International Geophysical Year activities

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geophysical research campaign international scientific collaboration scientific research program

International Geophysical Year activities were a coordinated global scientific effort (1957–1958) involving many nations to study Earth’s geophysical properties using satellites, ground observations, and collaborative research.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
International Geophysical Year	13
International Geophysical Year 1957–1958	1
International Geophysical Year activities canonical	1

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geophysical research campaign ⓘ international scientific collaboration ⓘ scientific research program ⓘ
coordinatedBy	International Science Council ⓘ surface form: International Council of Scientific Unions Special Committee for the International Geophysical Year ⓘ
fieldOfWork	atmospheric science ⓘ cosmic ray research ⓘ geomagnetism ⓘ geophysics ⓘ glaciology ⓘ ionospheric physics ⓘ oceanography ⓘ seismology ⓘ solar physics ⓘ space science ⓘ
followedBy	International Years of the Quiet Sun ⓘ
hasDataRepository	World Data Center A ⓘ World Data Center B ⓘ World Data Center C ⓘ
hasEndTime	1958-12-31 ⓘ
hasGoal	collect synoptic global geophysical data ⓘ improve understanding of Earth–space environment ⓘ promote international scientific cooperation ⓘ study Earth’s geophysical properties ⓘ
hasNotableWork	coordinated auroral observations ⓘ discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts ⓘ establishment of permanent research stations in Antarctica ⓘ expansion of worldwide seismograph networks ⓘ global atmospheric sounding campaigns ⓘ global network of ionospheric observatories ⓘ launch of Explorer 1 ⓘ launch of Sputnik 1 ⓘ systematic measurements of Earth’s magnetic field ⓘ
hasParticipant	Argentina ⓘ Australia ⓘ Canada ⓘ Chile ⓘ France ⓘ India ⓘ Italy ⓘ Japan ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ Norway ⓘ South Africa ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States over 60 countries ⓘ
hasStartTime	1957-07-01 ⓘ
influenced	Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ World Data System ⓘ surface form: World Data Center system subsequent space research programs ⓘ
partOf	International Geophysical Year activities self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: International Geophysical Year
temporalScope	International Geophysical Year activities self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: International Geophysical Year 1957–1958
usesMethod	balloon measurements ⓘ ground-based observations ⓘ oceanographic expeditions ⓘ polar expeditions ⓘ rocket measurements ⓘ satellite observations ⓘ