The Greenland Space Symposium - Overview
As part of the International Polar Year (IPY), we will celebrate the rich history of Greenland in using scientific instruments to provide a window into the geospace system. Please join The National Institute of Aerospace sponsorship of NASA Educator-on-Loan Sharon Bowers as she attends the Symposium and shares her findings and thoughts from the event.
This exciting event promises to deliver a wealth of information and resources, when coupled with technology tools (like this Weblog) to showcase and support 21st century science education. Whether you are a science teacher, student or interested individual consider jumping into these resources and participating in comments to this weblog.
The IPY 2007-2008 marks the 35-year anniversary of the deployment of the coastal magnetometer chains that have provided an extraordinary collection of results to develop our understanding of the high latitude electrodynamics. The IPY 2007-2008 also marks the 30-year anniversary of the International Magnetospheric Study where Greenland data provided a significant contribution. It is the 25-year anniversary of the move of the incoherent scatter radar from Chatinika, Alaska to Kangerlussuaq, and it is the 20-year anniversary of the planning to place autonomous magnetometers on the Greenland Ice Cap