National

ID	Source/Contact	Theme	Proposal or Theme Submitted by a National Committee or National Point of Contact
Australia
4	Michael Stoddart	4	CircAntCML - undertaken under the umbrella of the Census of Marine Life (CoML)
Belgium
124	J.P. Henriet	1	Antarctic shelf/margin habitats -cryosphere/geosphere/hydrosphere/biosphere interactions
126	C. Lancelot	1	Sea ice sampling to quantify Fe availability, functional diversity and sea ice assemblage viability
263	Jean-Louis Tison	1	Sea-ice biogeochemistry in a changing climate
117	Annick Wilmotte	2	Polar microbial diversity: exploration, function and exploitation
119	Ann Vanreusel	2	Decoding processes structuring biogeography and biodiversity of the Antarctic benthic fauna
122	Louis Beyens	2	Global change and biodiversity of terrestrial arctic ecosystems
123	Wim Vyverman	2	Paleolimnology in East and Maritime Antarctica – a multi-proxy approach
297	Thierry Camelbeeck	2	Establish Geophysical Investigations at the Belgian Station in Antarctica
300	Antoon Kuijpers	2	Paleo-oceanographic development and dynamic changes in the Arctic Ocean
296	D. Fonteyn	3	Polar Stratospheric Ozone and its precursors
118	Hugo Decleir	4	Dynamic interaction between the polar ice sheet and the subglacial environment (AMICS)
120	Georges Feller	4	Genomics and proteomics of polar microorganisms: cellular basis of life at low temperatures
116	Hugues Goosse	5	UCL-ASTR astronomical studies during the International Polar Year 2007-2008
121	Jean. L. Rasson	5	Correlation of Seismic, Ionispheric and Geomagnetic Activity in Arctic/Antarctic regions
125	C. De Clercq	5	AMANDA – ICE CUBE studies (neutrino telescope at South Pole)
299	Michael Roth	5	Electrodynamic Coupling of the Auroral Ionosphere and Magnetosphere
235	M. Arnould	5	a. Astrophysics (helio- and asteroseismology; infrared and sub-millimeter astronomy, particularly at Dome C)
235b	M. Arnould	5	b. Particle Astrophysics - AMANDA/ICECUBE detector development and modelling cosmic object sources
235c	M. Arnould	5	c. Astrophysics of solids (micrometeorites)
127a	Int. Polar Foundation	E	a. Activities around the “Polaris Climate Change Observatory
127b	Int. Polar Foundation	E	b. Promotion of the IPY 2007/08
127c	Int. Polar Foundation	E	c. Web-based activities and the educational program
127d	Int. Polar Foundation	E	d. Networking of Belgian and European Polar Research
127e	Int. Polar Foundation	U	e. Building of the Belgian Antarctic Station
365	Anne–Pascale Targe	U	Transmission of Inuit knowledge in two distinct contexts: the family and school.
366	P. Visart de Bocarmé	U	Anthropological Study of the Canadian Arctic Inuit through their artistic production
466	Claude De Broyer	various	SCAR-MarBIN : The information dimension of Antarctic Marine Biodiversity
Canada
356	Theme	1	Potential impacts on culture and economy of changes in exchanges of water through the Canadian Archipelago
356b	Theme	1	Contaminant dynamics in polar systems. Stresses on human activity and environment.
356c	Theme	1	Polar genomics, baselines for resource management and assessment of environmental change.
356d	Theme	1	Earth observation technology for monitoring applications to all projects
356e	Theme	2	Atmosphere, earth and ocean interactions stressing climate change and its impacts at different spatial scales
356f	Theme	U	The merging of indigenous knowledge traditions and western science traditions in polar scholarship
Chile
410	Jose Valencia		Chilean National Perspective on IPY
410b	Proposal	1	Scientific traverse from Patriot Hills to the South Pole
410c	Proposal	1	Benchmark glaciers network for mass balance monitoring and validation of remote sensing of the Antarctic Peninsula
410d	Proposal	2	Effects of medium scale climate changes on the population sizes of Antarctic marine predators
410e	Proposal	2	Cape Shireff – a place-based case study of ecosystem changes
China
185	Zhaoqian Dong	1	The process of the Amery Ice Shelf and its interaction with the ocean
186	Zhaoqian Dong	1	The Variability of the Southern Ocean
188	Li Yuansheng	1	Chinese “ITASE” project from Zhongshan Station to Dome A - To set up observing systems on the ice sheet.
