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National Institute of Polar Research (Japan)

Coordinates: 35°42′45″N 139°24′32″E / 35.71250°N 139.40889°E / 35.71250; 139.40889
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National Institute of Polar Research
国立極地研究所
AbbreviationNIPR
Formation1973; 51 years ago (1973)
Websitewww.nipr.ac.jp

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

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The NIPR conducts Arctic observations of the atmosphere, ice sheets, Earth’s magnetic field and the ecosystems of the polar regions.[1]

Research stations

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "NIPR: About Us".
  2. ^ "7773 Kyokuchiken (1992 FS)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  3. ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 17 October 2018.

Further reading

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  • 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
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35°42′45″N 139°24′32″E / 35.71250°N 139.40889°E / 35.71250; 139.40889