International Polar Year Historical Data and Literature  View Catalog Page Entry ID
G02201
Summary
The International Polar Year Historical Data and Literature collection (formerly known as the Discovery and Access of Historic Literature from the IPYs (DAHLI) project) is an online data collection consisting primarily of photographs, publications, and observational data records from, and relating to, the first two International Polar Years (IPY) 1882-83 and 1932-33 and the International Geophysical Year (IGY)1957-58. Examples of data contained in observational records include, but are not limited to: air magnetic vertical intensity, air conductivity, atmospheric-electric observations, auroral log data, potential-gradient electrographic data, dust counts, and meteorological observations. Photographs within the collection include those from the Wilkes Station in Antarctica, the USGS survey of Fletchers Ice Island, and the DTM Geophysical Laboratory Library. Publications within this collection primarily consist of government (national and international) bulletins and reports on activities during the International Polar and International Geophysical years. Other data include audio files of interviews recorded during NCARs Oral Histories Project, and a video on Drifting Station Alpha during the IGY, published by NSIDC.
Data were contributed by several institutions: the University of Colorado Libraries, the Carnegie Institution of Washington, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), and The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).
The data collection contains approximately 800 digital objects, formats of these objects include: PDF, TIFF, JPEG, MP3, and MPEG. Most objects are freely accessible and downloadable, except where prohibited by copyright.
Temporal coverage of this data collection is between the years 1882 and 1958. Geographical coverage is global, with data originating from Europe, Asia, North America, and South America and relating primarily to specific glaciers and other locations in North America (Alaska and Canada) and Antarctica.
All materials without use constraints are accessible by the public through the ROCS Archives Catalog. Reference images and PDFs of publications and data are available for immediate viewing and download. Please request high resolution TIFF image files through the Archives catalog.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: 90°
S: -90°
E: 180°
W: -180°
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Coburn, E., R. Duerr, E. Schlagel, and A. Wallace.
Dataset Title: International Polar Year Historical Data and Literature
Dataset Release Date: 2011-08-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/g02201.html
Dataset DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5FT8HZS
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1882-01-01
Stop Date: 2007-12-31
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT ANTARCTICA
- CONTINENT NORTH AMERICA CANADA
- CONTINENT NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND
- CONTINENT NORTH AMERICA MEXICO
- CONTINENT NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALASKA
- CONTINENT NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CALIFORNIA
- CONTINENT NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA MICHIGAN
- CONTINENT SOUTH AMERICA
- CONTINENT SOUTH AMERICA CHILE
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION ARCTIC
- OCEAN ARCTIC OCEAN
- OCEAN SOUTHERN OCEAN ROSS SEA
Science Keywords
- Atmosphere Aerosols Dust/Ash/Smoke
- Atmosphere Aerosols Particulate Matter
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Electricity
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Electricity Atmospheric Conductivity
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Electricity Electric Field
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Pressure
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Temperature Air Temperature
- Cryosphere Frozen Ground Periglacial Processes
- Cryosphere Frozen Ground Permafrost
- Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Ablation Zones/Accumulation Zones
- Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation
- Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Glaciers
- Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Ice Sheets
- Cryosphere Sea Ice Ice Depth/Thickness
- Cryosphere Sea Ice Ice Growth/Melt
- Cryosphere Sea Ice Sea Ice Elevation
- Cryosphere Sea Ice Snow Depth
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice Permafrost
- Land Surface Frozen Ground Periglacial Processes
- Land Surface Frozen Ground Permafrost
- Oceans Ocean Temperature Water Temperature
- Oceans Salinity/Density Salinity
- Oceans Sea Ice Ice Depth/Thickness
- Oceans Sea Ice Ice Growth/Melt
- Oceans Sea Ice Sea Ice Elevation
- Oceans Sea Ice Snow Depth
- Paleoclimate Ice Core Records
- Paleoclimate Land Records Glaciation
- Solid Earth Geomorphology Glacial Landforms/Processes
- Solid Earth Seismology
- Solid Earth Seismology Seismic Profile
- Sun-earth Interactions Ionosphere/Magnetosphere Dynamics Aurorae
- Sun-earth Interactions Ionosphere/Magnetosphere Dynamics Electric Fields/Electric Currents
- Sun-earth Interactions Solar Activity Cosmic Rays
- Sun-earth Interactions Solar Activity Solar Flares
- Sun-earth Interactions Solar Activity Solar Radio Wave Emissions
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Permafrost
- Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere
Platform
- AIRCRAFT
- GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
- GROUND STATIONS
Instrument
- BALANCE
- CAMERAS
- COMPASSES
- HYGROTHERMOGRAPHS
- INTERFEROMETERS
- MAGVAR Magnetic Variometer
- MULTILENS CAMERAS
- THERMOMETERS
- VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
Access Constraints
Copyrighted material are subject to fair use restrictions.
