IGY

One of the more interesting results on atmospheric ozone which came out of the IGY was the discovery of the peculiar annual variation of ozone at Halley Bay Fig.

Unthreaded #19 « Climate Audit 2007

Last week the head honcho, Mo Labrie, came into possession of some field notebooks and patches from the Second Miskatonic Antarctic Expedition the ‘57/’58 effort that was part of the IGY – not to be confused with the privately backed group that disappeared in 1938.

A Piece of History 2010

The International Geophysical Year (IGY) (actually 18-months from July 1957 to December 1958) was a period designated by scientific academies and councils around the world for collaboration on projects to study of the earth's environment and its interaction with the sun.

Antarctica and the International Geophysical Year 2009

For the International Geophysical Year (IGY), scientists from 67 nations would eventually participate in activities all over the globe and make significant advances in understanding plate tectonics, ocean currents, terrestrial magnetism, the Van Allen radiation belts and otherphenomena.

Antarctica and the International Geophysical Year 2009

Around that time, the IGY (International Geophysical Year) was starting up, and at our spot in

John C. Mather - Autobiography 2007

This Scandinavian program, started by Rossby in 1954, had been a major factor in triggering interest in measuring CO2 during the IGY.

Rabett Run EliRabett 2009

Antarctica receive special attention that resulted not just in the science undertaken for IGY, but a major advance incontinuos scientific work that extends down to the present.

Antarctica and the International Geophysical Year 2009

This Scandinavian program, started by Rossby in 1954, had been a major factor in triggering interest in measuring CO2 during the IGY.

Archive 2009-10-01 EliRabett 2009

As part of the IGY, both Russia and the U.S. were expected to orbit space vehicles.

Gerald Bracey: The Great Big Engine That Didn't 2008

A notable political result founded on the IGY was ratification of the Antarctic Treaty in 1961.

International Polar Year 2007