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Jacek JANIA, andPiotr GŁOWACKI

Preparations of thePreparations of theIPY 2007IPY 2007--20082008in Polandin Poland

Warszawa

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StructurePolish National Committee

on IPY 2007-2008Polish Academy of Sciences

(Prof. A. Guterch – Chair)

Committee on Polar ResearchPolish Academy of Sciences

(Prof. A. Guterch – President)

Committee for Preparation of the IPYConference of Rectors of the Polish Universities

(Prof. J. Jania – Chair)

Polar Stationsand

VesselsScientific

Institutions Universities

COMMITTEE ON POLAR RESEARCHCOMMITTEE ON POLAR RESEARCHPOLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCESPOLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Project for preparation of the Polish scientific institutionsfor activity during 4 IPY 2007-2008

Supported by the State Committee for Science Researchin 2004-2006

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STRUCTURE, EVOLUTION AND DYNAMICS OF THE LITOSPHERE, CRYOSPHERE AND

BIOSPHERE OF ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC REGIONS

Poles in the Arctic2 Polar Year 1932/1933

(Polish Expedition to Bear Island)

3 International Geophysical Year 1957/1958(Polish Expedition to Hornsund established

Polish Polar Station in Spitsbergen)

4 International Polar Year 2007/2008

1 International Geophysical Year 1882/1883(Polish political prisoners to Siberia

exploring the Arctic)

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Studies area

Spitsbergen

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Iceland

Poland

KolaPeninsula

Currently studied areas in the Arctic Irkutsk

(& Siberia)

Localization

Station 1957

19581958

Station 1980

19801980

Station 2003

20032003

Plan 2004Polish Polar Station

after 2004

store

social room

laboratory

room

MAGAZYN

POKÓJKOMPUTE-

ROWY

KUCHNIA

POKÓJKOMPUTE

-ROWY

POKÓJ

POKÓJ POKÓJ

POKÓJ

UPS I ROZDZIELNIA ELEKTRYCZNA

HYDROFOR I ZBIORNIK

WODY

ŚWIETLICA

JADALNIA

AMBULATORIUM

MAGAZYNSPRZĘTUI BRONI

MAGAZYN WYDZIELONY

MAGAZYN

MAGAZYN

CHŁODNIA- 25

CHŁODNIA+ 5

AGREGATYCHŁODNICZE

MAGAZYN

PRACOWNIA

PRACOWNIA

SAUNA ISUSZARNIA

FacilitiesPolish Polar Station

at Hornsund(Svalbard)

Facilities:Single bedrooms – 12Larger bedrooms – 7

(30 places for seasonal groups)Laboratories – 10Kitchen Dining roomMeeting roomBathrooms – 3W.C. – 4Garage and workshopSnow mobiles – 5Open boats – 2Zodiacs –2Amphibians – 2Environmental pavilion – 1Geophysical pavilions – 2

Vessel before Hans Glacier

Hans Glacier in 1957 and in 2003

Hans from Fugleberget2

Station in winterCrew at the Station in the winter time :Crew at the Station in the winter time :

Technician

Electrician

Electronic engineerMeteorologist (1- 2)

Geophysicist (1- 2) Environmental observer

Investigations- Structure of the Earth’s crust by seismic methods

- Geophysical fields

- Terrestrial cryosphere- permafrost

(active layer thickness; physical and chemical processes)- glaciology

glacier geometry changes,glacier dynamics (tidewater glaciers)hydro-thermal structure of glaciers

- snow cover on glaciers and landsnow chemistrysnow thickness distribution

- Climate changes and related processes

- Marine and terrestrial ecology

- Structure of the Earth’s crust by seismic methods

- Geophysical fields

- Terrestrial cryosphere- permafrost

(active layer thickness; physical and chemical processes)- glaciology

glacier geometry changes,glacier dynamics (tidewater glaciers)hydro-thermal structure of glaciers

- snow cover on glaciers and landsnow chemistrysnow thickness distribution

- Climate changes and related processes

- Marine and terrestrial ecology

The current research programmes:The current research programmes:

Environmental

Svalbard – Hornsund area

European Marine Biodiversity Flagship SiteEuropean Marine Biodiversity Flagship Site

View at end of the Hornsund

Greenland Sea

Barents Sea

Northhern light in Hornsund

Thank you

Thank you for your attentio