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Isis ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 98 (4) ◽  
pp. 862-864
Author(s):  
Ronald Rainger
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
International Geophysical Year ◽  
International Geophysical ◽  
Drift Station

scholarly journals The United States Glaciological Researches during the International Geophysical Year

1962 ◽  
Vol 4 (31) ◽  
pp. 5-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. P. Crary ◽  
W. O. Field ◽  
M. F. Meier
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Ice Cover ◽  
The United States ◽  
International Geophysical Year ◽  
Northern Latitudes ◽  
International Geophysical ◽  
The U.S

AbstractThe U.S. IGY program in glaciology is reviewed in two parts: Antarctica and northern latitudes. The objectives of the program are outlined and the results of each investigation are briefly summarized. A separate discussion of observations related to changes in the Earth’s ice cover is included.

United States research at drifting stations in the Arctic Ocean

Polar Record ◽  
1960 ◽  
Vol 10 (66) ◽  
pp. 269-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Browne Cottell
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Arctic Ocean ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
National Committee ◽  
Study Program ◽  
International Geophysical Year ◽  
The Arctic Ocean ◽  
Ocean Study ◽  
International Geophysical

Project “Ice Skate” was initiated in 1957 to establish and support the United States drifting research stations in the Arctic Ocean, “Alpha”, and “Bravo” and later the “Alpha” replacement, “Charlie”. The purpose of the project was to provide facilities for research in geophysical phenomena as prescribed in the Arctic Ocean Study Program formulated by the United States National Committee for the International Geophysical Year, and continued under the International Geophysical Co-operation Program.

ANTARCTIC RESEARCH IN CONNECTION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL YEAR

Geophysics ◽  
1956 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 681-690 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harry Wexler
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Cosmic Rays ◽  
The United States ◽  
Aurora Borealis ◽  
International Geophysical Year ◽  
Antarctic Research ◽  
The Subject ◽  
First Time ◽  
International Geophysical

During 1957–58 a dozen nations will establish thirty‐five geophysical stations in Antarctica. Thus, this continent, whose area is larger than that of the United States and Mexico combined, will be the subject of concentrated, coordinated geophysical exploration, to a degree not dreamed possible a few years ago. For the first time geophysical stations will be established away from the coasts, deep in the interior of the continent. Scientists from the various nations will cooperate in exploring the temperatures, winds and electrical properties of an atmosphere cut off from sunlight for many months. The thickness of the ice will be surveyed and examined for indications of increase or decrease of its volume over the years, to see if Antarctic climate is changing. The Aurora Australis will be photographed and compared with its Northern Hemisphere counterpart, the Aurora Borealis. Intensive measurements will be made of geomagnetism, cosmic rays, airglow, and the ionosphere in an attempt to throw light on the physics of the high atmosphere.

Southern Hemisphere weather maps for the international Geophysical Year

1964 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. J. Taljaard ◽  
H. van Loon
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
South African ◽  
Southern Hemisphere ◽  
The United States ◽  
Weather Bureau ◽  
International Geophysical Year ◽  
States Weather ◽  
International Geophysical ◽  
Level Analysis

Attention is drawn to the IGY World Weather Map project of the United States Weather Bureau, the Federal German Weather Service and the South African Weather Bureau. Reference is made to the data and the procedures used for sea level analysis of the Southern Hemisphere maps. The procedure for obtaining 500-mb maps over the large areas of the Southern Ocean where no sounding stations existed is described, and the reliability of sea level and 500-mb maps is discussed.

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