190	Li Yuansheng	1	Observation of Lambert Glacier and the Amery Ice Shelf system
192	Chen Bo	1	Changing processes of Arctic Ocean circulation and sea ice
189	Li Yuansheng	2	Monitoring of cryospheric change at Zhongshan Station
191	Yang Huigen	5	Conjugate Studies on Upper Atmospheric Phenomena in IPY 2007/8
187	Li Yuansheng	U	Establishment of an in-land Chinese scientific research station at East Antarctic Plateau
Denmark/Greenland
337	NC theme	1	Greenland’s Ice Sheet - major question is its mass balance
337b	NC theme	1	The Arctic Climate
337c	NC theme	1	Man, Nature and Arctic Societies
97	Preben Gudmandsen	1	Air-Sea-Land Interaction with reference to the Coastal North Greenland/adjacent Arctic Ocean.
104	T B G Berg	1	Ecosystem processes across climatic gradients,
105	T B G. Berg	1	The determinants of multi-trophic interactions in a High Arctic landscape
108	Eigil Kaas	1	Observations and data assimilation for sea-ice, Arctic ocean transport and water mass transformations
109	Eigil Kaas	1	Stratospheric water vapour and Polar Stratospheric Clouds,
112	Eigil Kaas	1	The Arctic/North Atlantic Oscillation
113	Mikkel P. Tamstorf	1	Proposal for Polar Year activities related to carbon stocks and fluxes in the High-Arctic.,
267	Claus Andreasen	1	Ecosystem West Greenland (ECOGREEN)
280	Claus Andreasen	1	Fishing Industry, Construction and Housing Sector Productivity Studies in Greenland
281	Claus Andreasen	1	Socio-economic effects of variations in the availability of living resources for Greenlandic hunters
282	Claus Andreasen	1	Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic – SliCA
98	Niels Reeh	2	Long-term mass change of the Greenland ice sheet
100	P.W. Uitterdijk Appel	2	Puzzle of the Minturn circles - how was surface of high arctic regions formed during Ice Age.
101	Martin Appelt	2	Decoding Polar Processes: Nailing it to the Ground – Man, Culture, Environment in Greenland
102	Kim Aaris-Sørensen	2	Long-term changes in the distribution of the muskox (Ovibos moschatus) in the Eastern Arctic
106	Eigil Kaas	2	Climate / Earth System Modelling,
107	Eigil Kaas	2	The Arctic Ocean and its relation to inter-decadal climate variations,
268	Claus Andreasen	2	Arctic Settlement Patterns from the Past to the Present (Pre-WWII)
269	Claus Andreasen	2	Role plyed by media for Youth life in Upernavik - Media Culture of children and youth in Upernavik
270	Claus Andreasen	2	The Upernavik Dialect
271	Claus Andreasen	2	The Language situation and the Language Policy in Greenland - seen from Upernavik.
273	Claus Andreasen	2	SILA-INUK: Global Warming - Local Change: Impact of Climate Change on the daily life of Inuit
274	Claus Andreasen	2	Adjusting Education to Global and Local Needs
275	Claus Andreasen	2	Regionalization – Resources, Economy and administration
276	Claus Andreasen	2	Fisheries-Dependent Communities under Changing Environments
277	Claus Andreasen	2	Time-Series Studies on Socio-Economic Changes in Greenland
290	Claus Andreasen	2	Transformations of the Spiritual Experience in the Arctic: Past and Present
301	S A Pedersen	2	Climate and Northern Shrimp
303	Svend Funder	2	Melt water events and changing fresh water supply to the Arctic Ocean during ice ages and interglacials
306	Susanne Juul Lassen	2	Paleo-oceanography of Nares Strait – Davis Strait Arctic gateway with special reference to iceberg drift patterns
307	J H Christensen	2	Climate Signals in Terrestrial and Freshwater Ecosystems in the Arctic
308	Jesper Christensen	2	Fate of Mercury in the Arctic (FOMA)
310	Peter Japsen	2	Ice sheet stability and mountain building in Greenland
311	Ole Bennike	2	Quaternary environmental and climatic history of Peary Land, N. Greenland
318	Danish Nat. Comm. for Climate Research	2	The changing ice in the Arctic and its coupling to weather, climate and carbon cycling
319	Niels Reeh	2	Establishing a Danish Centre for Cryosphere Changes
321	Naja Mikkelsen	2	Scientific drilling in the Arctic Ocean: Tectonic, paleo-oceanographic and climatic evolution of the polar basin
322	Ulla Odgaard	2	Focus on the world of the Palaeo-Eskimos. The Stone Age people of the High Arctic of Eastern Canada & Greenland
323	Frank Sejersen	2	The perception of and attitude towards risks, threats and crises in Arctic societies
304	Nina Skaarup	3	Structure and economic potential of the NW Greenland continental margin (Baffin Bay area)
305	D.A.T. Harper	3	Early metazoan evolution: Neoproterozoic Snowball Earth, Cambrian explosion, Great Ordovician biodiversification
312	Peter Stougaard	4	Characterization of Ikaite tufa columns in the Ikka Fjord, SW Greenland
110	Eigil Kaas	5	Space weather
111	Eigil Kaas	5	High-energy radiation and the geomagnetic field,
309	P K Rasmussen	5	The Greenland ice cap as an astronomical site
313	Anna B.O. Jensen	5	Mitigation of polar ionospheric effects for GNSS applications
314	Trine Dahl-Jensen	5	Large scale tectonics and deep structure of the Greenland shield
317	Niels Larsen	5	Polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs), stratospheric temperatures, denitrification and ozone depletion
272	Claus Andreasen	H	Historical aspects of the First Polar Year
315	Uffe Wilken	E	European Polar Outreach (EPO)
316	Ingela Dahllöf	E	Is risk assessment for contaminants used in temperate areas valid in Arctic areas? - an outreach opportunity
99	Per Molgaard	U	Bioactive Compounds from Arctic Plants
103	T. I. Hauge Andersson	U	North Greenland as an area of special interest in the IPY
278	Claus Andreasen	U	The role of ICT in business development
279	Claus Andreasen	U	Comparative study of domestic violence among Inuit in Alaska, Canada and Greenland
302	Peter Stougaard	U	Bioactive compounds from Arctic micro-organisms
320	Space Design Group	U	From the Igloo to the Space Station
France
338	NC Proposal	1	Use of the Franco-Italian inland station Concordia as a unique science site on the Antarctic plateau
338b	NC Proposal	1	A ground traverse project on the Eastern Antarctic side involving several nations such as Italy and Australia.
