The History of the International Polar Years (IPYs)

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Barr, Susan. (Editor), Luedecke, Cornelia. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: From Pole to Pole,
• Subjects: Geography.; Physical geography.; Oceanography.; Earth Sciences.; Geophysics/Geodesy.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12402-0

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 (IPYs) - a general overview
• An evaluation of the achievements of the first International Polar Year
• Some IPY-2 histories
• Achievements of the Second International Polar Year
• The International Geophysical Year and its achievements
• Side-Effects and Traces of the early IPYs
• International Meteorological and Magnetic Co-operations in Polar Regions
• Why do we have a 4th IPY?.