Tasmania's capital, early September to study the connection between Antarctic sea ice and the survival of local ecosystems in the far southern waters.
Elephant Seals Provide New Oceanographic Data

15.08.2007

An international team of scientists, including UK scientists from the University of St Andrew and the British Antarctic Survey has used sensors attached to the head of 85 elephant seals to obtain new information on seal behaviour and new oceanographic data.
North Pole Drifting Station NP35 Project: A Russo-German Collaboration

23.07.2007

A joint Russian-German expedition to the North Pole is planned at the end of August, as part of the North Pole drifting station NP-35 project. Within the framework of the International Polar Year, the expedition aims to gather further data concerning the Arctic's role in global climate change.
Season’s First Shining Clouds Caught over Northern Hemisphere

03.07.2007

A National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) satellite, the Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM), has observed this season's first iridescent polar clouds. They were first detected at 70 degrees north on May 25 by the AIM satellite and then on June 6 by Earth observers in northern Europe.
Oceandrilling Research Unveils Arctic Ocean History

21.06.2007

The history of the Arctic ocean during the Cenozoic era (0-65 milion years ago) is largely unknown from direct evidence. Through analysis of a 428 meters sediment core extracted from the Lomonosov ridge in 2004, scientists from the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program's Arctic Coring Expedition (ACEX) were able to peer…