The Joint Arctic Weather Stations Science and Sovereignty in the High Arctic, 1946-1972

The Joint Arctic Weather Stations Science and Sovereignty in the High Arctic, 1946-1972

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This is the first systematic account of the Joint Arctic Weather Stations (JAWS), a collaborative science program between Canada and the United States that created a distinctive state presence in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago from 1946-1972. These five meteorological stations, constructed at Eurek...

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Main Author: Heidt, Daniel (auth)
Other Authors: Lackenbauer, P. Whitney (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Calgary University of Calgary Press 2022
Series:Northern Lights
Subjects:
History of other lands
Social & cultural history
Meteorology & climatology
arctic history
polar history
sovereignty
diplomacy
cold war
weather studies
meteorology
meteorological science
history of science
historical geography
polar geography
anthropology of science
social history
environmental history
Canada-US relations
science diplomacy
circumpolar studies
cultures of isolation
living in isolation
scientists
arctic logistics
polar logistics
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