Use Constraints
Publications, images, data files, and other materials from the National Snow and Ice Data Center, the National Center for Atmospheric Research, the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, and the University of Colorado holdings are available to the public if cited correctly using NSIDC's Use and Copyright Policies. The image holdings (photographs) of the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, D.C. are available for preview only but may be made available upon request.
Data Set Progress
complete
Originating Center
NSIDC_ARC
Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
NSIDC National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/noaa/
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC NOAA User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
NSIDC Roger G. Barry Archives and Resource Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/rocs/
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC ARC User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Fax: 1 303 492-2468 x
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 50 - 120 MB
Distribution Format: TIFF
Distribution Media: Online (HTTP)
Distribution Size: 129 MB
Distribution Format: MPEG
Distribution Media: Online (HTTP)
Distribution Size: 4 - 15 KB
Distribution Format: JPEG
Distribution Media: Online (HTTP)
Distribution Size: 50 - 120 MB
Distribution Format: TIFF
Distribution Media: Online (HTTP)
Distribution Size: 550 MB
Distribution Format: PDF
Distribution Media: Online (HTTP)
Distribution Size: 90 - 120 MB
Distribution Format: MPEG
Personnel
Elizabeth Coburn
Role: DATA AUTHOR
Email: coburn@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, CU Boulder
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
Ruth Duerr
Role: DATA AUTHOR
Phone: 1 303 735-0136 x
Email: rduerr@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, CU Boulder
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- 449 University of Colorado at Boulder
City: Boulder
Province or State: Colorado
Postal Code: 80027
Country: USA
Elizabeth Schlagel
Role: DATA AUTHOR
Email: schlagel@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, CU Boulder
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
Allaina Wallace
Role: DATA AUTHOR
Email: allainaw@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, CU Boulder
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
Related URL
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Access ROCS Materials
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
History of the IPYs
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
ROCS: Accessing Materials
Reference
Duerr, R., Parsons, M., Weaver, R. 2004. The International Polar Year: Making Data and Information Available for the Long Term. Presented at the AGU, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Duerr, R., Howard, A. 2007. The International Polar Years: Creating Access to 125 Years of Polar Research. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Special Libraries Association. Denver, CO, USA.
Goodwin, R. et al. 2008. The International Polar Year Publications Database: A Progress Report. Presented at the 22nd Polar Libraries Colloquy, Edmonton, Canada. Goodwin, R., Tahirkheli, S., Lane, H., Duerr, R., Wallace, A., Dheerendra, P. T. 2010. The International Polar Year Publications Database: The First 4000. Presented at the 23rd Polar Libraries Colloquy, Bremerhaven, Germany.
Hicks, G. 2010. Polar Libraries Using E-Science Communication During the 4th International Polar Year 2007-2008. Presented at the 23rd Polar Libraries Colloquy, Bremerhaven, Germany.
Hicks, G., Sommer, S. 2006. International Polar Year Information Resources: Science Librarians Behind the Scenes and in the Field. Presented at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Howard, A. 2007. The Reason for DAHLI: Making the Holdings of Historic IPY Information Accessible to All. Presented at the GSA Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, USA.
Howard, A. M., Duerr, R. 2006. Discovery and Access of Historic Literature of the IPYs (DAHLI): rescuing records and publications of early IPY ventures. Presented at the 21st Polar Libraries Colloquy, Rome, Italy.
Howard, A., Duerr, R. 2006. NOAAs Climate Database Modernization Program at the National Snow and Ice Data Center. Presented at the 21st Polar Libraries Colloquy, Rome, Italy.
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2011-08-01
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-04-02
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