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National Institute of Polar Research

National Institute of Polar Research is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand National Institute of Polar Research rather than just read about it. In short: 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.

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Reference excerpt

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 The NIPR conducts Arctic observations of the atmosphere, ice sheets, Earth’s magnetic field and the ecosystems of the polar regions.

Research stations 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.

Asuka Station Dome F Mizuho Station Showa Station

Asteroid Asteroid 7773 Kyokuchiken was named in honor of The National Institute of Polar Research (by its shortened Japanese name "Kyokuchiken"). The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 25 September 2018 (M.P.C. 111797).

See also Polar Science Glossary of meteoritics

References

Further reading 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 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

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of National Institute of Polar Research

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In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses National Institute of Polar Research in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: National Institute of Polar Research is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1973 establishments in Japan, Antarctic research, Japanese Antarctic Program, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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