Paradoxically, as the International Polar Year ends we enter its most important phase. Now we must decide — and quickly — which mix of observations to sustain, based on what we have learnt.
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Dickson, B. Securing the legacy of the IPY. Nature Geosci 2, 374–376 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo538
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