International

ID	Source	Theme	Titles of Ideas Submitted by Science Organisations
469	AICI	Various	POLARICE: An International Collaborative Effort in study of Cryosphere-Atmosphere interactions and their relationship to Climate Change
92	AOSB/AOSF	1	A multi-platform Intensive Observing Period to focus on the Arctic Ocean itself and the climatic drivers of its variability
92b	AOSB/AOSF	1	An integrative circum-arctic assessment of the physical, ecological and socio-economic importance of the Arctic shelves
92c	AOSB/AOSF	3	A study of the role of the High Latitude Oceans in the Global Water Cycle
467	AOSB	Various	The Northern Seas at a time of Global Change – An AOSB-CliC observing plan for IPY
237	Arctic Council	1	The Arctic Human Development Report and the Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic could provide platforms for IPY
237b	Arctic Council	2	Activities building on ACIA would be a useful way to develop this activity
237c	Arctic Council	1	Arctic pollution monitoring - IPY, AMAP & CAFF could set up comprehensive network of circumpolar monitoring stations
57	ASPeCT	1	Antarctic Sea Ice Thickness in The International Polar Year
90	CAWSES	5	CAWSES (Climate And Weather of the Sun-Earth System) - understanding physical processes in the Sun-Earth system
129	CLIVAR/CliC	3	The role of the high latitude oceans in the global water cycle
414	CLIVAR/CliC/SCAR	Various	A strategy for Southern Ocean IPY – integrating all the ideas proposed for Southern Ocean activities in IPY
468	CLIVAR/CliC/SCAR	1	Southern Ocean chokepoints: Monitoring fluxes associated with water exchanges between the three ocean basins
25	EPB	U	INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR 2007- EPB European Involvement and Vision
19	EPB	2	EURO-IPY – a coordinated contribution by Europe to climate change impacts in the Arctic
115	EPB	1	SOUTHERN OCEAN CIRCLE – The role of the Southern Ocean in the Earth System
23	IASC	1	ICARP II -Understanding the Arctic System: Regional Sustainable Development & Global Connections
488	IASC-WGAG	1	THE DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF ARCTIC GLACIERS TO GLOBAL WARMING
50	IGAC	2	Air-Ice Chemical Interactions (AICI) and the IPY
364	iAnZone	1	SASSI - Synoptic Antarctic Shelf-Slope Interactions
9	IGBP	U	IGBP regional study of polar regions matches well with IPY
89	IHY	5	INTERNATIONAL HELIOPHYSICAL YEAR (IHY) - study the solar-generated events that affect life and climate on Earth
333	IOC	1	IOC intentions for IPY – a) developing techniques for managing polar coastal environments (onshore and offshore)
333b	IOC	2	Rescue inaccessible analog ocean data and store it in digital form for ease of retrieval, application, and exchange.
333c	IOC	2	Create a bipolar Ocean Data and Information Network (ODIN) of National Ocean Data Centres
333d	IOC	2	Facilitate development of the polar elements of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS)
58	IPA	1	The Thermal State of Permafrost: A Contribution to the International Polar Year
416	IPAB	1	Increase long term support for the International Arctic Buoy Program in conjunction with IPY.
18	ISIRA	U	International Science Initiative in the Russian Arctic (ISIRA) to assist science/sustainable development in Russian Arctic
24	ISPRC	1	Earth Observation workshop in 2007 to link with IPY.
28	IUGG	3	IGY+50 - An opportunity to celebrate the achievements of IGY using new technology and fuller uderstanding of systems
130	IUGG	5	eGY- An Electronic Geophysical Year initiative coinciding with 50-year anniversary of the highly successful IGY 1957-58.
