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

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dc.contributor.authorHeidt, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorLackenbauer, P. Whitney
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-20T18:34:49Z
dc.date.available2022-04-20T18:34:49Z
dc.date.copyright2022
dc.date.issued2022-04
dc.description.abstractThe first comprehensive study of the Canada-U.S. Joint Arctic Weather Stations, systematically analyzing large- and small-scale aspects from scientific diplomacy to site logistics to understand how these isolated posts were so successful. 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 Eureka, Resolute, Isachsen, Mould Bay, and Alert, became remote hubs for science and sovereignty, revealing the possibilities and limits of modernity in the High Arctic. Drawing on extensive archival evidence, unpublished personal memoirs, and interviews with former JAWS personnel, this book systematically analyzes the diplomatic, scientific, social, environmental, and civil-military dimensions of this binational program. From the corridors of power in Washington and Ottawa to everyday life at the small outposts, The Joint Arctic Weather Stations explores delicate statecraft, changing scientific practices, as well as the distinctive station cultures that emerged as humans coped with isolation in polar environments.en_US
dc.identifier.isbn9781773852584
dc.identifier.issn1925-2943
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/114563
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/39692
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Calgary Pressen_US
dc.publisher.institutionTrent Universityen_US
dc.publisher.urlhttp://press.ucalgary.ca/en
dc.relation.ispartofseriesNorthern Lights/20en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0en_US
dc.subjectArcticen_US
dc.subjectHistoryen_US
dc.subjectScienceen_US
dc.subjectNorth American and Arctic Studiesen_US
dc.titleThe Joint Arctic Weather Stations: Science and Sovereignty in the High Arctic, 1946-1972en_US
dc.typebooken_US
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