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Monday, 16 February 2009 19:46
UK Polar Network: Atmospheric Sciences Workshop April 29 - May 1, 2009
Written by Louise Huffman
The UK Polar Network is proud to present the Atmospheric Sciences Workshop, to be held at the British Antarctic Survey from April 29 to May 1, 2009.
This workshop is aimed at early career polar researchers with an interest in atmospheric chemistry or climate modelling.
Up-to-date information can be found here.
Full registration is now open. Deadline is February 28. Application form is here.
Places are limited, so you are advised to sign up quickly. Registration is free, and you will only be asked for a small contribution (£20) towards hospitality.
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Monday, 16 February 2009 18:26
IPY Polar Field School — June 15-July 3 2009, Svalbard
Written by Louise Huffman
International and Interdisciplinary IPY Polar Field School
June 15th – July 3rd 2009, at The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS)
This international IPY Field School will give an interdisciplinary introduction to environmental change in the Polar areas based upon past, present and future research being done in the Arctic during IPY. The course will offer a unique field-training experience for internationally recruited students (undergraduate/early graduate) in a high-arctic environment, further on providing them with the latest IPY research data and information to be used for interdisciplinary project work d...
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Monday, 16 February 2009 02:00
Hundreds of Identical Species Thrive in Both Arctic and Antarctic Oceans
Written by CAML-CEAMARC
Polar Bears and Penguins May Live at Opposite Poles, But Census of Marine Life Explorers Find Hundreds of Identical Species Thrive in Both Arctic and Antarctic
Contacts: Mr. Terry Collins, +1-416-878-8712; +1-416-538-8712;
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Ms. Darlene Trew Crist, +1-401-295-1356; +1-401-952-7692;
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Experts are available for advance interviews. Video and high-resolution images are online at www.coml.org/embargo/polar2009
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UNDER A FROZEN LAKE IN SIBERIA, SECRETS OF EARTH’S ANCIENT CLIMATE CAPTURES THE HEART OF AN INTERNATIONAL TEAM OF GEOSCIENTISTS
AMHERST – On this Valentine’s Day, the thoughts of some global climate change scientists are in Russia (with love of their research), and the big passion warming their hearts today are the secrets to be learned from under the ice at a frozen lake in Arctic Chukotka.
That’s because the first convoy of five huge equipment containers with the dri...
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Friday, 13 February 2009 08:01
Summer-winter transitions in Antarctic aquatic ecosystems
Written by Rhian Salmon
An IPY initiative extending field event helicopter support from February into April allowed scientists to find out what happens to aquatic ecosystems during the summer-winter transition.
Small pond immediately after freezing. The thick carpet of microbial mat is very clear through the ice
Antarctica is a continent with plenty of “water” but precious little in the liquid state that most life requires. Where liquid water does exist, microbial ecosystems develop that are oases of biological diversity in otherwise barren landscapes. One of the commonest type of liquid water habitat are small ponds that fr...
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Thursday, 12 February 2009 14:01
The NOMAD Expedition - Studying social change in the Russian far north
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Press release: The NOMAD Expedition - Studying social change in the Russian far north
(Kola Peninsula, NW Russia)
Read more about Dr. Vladislava Vladimirova, Prof. Yulian Konstantinov and Dr. Joachim Otto Habeck, three researchers working with NOMAD.
Beautiful images from the expedition in high res
The NOMAD Expedition (March 2007-February 2008) followed the annual migration of a reindeer herd in the central pa...
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Wednesday, 11 February 2009 16:53
First Antarctic Subglacial Lake Entry on the Horizon
Written by Louise Huffman
(c) National Science Foundation
After years of planning, strategizing, and international discussions and debate, what once seemed to be only lofty scientific ambitions are now closer than ever to becoming a reality. Ever since subglacial lakes captured the imagination of scientists and the public more than a decade ago, researchers have dreamed of entering and sampling these alien environments to unlock secrets that might guide us in the search for life elsewhere in our solar system.
The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research’s (SCAR) Scientific Research Program (SRP) on Subglacial Antarctic Lake Envir...
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Geoff Green, Executive Director of Students on Ice Expeditions writes:
We leave tomorrow on our next SOI Antarctic Expedition!
This expedition is special for many reasons! It is our first University credit course program. We have 71 students participating from 12 countries. Lots of interesting people, including two young Inuit youth from Canada's northernmost community Grise Fiord. They will be participating in an IPY project during our expedition to compare and contrast the Polar Regions and the impacts of climate change. Thanks to the support of Canada's IPY Federal Program, we are making a one-hour documentary about their journey and their connection to the late Dr. Fritz Koerner.
We also have students and staff from across Canada, ...
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Content: 1. IPY feature projects throughout February 2. Issue of the State of Polar Research Report, Feb 25th 3. Update from HAIS meeting 4. Archiving IPY: a process for storing your critical files for the future 5. Polar Oceans Day : a chance to engage the public 6. IPY Success? Report no. 22, February 2009 From: IPY International Programme Office To: IPY Project Coordinators cc: IPY Community Google Groups 1. IPY feature projects throughout February Many thanks to all projects and participants who have been busy preparing concise summary and media material for our February profile. In the lead-up to the release of the State of Polar Research report on February...
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