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The Science Legacy of IPY –The Science Legacy of IPY –
Antarctic and Arctic Research Antarctic and Arctic Research Partnership OpportunitiesPartnership Opportunities
Colin Summerhayes (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research) and
Volker Rachold (International Arctic Science Committee)
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PhysiogeographyPhysiogeography
Arctic
Antarctic
Maps by Swedish Polar Reserach Secretariat
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Ownership and GovernanceOwnership and Governance
Arctic
•’Owned’ by rim nations
•Governance by rim nations
•Coordination via Arctic Council
•4 Million people
Antarctic
•Owned by no country (some claimant states, but claims in
abeyance)
•Governance by Antarctic Treaty
•Coordination via Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
•Uninhabited
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Scientific Key Reasons for ReseachScientific Key Reasons for Reseach
Arctic Bipolar Antarctic
• Southern Ocean carbon sink;
• Ocean acidification;• Stability of West
Antarctic ice sheet and impact on sea-level;
• West Antarctic hotspot;• Largest unexploited
marineprotein resource (krill);
• Ecosystem responses to climate change;
• Cradle of deep sea biodiversity;
• Platform for observing stars
• Role of poles in global ocean circulation;
• Role of poles in world’s climate and weather;
• Plates and gates;• Greenhouse to icehouse
transitions;• Observing rapid change;• Unique natural
laboratories;• Platforms for observing
Sun-Earth interactions;• Basic understanding of
Planet Earth
• Consequences of shrinking sea ice, melting
permafrost, reduced snow
cover, changing
hydrological cycle;• Greenland ice sheet
effect on sea-level;• Shifting vegetation
zones and animal species diversity, ranges and distribution;
• Socio-economic impacts
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Intern. Polar Science Intern. Polar Science OrganizationsOrganizations
IASC SCAR
Arctic Council Antarctic Treaty
ICSUUNEP
UNESCO
WMO WWF
FARO COMNAP
CliC
IPA
EPB
AOSB
IASSA
NRF
UArctic
etc.
Arctic AntarcticBipolar
Global
CCAMLRACAP
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MembershipMembership
SCAR and IASCIASC SCAR
Norway
Poland
Republic of
Korea
Russia
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
United Statesof America
Canada
China
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
Netherland
s
Iceland Argentina
Australia
Belgium
Brazil
Bulgaria
Chile
Ecuador
India
Malaysia
New Zealand
Pakistan
Peru
Portugal
South Africa
Spain
Ukraine
Uruguay
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Mission (1)Mission (1)
IASC is a non-
governmental
organisation whose aim
is to encourage and
facilitate cooperation in
all aspects of Arctic
research, in all
countries engaged in
Arctic research and in all
areas of the Arctic
region.
SCAR aims to be the
leading independent
organisation for
facilitating and
coordinating Antarctic
research, and for
identifying issues
emerging from greater
scientific understanding
of the region that should
be brought to the
attention of policy
makers.
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Mission (2)Mission (2)
SCAR/IASC Common Objectives
• Scientific coordination
• Pan-regional approaches
• Linkage to the global system
• Education and training (capacity building)
• Data access
• Policy advice
• Outreach
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ConnectionsConnections
IASC
is an international associate of
the International Council for
Science (ICSU) and observer
to the Arctic Council. IASC has
connections to numerous
international Arctic
organisations.
SCAR
is an interdisciplinary body of
the International Council for
Science (ICSU) and observer
to the Antarctic Treaty
Consultative Meeting, and to
the Commission for the
Conservation of Antarctic
Living Marine Resources.
SCAR has numerous
international partners.
IASC and SCAR are ex-officio members of the IPY Joint Committee.
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OutputsOutputs
IASC• Arctic Climate Impact
Assessment (ACIA)
• 2nd International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP II)
• International Study of Arctic Change (ISAC)
• Observing Systems (SAON)
• Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW)
SCAR• State of the Antarctic and
Southern Ocean Climate System (SASOCS)
• 1st and 2nd SCAR Open Science Conferences
• 10th International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Science (ISAES)(2007)
• 10th International Antarctic Biology Symposia (2009)
• Observing Systems (IGOS Cryo; SOOS)
• Databases (Antarctic Master Directory)
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Key MeetingsKey Meetings
IASC
• Annual Arctic Science
Summit Week (ASSW)• Annual Council Meeting• Biennial Executive
Committee Meeting• International Conference on
Arctic Research Planning
(ICARP)
SCAR
• Biennial SCAR Open Science
Conference• Biennial Delegates Meeting• Annual Executive Committee
Meeting• 4 yearly Symposia in Earth
Sciences and Biological
Sciences
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SCAR and IASC´s Role in the IPY SCAR and IASC´s Role in the IPY (1)(1)
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
IPY
Assessm
en
ts:
AC
IA,
AH
DR
Scientific Cooperation Scientific Cooperation
Data Access Data Access
Ongoing research
IPY Planning
Planning SnapshotLong-term
Implementation
Observing Systems Observing Systems
2011 2012
Next Generation Next Generation
Major IPY Conference
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SCAR and IASC´s Role in the IPY SCAR and IASC´s Role in the IPY (2)(2)
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IPY Legacy – Observing SystemsIPY Legacy – Observing Systems
Arctic
• Sustained Arctic Observing
Network (SAON)
• Arctic Ocean Observing System
(iAOOS)
Antarctic
• Pan-Antarctic Observing System
(PANTOS)
• Southern Ocean Observing
System (SOOS)
Bipolar
• IGOS-
Cryosphere
Observing
System
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IPY Legacy – Scientific CooperationIPY Legacy – Scientific Cooperation
2008: Mid-Term IPY Conference - How is it going?
SCAR/IASC Open Science Meeting, St.Petersburg, July
2008
2010: IPY Early Science Conference - What did we get?
2010: SCAR Open Science Conference, Buenos Aires
2012: IPY Science and Policy Conference - What did we
learn?
Combined SCAR/IASC plus Arctic Council/ATS?
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SCAR/IASC Open Science Conference
St. Petersburg (Russia), 8-11 July 2008
1st Circular, late July 2007
Polar Research - Arctic and Antarctic
Perspectives in the International Polar Year
www.iasc.se www.scar.org
Mid-Term IPY ConferenceMid-Term IPY Conference
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Mid-Term IPY ConferenceMid-Term IPY Conference
Conference ThemesStatusChangeGlobal LinkagesNew FrontiersVantage PointHuman Dimension
c.50 sessions; 300 papers; 300 posters
www.ipy.org
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??? …working togetherfor the IPY and its legacy…
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