Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research

For other uses of "SCAR", see SCAR (disambiguation).

Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
AbbreviationSCAR
Formation1958; 66 years ago (1958)
TypeINGO
Region served
Worldwide
Official language
English
Parent organization
International Science Council
Websitescar.org

The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is an interdisciplinary body of the International Science Council (ISC). SCAR coordinates international scientific research efforts in Antarctica, including the Southern Ocean.

SCAR's scientific work is administered through several discipline-themed science groups. The organisation has observer status at, and provides independent advice to Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings, and also provides information to other international bodies such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).[1]

The calving front at the SCAR Inlet is named for the 'Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research.[2] It is the remaining fragment of the much larger Larsen B ice shelf which disintegrated in 2002.[3]
  1. ^ "Welcome to SCAR". SCAR. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Scar Inlet". data.antarctica.gov.au.
  3. ^ Roston, Eric. "Glacial Death Watch: Why an Ice Shelf Snapped in 2002 and What's Coming Next". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 21 December 2015.