Planning for the International Polar Year 2007-2008 Report of the Implementation Workshop (2004) / Chapter Skim
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3 Science and Technology Initiatives
3 Science and Technology Initiatives
Pages 23-31
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Environmental change crosses all national boundaries, and the underlying mechanisms driving change are pan 4The full text of the Vision report (NRC, 2004) recommendations are listed in Appendix E
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It was also noted that one of the untapped sources of in-depth data on Arctic environmental change are daily observations and ecological knowledge of northern residents. Many participants felt that development of special programs engaging local environmental experts and subsistence users in IPY-related observational networks, both on the national (Alaska)
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Many participants felt that these new approaches will advance the scientific use of traditional ecological knowledge and concepts developed by polar residents; pioneer the systemic value of the indigenous concept of "wellness"5; advance studies in community sustainability, subsistence, and co-management strategies; promote studies of ecosystem health and spiritual and environmental healing; encourage culture, heritage, and language preservation; and promote scholarly cooperation between polar researchers and local environmental experts. Discussion on coupled human-environment dynamics also focused on human physical and mental health.
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These comments are echoed by many other discussions with the science community, both nationally and internationally. Most of the discussions focusing on the need to integrate physical and social sciences note the difficulty in this task and this workshop did not spend considerable time discussing mechanisms to increase the role of social scientists in IPY activities.
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An emphasis on genomic sequencing of polar organisms or communities during the IPY would open up important new understanding of the pivotal role that microbes play in all polar ecosystems. Genomic techniques also will help scientists understand life in extreme environments, including how polar organisms adapt to physical extremes.
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There is general agreement in the science community that the polar night is not a time of hibernation, but we have not thoroughly investigated processes during the polar night to know much about what happens during this period. POLAR OBSERVING NETWORKS Workshop participants recognized that observations of many significant components of the polar regions remain extremely limited and nonstandardized, due to the small, scattered human populations, limited scientific infrastructure, and inherent difficulties of working in cold, remote environments year-round over sustained periods of time.
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Coordination of satellite observations from this ever-growing international suite of sensors and additional focus by higher data rate sensors that do not collect data continuously would secure valuable benchmark datasets and advance the effort to assess the ongoing polar change. Participants also noted the value of the polar snapshot idea would be maximized with intensive field campaigns during the IPY, to compare satellite observations with in situ measurements.
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Many participants also noted the need to upgrade infrastructure to develop more comprehensive polar education programs, in particular enhancing bandwith and wireless capabilities in remote northern communities. Improving this infrastructure would also be instrumental in improving outreach efforts and better integrating native knowledge into observing networks.
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· Finding a surplus submarine for polar research
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