338d	NC Proposal	1	Implementation of a clean station on Svalbard within the general framework of a joint German-French station
338e	NC Proposal	1	A social science project devoted to the Arctic
338c	NC Proposal	4	A Southern Ocean Census of marine life project in close collaboration with Australia, New-Zealand and Germany
Germany
67	Hartwig Gernandt	1	ANTSYO - Antarctic flight missions in the Syowa Region - atmospheric and geophysical research
68	Hans-Jürgen Hirche	1	Seasonal and long-term observations in the Arctic using existing and abandoned Arctic bases
64	Sepp Kipfstuhl	1	AAFICOST: Arctic and Antarctic Firn Core Studies
65	Martin Gude	1	AALM – Antarctic Active Layer Monitoring
66	Angelika Brandt	1	ANDEEP–SYSTCO: Antarctic benthic deep-sea biodiversity: colonisation history/community patterns-system coupling
72	Dorte Janussen	1	Taxonomical, phylogenetic and biochemical investigations of Arctic and Antarctic deep-sea sponges (Porifera)
73	Jens Meincke	1	A study of the fresh water fluxes in the East Greenland Current
74	Gritta Veit-Köhler	1	GAP - Gene flow along the Antarctic Peninsula
76	Heinz Miller	1	IDEA - Ice Divide of East Antarctica., A multinational scientific surface traverse
79	Reinhard Dietrich	1	PONAP – Polar Network of Autonomous Observation Platforms
80	Volker Strass	1	Synoptic Circum-Antarctic Climate-Processes and Ecosystem study (SCACE),
82	Ursula Schauer	1	SPACE - Synoptic Pan-Arctic Climate and Environment Study with the ice breaker Polarstern to the central Arctic
