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Links

  • Arctic Council
  • APECS, the Association for Polar Early Career Scientists
  • CliC, the WCRP core project on Climate and Cryosphere
  • EGO, Everyone's gliding observatory
  • GCOS, the Global Climate Observing System
  • GEO, the Group on Earth Observations
  • GOOS, the Global Ocean Observing System
  • GROOM, the FP7 project on Gliders for Ocean Observations and Management
  • IASC, the International Arctic Science Committee
  • ICARP, the International Conference on Arctic Research Planning
  • IOC, the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO
  • JCOMM, the WMO-IOC Joint Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology
  • OOPC, the Ocean Observations Panel for Climate (OOPC)
  • PCPI, the Polar Climate Predictability Initiative (PCPI) of WCRP
  • PPP, the Polar Prediction project of WWRP
  • SAON: the Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks (SAON)
  • SCAR, the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
  • SOOS, the Southern Ocean Observing System
  • WDAC, the WCRP Data Advisory Council
  • YOPP, the Year of the Polar Prediction
  • WWRP, the World Weather Research Programme

Documents

  • Polar Challenge presentation at GCOS conference
  • Polar Challenge flyer
  • Polar Challenge concept
  • Short statement prepared for ASSW/AOS 2016, Fairbanks, USA
  • WMO Bulletin Vol 64 (2) - 2015, Polar Challenge article
  • New Polar Challenge launched
  • Glider Terrain Navigation Feasibility Study
  • What is an ocean glider?

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