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.
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]
national, institute, polar, research, japan, national, institute, polar, research, nipr, japanese, 国立極地研究所, hepburn, kokuritsu, kyokuchi, kenkyūsho, research, institute, responsible, scientific, research, observation, polar, regions, nipr, manages, several, ob. National Institute of Polar Research NIPR Japanese 国立極地研究所 Hepburn Kokuritsu kyokuchi kenkyusho 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 National Institute of Polar Research国立極地研究所AbbreviationNIPRFormation1973 50 years ago 1973 Websitewww wbr nipr wbr ac wbr jp Contents 1 Research topics 2 Research stations 3 Asteroid 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksResearch topics editThe NIPR conducts Arctic observations of the atmosphere ice sheets Earth s magnetic field and the ecosystems of the polar regions 1 Research stations editNIPR 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 StationAsteroid editAsteroid 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 editPolar Science Glossary of meteoriticsReferences edit NIPR About Us 7773 Kyokuchiken 1992 FS Minor Planet Center Retrieved 17 October 2018 MPC MPO MPS Archive Minor Planet Center Retrieved 17 October 2018 Further reading editYanai 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 3External links editOfficial Japanese website Official English website Future Symposiums at the National Institute of Polar Research Antarctic Meteorite Research journal Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research35 42 45 N 139 24 32 E 35 71250 N 139 40889 E 35 71250 139 40889 nbsp This article related to government in Japan is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title National Institute of Polar Research Japan amp oldid 1181812826, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