83	Jan L. Lieser	1	TDS@IPY - Transpolar Drift Station during International Polar Year 2007/08,
84	Detlef Quadfasel	1	A study of the water mass transformation north of Svalbard
153	Frank Sowa	1	Indigenous Peoples of the North & Globalised World: Local Perspectives on Nature, Risks & Landscapes
173	Detlef Stammer	1	Helicopter-based scatterometer (HELISCAT) measurements of snow and sea-ice
174	Detlef Stammer	1	Sea ice volume and freshwater and salt budget changes in the Greenland-Iceland-Norwegian (GIN) Sea.
225	Christopher B. Cogan	1	Arctic coastal biodiversity assessment in the face of unprecedented levels of human impact
14	Jackie Grebmeier	2	International Arctic shelf-basin exchange observations
53	Bernard Coakley	2	Arctic Gateways – An interdisciplinary, international collaboration for IPY
62	Martin Klenke	2	POBACE: Polar Ocean Bathymetry Coordination Effort
63	Jörn Thiede	2	Atlas of side-scan sonar imagery of Polar continental margins
69	Rainer Gersonde	2	Bipolar Climate Machinery (BIPOMAC) - northern and southern polar processes in global climate variability
71	Thomas Leya	2	Cryophilic freshwater algae: a bio-resource for climate studies and cell metabolites
77	Julian Gutt	2	Marine life in extreme polar regions under climate change (MALEP)
78	Rob Larter	2	Polar Ocean Gateway Evolution (POGE) - determine history of development of these gateways and significance
81	Eberhard Fahrbach	2	Southern Ocean Freshwater Interactions (SOFI) - Role of SO freshwater in global water cycle and THC
200	Karsten Gohl	2	Polar Ocean Gateways: The key for long-term global change
227	Doris Abele	2	King-George Island, South Shetlands – impact of climate induced glacial melting on Antarctic coastal communities
228	L. Schirrmeister	2	The Lena Delta and its catchment area - a highly sensitive Arctic Geo-Eco-system
230	V. Schlindwein	2	Seismic arrays on drifting sea-ice and icebergs – origin of seismicity of the polar oceans and ice/water
248	Dietmar Muller	2	Constructing a Circum-Antarctic Framework for Palaeo-Bathymetry & Ocean-Climate Models
249	Lothar Viereck-Goette	2	Geodynamics of the West Antarctic Rift System (WARS) and implications for the stability of the WAIS
250	Martin Gude	2	Land use impact on polar and sub-polar geosystems: extent, significance, perspectives LUPOG
10	Chris Wilson	3	GigaGAP - Geoscientific insights of Greater Antarctica from Gamburtsev Mountains to Prydz Bay
226	M. R. van der Loeff	3	Geotraces in the Arctic
229	Dirk Radies	3	Climatic, eustatic and tectonic controls on Permo-Triassic sequence development in the Arctic
70	J. Wolfgang Wägele	4	CASBE - Circum-Antarctic survey of benthic communities
75	Martin Meschede	4	Geodynamics of the remote hinge zone between East and West Antarctica
94	M. Klages	4	HOT RIDGE - sampling of potential hydrothermal vent fields along the Arctic Gakkel Ridge
91	Andreas Veit	E	The University of South Georgia - Summer School of Earth Sciences
Iceland
417	T. Thorsteinsson	2	Temperate ice caps in changing climates
418	T. Thorsteinsson	4	Exploration of subglacial lake environments of Vatnajökull, Iceland
419	Tómas Jóhannesson	1	Climate and glacier mass balance in the Icelandic highland
420	Ingibjörg Jónsdóttir	1	The use of an AUV to measure ice thickness distribution and oceanic structures in the Greenland Sea
421	Steingrímur Jónsson	1	A study of the freshwater fluxes in the East Icelandic Current
422	Áslaug Geirsdóttir	2	Warm times in Iceland and the North Atlantic Arctic: providing a context for 20^th century warming
423	Haraldur Ólafsson	3	Predictability of weather in polar regions and impact of atmospheric observations in the polar regions for mid-latitude weather forecasting
424	Halldor Björnsson	1	The impact of the extent of the sea ice on the development of mesoscale and synoptic scale weather systems
425	Ingibjörg Jónsdóttir	2	The effect of sea-ice on peoples lives in past and future: a study on climate impacts, adaptation and mitigation methods using geographical information systems
India
5c	Harsh Gupta	1	The health of polar regions
5d	Harsh Gupta	1	The dynamics of polar regions
345	Survey of India	1	Neo-tectonic and glaciological studies in Antarctica
347	Geol. Survey of India	1	Bipolar studies of glacial parameters evaluating the comparative impact of global warming patterns on the polar regions
348	SASE	1	Validation of surface energy and mass balance of snow covered areas versus blue ice areas of the Antarctic continent
5	Harsh Gupta	2	Continued study of the ozone hole
5b	Harsh Gupta	2	Depletion/accretion of polar ice areas
349	Zool. Survey of India	2	Long term studies on changes in biodiversity in relation to environmental change in Antarctica
344	Geol. Survey of India	3	Constraining magmatism and metamorphism associated with Pan-African tectonic event in India and Antarctica
