Special Session

[S] Frontiers of polar science: Novel developments in Arctic and Antarctic observations

Scopes

Polar science is mainly based on observations and investigations in the Arctic and Antarctic regions. A perspective of the connection between the bipolar regions, such as circulation of the atmosphere and ocean, biological diffusion, continental drift, and magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling is important to promote polar science. A perspective of comparison between these regions is also important, because they are surrounded by different and isolated environments in some aspects. Development of research with such perspectives is essential in the future to understand environmental changes on a global scale. The aim of this session is to discuss how to proceed toward new science in the polar science field by deepening studies focused on the bipolar regions.

In this session, we expect: (1) Presentations of new observations and research that are feasible only in the Arctic or Antarctic regions, because of differences in conditions of the two regions; and (2) presentations of new observations and research in both the Arctic and Antarctic regions from the standpoint of comparison and combination of the bipolar regions. Oral presentations in this session will be mainly invited talks, but presentations of new Arctic and Antarctic observations in a wide field of research are welcomed.

Date : Thurs. 4 December.
Place : 2F Auditorium, National Institute of Polar Research
Language : English
Conveners : Yasunobu Ogawa, Hiroshi Miyaoka, Takeshi Tamura, Yusuke Suganuma, and Takahiro Iida