NOAA Activities in support of the
International Polar Year (2007-2008)

NOAA began planning for IPY activities in the fall of 2004. Initial ideas were packaged into 11 broader themes and submitted to the IPY International Program Office in January 2005 as “expressions of intent.” Over the next few months, the IPY International Program Office encouraged scientists to prepare more collaborative proposals, resulting in around 200 “integrated projects” that now define the international effort for the IPY. Here is a summary those activities to which NOAA expects to contribute and updates progress on expected NOAA activities during FY 2007-2009 related to IPY.

exploration
EXPLORATION
observations
OBSERVATIONS
predictions and monitoring
PREDICTION AND MODELING
data, outreach and support
DATA, OUTREACH, AND DECISION SUPPORT
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