346	A. Jayaraman	5	Lidar study of vertical distribution of aerosols and cloud structure over Maitri and estimation of aerosol radiative forcing
351	Ajay Dhar	5	Antarctic Geomagnetism
350	DIPAS	U	Scientific input in the area of human physiology and medicine
Italy
132	M. Frezzotti	1	5Oth anniversary scientific traverses in Antarctica from Talos Dome to Dome A
133	G. di Prisco	1	ICEFISH Cruises: Internat. collaborative expeditions to collect/study fish indigenous to Sub-Antarctic habitats
135	Toni Meloni	1	Temporary Antarctic network of geophysical observatories (TANGO)
214	Guido di Prisco	1	Evolution and adaptation of Antarctic fish (in association with “Evolution in the Antarctic” (EVOLANTA)
215	Gabriele Capodaglio	1	Environmental monitoring in polar regions - micropollutants and microchemicals in polar environments
216	Vito Vitale	1	POLAR-AOD, a network for aerosol measurements in polar regions
217	Harry J. Beine	1	Atmospheric nitrogen photo-chemistry in and above snow surfaces - “Photo-Snow” -
218	Silvia Ceramicola	2	PATHWAYS - Palaeoceanographic Pathways in the North Atlantic-Arctic Ocean
220	Emanuele Lodolo	2	Linking climate & tectonics: development of deep-water Antarctic Circumpolar Current & effects on glaciation
251	Gianluca Frinchillucci	2	Map of Arctic Peoples - to study the culture and lifestyles of the peoples of the Arctic and subarctic regions
219	G. Böhm	4	Seismic exploration of Antarctic subglacial lakes
131	M. Candidi	5	Complete coverage of the Antarctic ionosphere by the new southern SuperDARN radar array,
212	S. Cortiglioni	5	Observations of the microwave polarized component of the sky with the BaR-SPOrt experiment
222	Silvia Masi	5	80 years after the NORGE: top science from Polar Long Duration Balloons
134	G. De Rossi	U	Antarctic air network - To interconnect the existing networks and accomplish an Antarctic domestic network,
213	Donatella de Pascale	U	Antarctic psychrophilic bacteria: biodiversity analysis for identifying novel compounds of biotechnological interest
221	Benjamin Pushparaj	U	Exploitation of valuable products from photo-synthetic microorganisms from polar regions
Japan
339	NC Proposals	1,2,4,5	A range of initial proposals by the Japanese National Committee
426	Naohiko Hirasawa	1	Water transport between the Antarctic ice sheet and atmosphere
427	Takashi Yamanouchi	1	Antarctic Trace Gas and Aerosol Airborne measurement Study (AGAMES)
428	Yoshiyuki Fujii	1	Scientific Traverse in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica
429	Makoto Omura	1	Monitoring movements of Antarctic Ice Sheet and Glaciers on Coastlines by SAR
430	Mitsuo Fukuchi	1	Studies on Antarctic Ocean and Global Environment
431	Okitsugu Watanabe	1	Development of Automatic Research Station Net over the Antarctic Continent
432	Okitsugu Watanabe	1	Systematic Airborne Observation over the Antarctic
433	Hiroshi Fukunishi	1	Investigation of the role of the arctic middle and upper atmosphere in global environmental change
434	Yasuhiro Murayama	1	Synergetic observations of dynamics-chemistry-electrodynamics in the arctic middle and upper atmosphere over Alaska
435	Shuhei Takahashi	1	Glaciological investigation in McCall Glacier, Alaska
436	Shuhei TakahashiI	1	Glaciological investigation in Suntal Khayata Range, East Siberia, for International Polar Year
437	Tatsuo Sweda	1	Complete Assessment of Carbon Allocation by Ground Ranging and Echoing for Arctic/Boreal Regions (already in database)
438	Masami Fukuda	1	Early Detection of Boreal Forest Fire
439	Yutaka Matsumi	1	Chemical processes of the atmosphere in the circumpolar region
440	Keiji Kushida	1	Remote sensing of carbon budget in boreal forest in Alaska based on component spectral characteristics
441	Yojiro Matsuura	1	Structure and function of circumpolar biomes and its re-evaluation
442	Hiroshi Fukunishi	2	Monitoring of the Global Environmental Change in the Antarctic region
443	Hideaki Nakajima	2	A study on elucidating mechanisms of polar stratospheric ozone depletion using a Fourier-transform spectrometer and balloons at Japanese Antarctic Syowa Station (69°S)
444	Hideki Miura	2	Shallow marine drilling project for high-resolution reconstruction of East Antarctic Ice and Southern Ocean history during the late Quaternary
445	Yoichi Motoyoshi	2	GONDWANA EVOLUTION AND DISPERSAL: A PERSPECTIVE FROM ANTARCITCA
446	Tetsuo Ohata	2	Study on the past variation of Eurasian Glaciated Regions and Future Monitoring
447	Tetsuo Ohata	2	Environment change in the Arctic Regions and Water Cycle
448	Hiroshi Kanda	2	Response of Arctic tundra ecosystem and carbon cycle to climate change
449	Koichiro Harada	2	Response of permafrost to climatic change
450	Shin-ichi Urano	2	Change and Recovery of Hydrological Process Affected by Forest Fire in Arctic Area
451	Masaaki Wakatsuchi	3	Evaluation of sea ice production and dense water formation / transport in the Indian Ocean sector of the Southern Ocean -towards understanding of the global thermohaline circulation
