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The Joint Arctic Weather Stations
2022
Overview
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Drawing on extensive archival evidence, unpublished personal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.
Publisher
University of Calgary Press
Subject
ISBN
9781773852577, 1773852574