27	IUGS	3	UNESCO International Year of Planet Earth 2004-07 - Earth Sciences for Society – “The Year”
334	JCOMM	2	JCOMM Intentions for IPY (a) improve and enhance ocean observing systems in polar seas, to make the products and services more effective for local communities, and facilitate ongoing research into long-term climate change
334b	JCOMM	1	Develop and deploy the technology for under-ice Argo-type floats for a comprehensive year-round picture of circulation
334c	JCOMM	1	Enhance the network of surface drifters in water and on sea-ice to provide information on sea surface temperature, marine meteorology, and ocean currents
334d	JCOMM	1	Reactivation of existing and the establishment of new sea level measurement stations, including those in polar regions
334e	JCOMM	1	Harmonise the collection of sea-ice coverage, thickness and properties
334f	JCOMM	2	Improve the management of sea-ice data, include long term archiving in JCOMM Global Digital Sea Ice Data Bank (GDSIDB)
334g	JCOMM	1	Improve polar ocean bathymetry, so as to improve the output of advanced numerical models of the ocean and climate
60	PAG	1	The Pacific Arctic Group (PAG) proposes coordinated regional studies in the Canada Basin and Arctic marginal seas
335	SCAR	3	Improved integration of geophysical initiatives to improve understanding of continental tectonics, and to establish the thermal evolution of the continental crust
335b	SCAR	2	Study the climate and glacial history of Antarctica through palaeoclimate and ice sheet modelling investigations, integrated with terrestrial and marine geological and geophysical evidence for past changes
335c	SCAR	2	Understand the recent geological history of Antarctica through Neotectonics
335d	SCAR	2	Unify existing programmes on EASIZ, RiSCC and EVOLANTA to develop “Evolutionary Biology in Antarctica (EBA)”
335e	SCAR	1	Create a Marine Biodiversity Information Network to compile, disseminate, integrate information on Antarctic marine biodiversity
335f	SCAR	1	Analyzing, understanding and modeling of katabatic wind events
335g	SCAR	1	Understanding the role of Antarctic Tropospheric Aerosols in Climate, using the Antarctic Aerosol Optical Depth network
335h	SCAR	1	Understanding the relationship between Ice Sheet Mass Balance and Sea Level
335i	SCAR	1	Expanding the critical measurements needed to validate satellite data; to ensure comprehensive observations of sea-ice and to significantly enhance ice-sheet and ice-cap monitoring.
59	SCAR	2	SCAR-RiSCC Terrestrial/Limnetic Ecosystem Science in Antarctica: An Opportunity for The International Polar Year,
15	SCAR	4	SCAR-SALE Exploration of subglacial environments, particularly subglacial lakes of Antarctica.
363	SCAR	1	Taking the Polar Pulse – Human Biology and Medicine in Antarctica
412	SCAR-GSSG	various	GSSG Initiatives for the International Polar Year – outlining a series of proposed Antarctic initiatives for IPY.
413	SCAR-SSGPS-AAA	5	Astronomical Site Testing at Dome A
20	SCOR-SCAR	2	IAnZone - Exchanges Across Antarctic & Arctic Circumpolar Shelf Break Fronts: Similarities, Differences & Impacts.
29b	URSI	5	Solar variability coupling to middle atmosphere,
29c	URSI	5	Relations of upper atmosphere phenomena with climate, ecosystems and environments
29	URSI	5	Space weather
3	WCRP	3	Snow and ice/albedo feedback, and the related negative feedbacks (eg. cloud) that regulate polar and global climate
3b	WCRP	1	The high latitude radiation budget and the role of polar clouds
3c	WCRP	1	Physical & chemical processes in the polar stratosphere - their interactions with tropospheric circulation & processes
3d	WCRP	3	Teleconnections between atmospheric conditions and circulation in the polar regions and at lower latitudes
3e	WCRP	3	Ocean circulation and water mass modification in polar regions and their interaction with the global THC
3f	WCRP	3	Changes to the global hydrological cycle, their manifestation at polar latitudes and their relation to global climate.
3g	WCRP	3	Polar feedbacks on atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations, eg, through thawing permafrost or sea ice removal
3h	WCRP	2	Changes to ice sheets and other polar land ice, regarding sea-level change and possible role in rapid climate change
3i	WCRP	1	The processes responsible for high latitude climatic variability on the decadal time scale.
16	WMO	1	WMO proposals for IPY

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