452	Takatoshi Takizawa	3	Impact of Southern Ocean and ice sheet of Antarctica on the global climate change system
453	Takatoshi Takizawa	3	Spreading pathways of Pacific- and Atlantic-origin waters, and their impact on the ice cover in the western Arctic Ocean
454	Takeshi Naganuma	4	Diversity and Potential Availability of Polar Microbial Resources
455	Tsuyoshi Tanaka		Geochemical exploration of Precambrian Antarctic meteorite - Aiming to the studies on "tectonics of the solar system"
456	Hidetoshi Okuyama	4	Molecular biological evaluation of climate warming effects on activity of the moss ecosystem and moss habitat microbes in Arctic regions
457	Satonori Nozawa	5	Research on the wind dynamics in the polar lower thermosphere and mesosphere based on EISCAT/MF/meteor radar observations and simulation predictions
458	Masaki Okada	5	Observation of Aurora Fine-structure via INDEX Satellite
459	Takehiko Aso	5	Coordinated radar studies of the Arctic and Antarctic middle and upper atmosphere during IPY-4 period (CRSAAMU)
460	Natsuo Sato	5	Interhemispheric Conjugacy and Non-conjugacy of Aurora and Polar Ionospheric Disturbances
461	Toshitaka Tsuda	5	Japanese CAWSES (Climate And Weather of the Sun-Earth System)
462	Masaki Ejiri	5	Program of the Antarctic Syowa MST/IS radar (PANSY)
463	Seiji Tsuboi	5	Developing Plans for Antarctic Seismic Deployments: 'Antarctic Arrays' - For Broadband Seismology on Ice-Covered Continent
464	Hiroshi L. Tanaka	5	Development of the Polar Observing Airship "Vortex Chaser" as an Application of the Stratospheric Platform
465	Hiroshi Hayasaka	5	Development of Control Method Using Satellite Monitoring
Norway
340	NC Theme	3	Understanding the dynamic processes of the polar oceans, land and atmosphere including fluxes between spheres
340b	NC Theme	2	Exploring the evolution of the Arctic Ocean from a warm to a cold state
340c	NC Theme	2	Climate change and polar ecosystems
New Zealand
341	Proposal	4	Circum-Antarctic Census of Marine Life - with Australia, France and Japan
Poland
353	NC Theme	3	Lithosphere of the Arctic and Antarctic - its evolution in the geodynamic system of the Earth
353b	NC Theme	2	Response of abiotic components of the polar environment to global climatic change
353c	NC Theme	1	Structure, evolution and dynamics of biodiversity in both polar regions of the Earth (a comparison)
354	Wieslaw Ziaja	1	Svalbard landscape structure and dynamics under the climate change since the Little Ice Age
415	Rajmund Przybylak	2	History of the Arctic Climate in the 19^th Century and Beginning of the 20th Century Based on Early Instrumental Data
Russia
6	Vladimir Kotlyakov	2	Cryosphere and climate
342	NC Proposals	Various	A set of initial ideas for Russian IPY activities
368	I.I. Mokhov	3	Modelling and diagnostics of climate in polar and subpolar latitudes and their changes.
369	A.N. Zueyev	1	Estimation of the temporal- spatial scales of global processes impact on environment and biota of the Arctic shelves in their interaction with the deep-water seas and sub-basins of the Arctic Ocean.
370	N.F Fedoseev	1	Monitoring of CO2 and CH4 concentrations in the near-surface atmosphere in relation to geocryological conditions.
371	A.I. Semenov	5	Temperature regime and structure of the middle atmosphere at heights of 85-100 km in high and middle latitudes by emissions of hydroxyl, sodium and a green line of atomic oxygen
372	N.F. Elansky	1	Minor gaseous and aerosol species, large-scale transport, photochemical processes, mass and heat exchange in the Arctic lower and middle atmosphere.
373	Yu.A. Volkov	1	Experimental investigation of air-surface interaction in polar regions
374	V. N. Makarov	1	Monitoring of Arctic lower atmosphere aerosols and estimation of anthropogenic ecotoxicants released to environment
375	D.G. Matishov	1	Investigations of the Polar atmosphere in the Arctic and in the Antarctic, input of stable technogenous exotoxicants into the environment and biochemical characteristics of their distribution within trophic chains in both polar regions
376	A.N. Gruzdev	1	Investigation of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in the polar stratosphere
377	A.N. Gruzdev	1	Investigation of pollution of the lower atmosphere in the northern polar region by nitrogen oxides
378	A.N. Gruzdev	1	Features of variability of ozone in polar regions
379	A. Tishkov	1	Investigations of terrestrial fauna pollution on islands and beach line of Arctic and study of arctic animals role in pollution migration in polar desert and tundra ecosystems
380	S.F. Timofeev	1	Investigation of species composition, distribution and biological diversity of animals and plants (benthos, algae- macrophytes, marine mammals) in conditions of global climate change and economic exploration of the Arctic.
