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...