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What is the place of science in Antarctica?

What is the place of science in Antarctica? sThe Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) is often paraphrased as providing the means by which Antarctica is protected as a ‘continent for peace and science’, on the face of it meaning that the primary purpose of humans being present in Antarctica is for the advancement of scientific knowledge. As is well known, some of the earliest expeditions to Antarctica placed scientific discovery and exploration amongst their highest priorities. Scientific research in Antarctica really took off with the International Geophysical Year of 1957/58, illustrating that even then the importance of Antarctica in the global system and for the advancement of science was starting to be appreciated. Even today, the lack of knowledge of parts of the continent and surrounding ocean, and/or within particular disciplines, means that ‘discovery science’ still has a major role to play. With today's emphasis and focus on the multifaceted field of ‘global climate change’, it is often easy to forget that little more than 30 years ago the concept was barely mentioned or its importance widely appreciated. So, what were the major drivers of the rapid development of Antarctic science in the mid- to late-20th Century, before ‘climate fever’ took over, and to what extent do these http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Antarctic Science Cambridge University Press

What is the place of science in Antarctica?

Convey, Peter
Antarctic Science , Volume 35 (1): 3 – Feb 1, 2023
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Antarctic Science Ltd
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0954-1020
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sThe Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) is often paraphrased as providing the means by which Antarctica is protected as a ‘continent for peace and science’, on the face of it meaning that the primary purpose of humans being present in Antarctica is for the advancement of scientific knowledge. As is well known, some of the earliest expeditions to Antarctica placed scientific discovery and exploration amongst their highest priorities. Scientific research in Antarctica really took off with the International Geophysical Year of 1957/58, illustrating that even then the importance of Antarctica in the global system and for the advancement of science was starting to be appreciated. Even today, the lack of knowledge of parts of the continent and surrounding ocean, and/or within particular disciplines, means that ‘discovery science’ still has a major role to play. With today's emphasis and focus on the multifaceted field of ‘global climate change’, it is often easy to forget that little more than 30 years ago the concept was barely mentioned or its importance widely appreciated. So, what were the major drivers of the rapid development of Antarctic science in the mid- to late-20th Century, before ‘climate fever’ took over, and to what extent do these

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