The History of the International Polar Years (IPYs)

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Barr, Susan (Editor), Luedecke, Cornelia (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: From Pole to Pole,
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geophysics.; Oceanography.; Earth Sciences.; Geophysics/Geodesy.

Although international scientific cooperation - particularly in meteorology - was established previous to the first International Polar Year, the IPY-1 (1882-83) is considered to be the first revolutionary step towards an extensive international cooperation in the polar areas for the benefit of scie...

Table of Contents:

• The First Three Polar Years – A General Overview
• The International Polar Year 1882–1883
• The Expeditions of the First International Polar Year
• An Evaluation of the Achievements of the First International Polar Year
• International Cooperation in Antarctica 1901–1904
• The Second International Polar Year 1932–1933
• Some IPY-2 Histories
• Achievements of the Second International Polar Year
• Origins of the International Geophysical Year
• The IPY-3: The International Geophysical Year (1957–1958)
• The Achievements of the IGY
• Side-Effects and Traces of the Early IPYs
• International Meteorological and Magnetic Co-operations in Polar Regions
• Why Do We Have a 4th IPY?.