International Collaboration in the Antarctic for Global Science

2011 ◽  
pp. 265-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl A. Erb
Keyword(s):  
International Collaboration ◽  
Global Science ◽  
The Antarctic

The importance of the Antarctic in atmospheric sciences

1977 ◽  
Vol 279 (963) ◽  
pp. 275-285 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
International Collaboration ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Atmospheric Science ◽  
Atmospheric Sciences ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Global Problems ◽  
Prime Objective ◽  
The Antarctic ◽  
New Instruments

A prime objective of atmospheric science research in Antarctica is to use the special conditions found there to throw new light on global problems and, in particular, to test theories of the dynamics of the environment and its reactions to solar phenomena. This involves much international collaboration in planning, data collection and analysis, which is briefly described. The British Antarctic Survey theatre of operations is geographically and magnetically unique and therefore offers exceptionally favourable conditions for such tests. The development of new instruments, in particular those carried by satellite, has made research possible in uninhabited regions and enabled problems to be studied which were previously impracticable. The objects of this paper are to draw attention to the needs and possibilities, and to show some of the ways in which the specific investigations discussed by other contributors interact.

International collaboration in Antarctica: the International Polar Years, the International Geophysical Year, and the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research

Polar Record ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 321-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin P. Summerhayes
Keyword(s):  
International Collaboration ◽  
Scientific Collaboration ◽  
Scientific Committee ◽  
International Scientific Collaboration ◽  
International Geophysical Year ◽  
Working Together ◽  
International Polar ◽  
Antarctic Research ◽  
The Antarctic ◽  
International Geophysical

ABSTRACTAs the fourth International Polar Year (IPY) 2007–2008, gets into full swing it is timely to reflect on the history of development of international scientific collaboration in the IPYs since the first one in 1882–1883, including the third, which evolved into the International Geophysical Year (IGY) of 1957–1958. The success of international scientific collaboration in the IGY led the International Council for Science (ICSU), the body that managed the IGY, to create the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) to carry forward the collaboration in Antarctic science that had begun during the IGY. This year, 2008, seems an appropriate time to undertake such an historical review, given that we are not only midway through the fourth IPY, but also that it is SCAR's 50th anniversary; the first SCAR meeting having been held in The Hague on 3–5 February 1958. Since SCAR's membership began with 12 member countries and 4 ICSU unions, membership has grown to 34 countries and 8 ICSU unions, with more expected to join at the 30th meeting of SCAR in Moscow in July 2008. Both SCAR's activities and those of the fourth IPY benefit from international collaboration not only between scientists, but also between the national Antarctic operations managers, working together through the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programmes (COMNAP), and national policy makers working together through the Antarctic Treaty mechanisms. Thanks to all their efforts, the IPY of 2007–2009 will leave behind a legacy of enhanced observing systems for documenting the status and change of all aspects of the Antarctic environment as the basis for improved forecasting of its future condition. SCAR expects to play a major role in the design of those systems and their use to improve scientific understanding of the place of the Antarctic in the global environmental system, and the pace and direction of change within that system.

Scientific collaboration in Antarctica (1901–04): a challenge in times of political rivalry

Polar Record ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cornelia Lüdecke
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
International Collaboration ◽  
Scientific Collaboration ◽  
Magnetic Measurements ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Scientific Interest ◽  
Political Rivalry ◽  
Antarctic Research ◽  
The Antarctic

When geographers recommended the exploration of the Antarctic regions at the close of the nineteenth century, Germany and Britain were eager to do their best. The promoters of Antarctic research, such as Georg von Neumayer (1826–1909) in Hamburg and Clements Markham (1830–1916) in London, could finally raise enough money to build national flagships for science. Despite unfavourable political circumstances, due to political rivalry between Germany and Great Britain, the leaders of the expeditions — Erich von Drygalski (1865–1949) and Robert Falcon Scott (1868–1912) — agreed to a scientific collaboration with regard to meteorological and magnetic measurements in Antarctica during 1901–1903, which later was extended until 1904. This paper reveals that favourable circumstances such as the International Geographical Congresses in London (1895) and Berlin (1899) played a major role in increasing scientific interest in and public support of Antarctic research, ultimately leading to international collaboration.

scholarly journals Astronomy from the Antarctic Plateau: a global personal vision

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (H15) ◽  
pp. 636-638
Author(s):  
Hans Zinnecker
Keyword(s):  
International Collaboration ◽  
Dome A ◽  
Astronomical Observations ◽  
Antarctic Plateau ◽  
Near Ir ◽  
Global Vision ◽  
The Antarctic

AbstractThe Antarctic Plateau (Dome C, also Dome A) is emerging as an especially good sitefor astronomical observations (high, dry, cold, no wind, good free seeing above a certainboundary layer). Over the last few years, several meetings and conferences tookplace to discuss potential astrophysical science cases for such exceptional atmosphericconditions. I summarise my personal conclusions from these discussions and presenta global vision (roadmap) for Antarctic Astronomy for future optical, near-IR, thermal-IR, andfar-IR/sub-mm observations. The need for international collaboration between Europe, Australia and China is stressed.

scholarly journals Scientific Collaboration on COVID-19 Amidst Geopolitical Tensions between the US and China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny J. Lee ◽  
John P. Haupt
Keyword(s):  
International Collaboration ◽  
Scientific Collaboration ◽  
Political Rhetoric ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
The Past ◽  
Global Science ◽  
The Us ◽  
International Collaborations ◽  
Collaboration Patterns ◽  
Scientometric Study

Abstract As the threat of COVID-19 and US-China tensions are increasing, this study focused on this intensifying intersection between geopolitics and global science in the midst of a pandemic. This scientometric study examined the US’ and China’s international collaboration patterns on science and engineering (S&E) COVID-19 articles through the lenses of scientific nationalism and scientific globalism. While scientific nationalism would assume that the current political rhetoric and protectionist policies would lead to a decrease in international collaboration, our findings showed the reverse. The world’s proportion of international collaborations generally increased. Findings also revealed that despite geopolitical tensions, the highest number of internationally coauthored S&E COVID-19 articles between two countries involve the US and China. Their collaboration rate on COVID-19 is higher than during the past five-years as well as on non-COVID-19 articles published during 2020.

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