Mapping weather, water, ice and climate (WWIC) information providers in Polar Regions: who are they and who do they serve?

IF 2 Q3 GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL

Polar Geography Pub Date : 2020-01-03 DOI:10.1080/1088937X.2019.1707320

Riina Haavisto, M. Lamers, R. Thoman, D. Liggett, Jorge Carrasco, J. Dawson, G. Ljubicic, E. Stewart

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Environmental conditions in Polar Regions are becoming more dynamic due to climate change. As sea ice melts, the range of human activities in Polar Regions are projected to increase, while weather conditions are becoming more extreme and unpredictable. Provision and use of weather, water, ice and climate (WWIC) information plays a key role in ensuring that polar activities are conducted as safely as possible and can contribute to a reduction of the environmental footprint of human activities. In this article, we explore the WWIC information provider landscape in a polar context, drawing on a database we compiled to characterize the diversity of providers. The database is built on available literature and on an extensive desk-based research of WWIC information provider websites. We analyse the 374 providers categorized by (a) institutional background (public vs private), (b) the position of the provider relative to activities in the WWIC information space, and (c) the users they serve. While governmental institutions have a strong presence in information provision, new types of providers are now entering the scene. Scientific actors seem to play a substantial role as users as well as major providers of WWIC information services.

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绘制极地地区的天气、水、冰和气候(WWIC)信息提供者:他们是谁?他们为谁服务?

由于气候变化，极地地区的环境条件正变得更加动态。随着海冰融化，极地地区人类活动的范围预计将扩大，而天气条件将变得更加极端和不可预测。天气、水、冰和气候(WWIC)信息的提供和使用在确保极地活动尽可能安全地进行方面发挥着关键作用，并有助于减少人类活动的环境足迹。在本文中，我们将在两极上下文中探讨WWIC信息提供者的情况，并利用我们编制的数据库来描述提供者的多样性。该数据库是建立在现有文献和对WWIC信息提供者网站的广泛桌面研究基础上的。我们根据(a)机构背景(公共与私人)，(b)提供商相对于WWIC信息空间活动的位置，以及(c)他们所服务的用户对374家提供商进行了分析。虽然政府机构在提供信息方面有很强的影响力，但新型提供者正在进入这一领域。科学行为者似乎作为世界信息中心信息服务的用户和主要提供者发挥了重要作用。

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Polar Geography GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL-

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5.30

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期刊介绍： Polar Geographyis a quarterly publication that offers a venue for scholarly research on the physical and human aspects of the Polar Regions. The journal seeks to address the component interplay of the natural systems, the complex historical, political, economic, cultural, diplomatic, and security issues, and the interchange amongst them. As such, the journal welcomes comparative approaches, critical scholarship, and alternative and disparate perspectives from around the globe. The journal offers scientists a venue for publishing longer papers such as might result from distillation of a thesis, or review papers that place in global context results from coordinated national and international efforts currently underway in both Polar Regions.