A Rising Tide for Polar Science: Efforts of the U.S. National Committee for the International Polar Year

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Dec 2003

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2003agufm.c32b..02a&link_type=abstract

American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2003, abstract #C32B-02

Biology

Quantitative Biology

Genomics

1699 General Or Miscellaneous, 6605 Education, 9310 Antarctica, 9315 Arctic Region

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The polar regions, fascinating yet distant and cold places, hold the keys to our changing world. While the upcoming IPY is the 50th anniversary of the International Geophysical Year and the 125th anniversary of the first International Polar Year, it also falls at a crucial time in rapid changes in environmental and social systems that may affect all peoples of the Earth. Further warming of the Arctic, changing ecosystems and opening pathways for ocean travel, impact not only the people there but also the shipping, economics, and strategic considerations of distant nations. Yet potential further warming of the Arctic may be understood by clues in the Antarctic ice. How are the polar regions changing, and how swiftly may those changes affect the entire Earth? This is but one question emerging from community discussions of the science of the upcoming IPY. Our emerging ability to investigate previously unexplored areas is increasing our understanding of the wide world we live in, through interdisciplinary studies and tools for connections. Autonomous vehicles, genomics, and remote sensing technologies are just a few of the emerging areas that may provide new tools for investigating previously inaccessible realms. At the same time, tools such as the internet are making the world smaller, enabling instant communications between the peoples of the world. Joint international investigations enhance our ability to understand one another as well as our ability to understand our world and our universe. Rapid communications and international involvement can revolutionize the way we educate young scientists and our future leaders in a complex and changing world. Involving and educating people - young scientists, college students, school children, and the public - will be included as hallmarks of the IPY. The people are here. New tools are emerging. The ideas, or scientific goals, of the IPY are being crafted jointly through broad involvement of the scientific community, through meetings, conversations, and web-based discussions. This presentation will describe the process that the U.S. National committee has employed to nurture the evolution of the IPY, and will describe the new report that is being prepared based on this process.

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