National Institute of Polar Research (Japan)
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| Abbreviation | NIPR |
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| Formation | 1973 |
| Website | www |
National Institute of Polar Research, NIPR (Japanese: 国立極地研究所, Hepburn: Kokuritsu-kyokuchi-kenkyūsho) is the research institute responsible for scientific research and observation of the polar regions. NIPR manages several observation stations in the Arctic and Antarctica. It was founded in 1973.
Research topics[edit]
The NIPR conducts Arctic observations of the atmosphere, ice sheets, Earth’s magnetic field and the ecosystems of the polar regions.[1]
Research stations[edit]
NIPR is an inter-university research institute that has observation stations in the Arctic and Antarctica. Stations are located in Svalbard, Greenland, Northern Scandinavia, Queen Maud Land, and Iceland.
Asteroid[edit]
Asteroid 7773 Kyokuchiken was named in honor of The National Institute of Polar Research (by its shortened Japanese name "Kyokuchiken").[2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 25 September 2018 (M.P.C. 111797).[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "NIPR: About Us".
- ^ "7773 Kyokuchiken (1992 FS)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
Further reading[edit]
- Yanai K., Kojima H., Haramura H. (1995): Catalog of Antarctic Meteorites. NIPR, Tokyo
- William A. Cassidy, Meteorites, Ice and Antarctica, Cambridge University Press (2003), ISBN 0-521-25872-3
External links[edit]
- Official Japanese website
- Official English website
- Future Symposiums at the National Institute of Polar Research
- Antarctic Meteorite Research (journal)
- Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research
35°42′45″N 139°24′32″E / 35.71250°N 139.40889°E
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