Posters
NOAA IPY Promotional Posters
This poster is available in three formats: small (572 KB), medium (11.3MB) and large (13.9 MB)
The International Bathymetric Chart of the Artic Ocean (IBCAO) (10Mb PDF)
This new IBCAO RP-2, 2004 Poster is a polar stereographic view of the Arctic Ocean displaying bathymetric contours north of 64 degrees north at a scale of 1:6,000,000. The poster size is 42 x 52 inches.
International Polar Year (IPY) Brochure (380 KB)
IPY 2007-2008 is a truly global effort involving thousands of scientists, over 60 countries and six continents.



IPY partners have agreed on six key themes to shape the IPY scientific agenda:

  • The Environmental Status of the Polar Regions
  • Understanding Past Change and Predicting Future Change
  • Links between Polar and Global Processes
  • Bringing Science Frontiers to Polar Regions
  • Observing the Earth and Space from the Poles
  • The sustainability of Circumpolar Societies
See www.ipy.org for more details of who is involved and the exciting range of scientific activities envisaged.
Ozone Hole
Antarctic Ozone Hole is a Record Breaker
(4.5 MB)
Produced by Environmental Visualization Program. It provides enhanced resolution imagery, animations and graphic design services to NOAA, the media and the public. The products provided here are public domain and therefore may not be copyrighted. Please credit NOAA for any products.
Climate Lessons from the First International Polar Year 1881-1884
The poster is from a project supported by the NOAA Arctic Research Office. The Arctic Environment in Historical PerspectiveÓ records of the first International Polar Year (IPY) offer a unique opportunity to study the Arctic as it existed prior to the present era of environmental change. (http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/aro/ipy-1/) (1.1MB)

NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration
international polar year2007 - 2008 Poster


Resources on Polar Research in the NOAA Central Library Network
international polar year2007 - 2008 Poster
Man Cutting Ice