381	A. Tishkov	1	Dynamics of arctic animals and plant distribution under climate changes and anthropogenic transformation of arctic ecosystems
382	G.A. Zerebtsov	5	Research into solar-terrestrial connections and physical processes in Sun–Earth system for polar regions
383	E.M.Galimov	2	Bipolar climate machine and ocean gates of the Arctic and Southern Oceans
384	S. Lappo	3	Study of inter-ocean exchanges in the polar area of the Southern Ocean
385	S. Lappo	1	Comprehensive investigations of the Kara Sea in the interactions with adjacent regions of the Arctic - the coastal areas, the continental slope and the basin
386	A.N. Zueyev	1	All sided investigation of the Kara Sea in the interaction with the adjacent areas of the continental slope and ocean floor, surrounding islands and continent
387	V.V. Kunitsky	1	Embryonal glaciers, perennial snow patches and niveolian deposits: composition, structure and depositional environments in the Arctic and Subarctic areas
388	A. Glazovsky	1	Current state of glaciers and ice caps in the Eurasian Arctic
389	V.M. Kotlyakov	1	Grounded ice discharge of the Antarctic ice sheet
390	G. Leitchenkov	1	Antarctic Bed Relief and Ice Sheet (ABRIS)
391	A. Georgiadi	1	Hydrologic response of permafrost regions in Eastern Siberia to climate change
392	A. Georgiadi	1	Genetic structure of river runoff in geographically diverse regions of Lena river basin - seasonal and long-term changes
393	G.A. Tarasov	2	Pleistocene - Holocene glaciers and periglacial events, their role in the evolution of the marine ecosystems and estimation of the future nature changes in high latitude Arctic areas
394	A.A. Velichko	2	Comparative analysis of environmental changes in Arctic and Antarctic through the Late Pleistocene and the Holocene
395	Yu. Tyupkin	1	World Data and Information Framework of the International Polar Year 2007/08
396	A.B.Kuzmichev	3	Tectonics of New Siberian Islands and adjacent East-Arctic shelf: a key to a non-contradictory model of Amerasian basin opening
397	M.D.Khutorskoy	1	Geothermal field of Arctic and Antarctic passive transitive zones measuring for terrestrial temperatures and lithosphere thickness research as well oil and gas deposits on a shelf and continental slope evaluation
398	Yu.G. Leonov	1	Tectonic Map of the Earth’s Polar Regions
399	A.B. Kuzmichev	2	Late Mesozoic - Cenozoic tectono-magmatic history of the Barents Sea shelf and slope as a clue to paleodynamic reconstructions in the Arctic Ocean
400	E. Andreeva	1	Study of prospects of development of non-renewable natural resources in Arctic, impact of global climate changes on reliability and safety of economic and social infrastructure functions. Structure changes in land/resource use and their impact on sustainability of indigenous peoples’ lifestyles of the North in modern society.
401	V.P. Melnikov	1	Coastal-shelf cryolithozone of the western sector of Russian Arctic
402	N.A.Shpoljanskaja	1	Massive ground ices of a modern and ancient Arctic shelf
403	E.S.Miklyaeva	1	Transport and accumulation of hydrocarbon pollution in soils and rocks of Arctic regions
404	V.N.Gosudarev	1	The ecology-faunistic review of modern Arctic biota
405	V.B. Spektor	2	Climatic Events and Geographical Conditions in the Laptev Sea and East Siberian Segments of Arctic for past 400 kyr
406	A.V. Pavlov	1	arctic permafrost dynamics under global climate change
407	M.N. Grigoriev	1	The present state and evolution of permafrost in the continental and shelf areas of the Russian Arctic (eastern sector)
408	V.T Balobaev	1	Antarctic Permafrost: its composition, structure, temperature field, conditions and processes of its formation
409	D. Gilichinsky	2	The Age of Antarctic Permafrost
411	German Leitchenkov	2	Geodynamic, depositional and environmental history of the region off the Amery Ice Shelf (Prydz Bay – Kerguelen Plateau Geotransect)
Spain
261	Francisco Navarro	1	Analysis of glaciological transition zones based on field observations and numerical modelling
355	Adolfo Eraso	1	Monitoring subpolar glaciers as natural sensors of global warming
197	J. A. Flores	2	Rapid and abrupt oceanic changes during the last climatic cycles in Antarctic and Subantarctic regions
204	J. Galindo-Zaldivar	2	Recent tectonic deformations & implications in a global perspective: integrated studies on Scotia Arc development
208	Antonio Quesada	2	Polar freshwater systems as sensors of climate change
224	J López-Martínez	2	Evidence of present and Holocene environmental changes in ice-free areas of the polar regions
260	Carlota Escutia	2	Climatic inferences on development of the sedimentary record
292	Ana Ramos	4	Biodiversity of benthic polar systems: a comparison between the Arctic and Antarctic oceans
Sweden
86	Per Holmlund	1	A Japanese Swedish Antarctic glaciological traverse between Syowa and Wasa stations
87	Michael Tjernström	1	An Arctic-Ocean Atmospheric Mission By ODEN to study ice-ocean-atmosphere climate processes,
88	Leif G Anderson	1	A study of the land-shelf-basin interactions along the Siberian Shelf Seas,
357	Ralf Döscher	3	Understanding & description of coupled arctic processes and global feedbacks using numerical models & observations
Ukraine
470	c/o Valery Lytvynov		Ukrainian Plans for IPY
471	c/o Valery Lytvynov	1	Circum-Antarctic Geological Survey: geochemical study of the large detrital zircon populations that reflect sub glacial provenance (CAGS)
472	c/o Valery Lytvynov	5	Investigation of global lightning activity using the worldwide ELF interferometer (involving Vernadsky, Syowa, Amundsen-Scott in Antarctica, Tohoku University in Japan, and Institute of Radio Astronomy in Ukraine).
