April, 2 2007 Polar Bibliography Available
"International Polar Year 2007-2008: Resources on Polar Research in the
NOAA Central Library Network: A Selected Bibliography"
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Central
Library announces the publication of "International Polar Year
2007-2008: Resources on Polar Research in the NOAA Central Library
Network: A Selected Bibliography."
The bibliography is available for downloading in PDF format at:
The bibliography is available for downloading in Word format at:
April, 2 2007 Summer Courses in Cryosphere and Quaternary Research
Geology Department
The University Centre in Svalbard
Application Deadline: Sunday, 15 April 2007
For further information, please go to:
April, 2 2007 The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists
aims to bring together young researchers and early career scientists with an interest in Polar Regions from around the world. Polar research is inherently interdisciplinary and international. Many early career scientists, although sometimes well connected within their own specialization, often do not have strong contacts with other polar experts. This network will provide a forum for polar scientists to begin international and interdisciplinary collaborations early in their careers, fostering international science which is naturally important to polar research to improve our understanding of these systems on a global level.
April 12 2007 Arctic Council Secretariat is establishing in Tromso in the NPI
April 16 2007 International climate conference and “Our Common Future” – 20 years on
A special gathering of politicians and specialists will take place in Tromso 4 and 5 June. The Norwegian Government will observe the 20th anniversary of the report “Our Common Future” from the World Commission on Environment and Development, led by former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland. The Norwegian Polar Institute and the Ministry of the Environment will host a conference focussing on the world in a changing climate.
April 24 2007 The scientific programme intensifies on board Tara
After several days of waiting, all the scientists that were supposed to join Tara in April have been able to do so these past days in three flight rotations. All the scientific equipment required for the next months was also brought over. The timing is short, yet everything will be done to implement the special April programme.
April 20 2007 Members of iAOOS Norway is for the KV Svalbard fieldtrip
The Norwegian coastguard ice breaker KV Svalbard will serve as a platform for two drift stations. The vessel will penetrate into the Transpolar Drift to about 80°-81° N. The ship will then partly drift and partly steam south along the lower limb of the Transpolar Drift, across the DAMOCLES freshwater and ice thickness observational array at 79° N, and south to the corresponding array at 74° N.
