Title A vision for the International Polar Year 2007-2008 / U.S. National Committee for the International Polar Year 2007-2008, Polar Research Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2004

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 96 pages) : color illustrations Contents FrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Why an International Polar Year in 2007-2008 -- 2 Scientific Challenges for the International Polar Year -- 3 Understanding Change in the Polar Regions -- 4 Exploring Scientific Frontiers -- 5 Technology to Enable Innovative Observations -- 6 Increasing Public Understanding and Participation in Polar Science through the International Polar Year -- 7 Actions Needed to Make the International Polar Year Succeed -- References -- APPENDIXES APPENDIX A International Partners in IPY 2007-2008APPENDIX B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- APPENDIX C Acronyms and Abbreviations Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 80-83) Notes Print version record Subject Glaciers -- Polar regions Physical geography -- Polar regions Climatic changes -- Detection -- Polar regions HISTORY. Climatic changes -- Detection Climatology Ecology Glaciers Physical geography SUBJECT Polar regions -- Climate Polar regions -- Environmental conditions Subject Polar regions Form Electronic book Author National Research Council (U.S.). U.S. National Committee for the International Polar Year 2007-2008. ISBN 0309532035 9780309532037 9780309092128 0309092124

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