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International Polar Year (IPY)
URL: http://www.ipy.org

Description:
IPY is "a large scientific programme focused on the Arctic and the Antarctic from March 2007 to March 2009. IPY, organized through the International Council for Science (ICSU) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), is actually the fourth polar year, following those in 1882-3, 1932-3, and 1957-8." The site features news, list of events, links to blogs, and background about IPY projects in the areas of atmosphere, ice, land, oceans, people, and space.

LII Topics: Polar Regions, Regions of the World

Publisher:
International Polar Year

Extra Keywords
program climate change global warming

LII Database Information:
Record 23456 created by Maria Brandt on 03/05/2007
Last modification on 03/05/2007
Published: 03/07/2007  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23456

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