473	c/o Valery Lytvynov	5	The "electromagnetic pollution" of Antarctica from industrial regions of the Northern hemisphere.
474	c/o Valery Lytvynov	5	The propagation of the AGW of tropospheric origin upwards to the ionosphere/magnetosphere using a network of automatic meteo-magnetic stations in the Antarctic Peninsula region.
475	c/o Valery Lytvynov	2	Antarctic Peninsula: a key region for understanding the rapid environment change study
476	c/o Valery Lytvynov	5	The deep geoelectric model of Antarctic Peninsula.
477	c/o Valery Lytvynov	4	The deep structure and principal evolution stages of West Antarctica (on the base of geophysical, petrologic, geochronology and palaeomagnetic data)
478	c/o Valery Lytvynov	4	Modelling of the Antarctic and Arctic Polar Regions’ Interior Structure and Geodynamic Features Using the Gravimetric Tomography Technique
479	c/o Valery Lytvynov	1	Bathymetry, Mapping and Sedimentation Processes of Unsurveyed Shallow Archipelagos of the West Antarctica
480	c/o Valery Lytvynov	1	Climate variability and its influences on the state of glaciation of the Antarctic Peninsula region.
481	c/o Valery Lytvynov	1	Long-term ecosystem monitoring of the Vernadsky station region.
482	c/o Valery Lytvynov	5	Complex study of the deep Earth’ structure, break tectonics of the Earth crust in the Scotia Sea region and Pacific shelf of the Antarctic Peninsula, internal physical processes connected with energy active reactions into the external and internal core of the Earth
483	c/o Valery Lytvynov	1	Using of the energy balance model of the global Earth climate for modeling of the regional Antarctic Peninsula climate peculiarities, and atmospheric processes in the South Polar area
484	c/o Valery Lytvynov	1	The development of the physical background of the earthquake in the Scotia Sea in order to improve the prognosis methods on the base of the radon emission observation, the geomagnetic field variation and seismic observations at the Vernadsky station
485	Vladislav Timofeyev	2	Changes in Antarctic Environment: on the Centenary of Charcot’s expeditions and first detailed research at the region of the Antarctic Peninsula
United Kingdom
343	NC Theme	1	A generic observation theme to provide a temporal baseline - a snapshot - of slow polar processes
343b	NC Theme	1	Effects of climate/anthropogenic perturbation in polar regions on ecosystem processes, risks from invasive species
343c	NC Theme	1	Biogeochemistry of the Southern Oceans
343d	NC Theme	1	Human dimension of climate/anthropogenic impacts in the Arctic, Arctic living conditions, humanistic aspects of IPY
343e	NC Theme	2	Stability of the West Antarctic Ice Shelf
343f	NC Theme	3	Bipolar research on the significance of polar regions to the Global Water Cycle
United States
13	Arnold Gordon	1	Polar Climate Transects in the Southern Ocean are proposed
36	Frank Carsey	1	An International Fleet Of Polar Rovers to address Climate Science During International Polar Year 2007-2008
38	James Maslanik	1	The New Polar Explorers of the 21st. Century: Autonomous Vehicles
41	Sydney Levitus	1	Structure of High Northern Latitude Climate Variability In Space And Time
44	Donald K. Perovich	1	Assessing, understanding, and conveying the state of Arctic sea ice cover
47	Tony Hansen	1	Advanced instrumentation to facilitate research in the Arctic and Antarctic,
48	Paul Shepson	1	OASIS (“Ocean-Atmosphere-Sea Ice-Snowpack Interactions”) as an IPY Core Activity
150	Matt Nolan	1	Towards an Arctic Topographic Mapping Mission during the IPY
151	Ola Persson	1	Arctic Ocean Field Program in the central Arctic Ocean to methodologies and explore physical processes
163	Mark Dyurgerov	1	The Ice-Water Budgets of Glacierized Basins in Arctic Archipelago(s)
164	Mahlon C. Kennicutt II	1	Bi-Polar Census of Persistent Global Contaminants
198	Dan Lubin	1	The Antarctic Ozone Hole: Toward Closure on Ecological Impacts
238	Breck Owens	1	Physical profiling of the Arctic Ocean - High-latitude areas lack systematic obs. continuous in time & space
239	John Toole	1	An Arctic Array of Ice-Tethered Profilers as Arctic is poorly sampled in comparison to the temperate seas.
240	Don Cline	1	Pan-Arctic Snow Observation & Modeling: leap-ahead in understanding Arctic terrestrial snowpack dynamics
262	Victoria Gofman	1	International Network of Arctic Indigenous Community-Based Environmental Monitoring & Information Stations