Description:
In this video from the National Science Foundation, James White, chair of the Polar Research Board, hosts a distinguished panel in a discussion about the International Polar Year, a collaborative effort to promote research in the polar regions so that we may better understand the physical forces of our planet and atmosphere. This scientific program involves more than 200 projects and thousands of scientists from more than 60 nations examining a wide range of physical, biological and social research related to the Arctic and the Antarctic. Speaker(s):
Timothy Killeen, assistant director, Geosciences, National Science Foundation
Arden L. Bement, Jr., director, National Science Foundation
James White, chair, Polar Research Board, National Academy of Sciences
Ralph Cicerone, president, National Academy of Sciences
Karl Erb, director, Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation
David Bromwich, Geography, The Ohio State University
David Holland, director, Center for Atmosphere Ocean Science, New York University
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