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1 Introduction
Pages 9-14

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From page 9...
... IGY had a strong polar major internationally coordinated efforts to advance component, especially in the Antarctic where the United States exploration of Earth and increase human understand- established research stations at the South Pole and McMurdo. ing of the Earth system.
From page 10...
... IPY effort should explore new scientific fronestablished national IPY coordinating offices, many of tiers from the molecular to the planetary scale. which (e.g., the Canadian IPY office)
From page 11...
... IPY garnered substantial support from entific community began to view the poles as both science educators and enhanced interest from the puba harbinger of change and a key component in the lic. From outreach activities that engaged the general 0.6 NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies Met Office Hadley Centre/Climatic Research Unit 0.4 NOAA National Climatic Data Center Japanese Meteorological Agency Temperature Anomaly (˚C)
From page 12...
... IPY are larger than its scientific results. D uring IPY a major transformation occurred in I PY planning and implementation comprised the perception of the poles -- from the 20th century existing and enhanced scientific projects and programs image of them as icy, white, pristine, and uninhabited as well as new initiatives, all of which fed into each landscapes to a recognition that the poles are key, other.
From page 13...
... The committee sought quantitaing, IPY revealed how dynamic the Arctic and Ant- tive data where possible for evaluating IPY projects arctic are. Although once considered slow to change, it and programs, but in many instances those data do not became clear that the poles are transforming quickly, exist, so the committee relied on its own knowledge often faster than predicted by the best models.
From page 14...
... Chapter chapter, with reflections on the entire IPY process 4 addresses the impact of IPY on tools used for polar and experience, will prove useful to those interested research, and Chapter 5 focuses on the all-important in extending the series of international polar years in need to translate scientific knowledge into actionable the future.


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