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Development of a Network of Permafrost Observatories in North America and Russia

The project aims to upgrade and maintain permafrost observatories in Alaska, expand networks in Russia, and encourage new researchers while contributing to the International Polar Year. Participating institutions include key organizations from various countries, with specific objectives to collect and share permafrost data. The project also involves outreach programs and plans to develop joint databases for in-depth research on permafrost temperature.

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Development of a Network of Permafrost Observatories in North America and Russia

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  1. Development of a Network of Permafrost Observatories in North America and Russia: The US Contribution to the International Polar Year [2007-2010] Thermal State of Permafrost (TSP): The U.S. Arctic Contribution to the International Network of Permafrost Observatories (INPO) [2006-2009] Vladimir Romanovsky, PI, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks Scientific Personnel: Alexander Kholodov, Sergei Marchenko and Thomas Osterkamp, Geophysical Institute UAF; Yuri Shur and Kenji Yoshikawa, Institute of Northern Engineering, UAF; Jerry Brown, International Permafrost Association

  2. TSP AON Project Objectives (Thermal State of Permafrost) Objective 1: Upgrade, maintain and acquire data from the Alaskan network of permafrost observatories for the period 2007 to 2009.Objective 2: Develop a sustainable network of permafrost observatories in Russia and participate in the acquisition of comparable sets of data from regional observatories in Russia.Objective 3: Participate in the planning and implementation of the IPY TSP as the US contribution to an International Network of Permafrost Observatories (INPO).Objective 4: Encourage the development of a new generation of arctic researchers and permafrost specialists through international centers and programs, PYRN, and the support K-12 outreach activities in Russia. Objective 5: Develop a joint Alaska-Russian permafrost temperature database and report the initial results at the Ninth International Conference on Permafrost (Fairbanks) and at the 33rd International Geological Congress (Oslo) in commemoration of the IPY 125th anniversary.

  3. Participating Northern Eurasian Institutions (total 12 Institutions): Mineral Geology Company (MIRECO), Syktyvkar (31) Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow Moscow State University Institute Fundamentproect, Moscow (4) Institute of Environmental Geoscience, Moscow (10) Institute of Physical-Chemical and Biological Problems of Soil Science, Pushchino (14) Institute of Earth Cryosphere, Tyumen (23) Tyumen State Oil and Gas University (2) Total: 129 boreholes Chersky Institute of Natural Resources, Ecology, and Cryology, Chita (2) Institute of Geography, Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty (3) Mel’nikov Permafrost Institute,Yakustk (31) Institute of Geo-Ecology, Ulaanbaatar Mongolia (9)

  4. Location of the active and newly equipped TSP boreholes in Alaska, Russia and Kazakhstan

  5. Data from N. Oberman, MIREKO, Russia Permafrost Temperature Series at 15 m depth

  6. Future Directions and Planning for the 2008 and 2009

  7. Permafrost Outreach Program Alaska Permafrost Observatory BarrowHighSchool BeaverCruikshankSchool HealyTri-ValleySchool Glenallen School Noatak Napaaqtugmiut School CircleSchool Contacts: Vlad Romanovsky, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; e-mail: ffver@uaf.edu Gary Clow, U.S. Geological Survey, e-mail: clow@usgs.gov Contact: Kenji Yoshivawa, University of Alaska Fairbanks; e-mail: ffky@uaf.edu http://www.uaf.edu/permafrost/ Pearl CreekElementarySchool Nome Charter School

  8. U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN) Alaska Locations Red box indicates Permafrost Temperature Network desired for collecting permafrost temperatures at USCRN stations ? Future Directions and Planning for 2008 and 2009 in Alaska Single sites installed (2): Pt. Barrow & Fairbanks Single sites to be installed: FY 10-14 (27 locations) GCOS single sites installed (2): Sitka & St. Paul Island

  9. Global Terrestrial Network-Permafrost (GTN-P)/TSP TSP Countries Canada China Denmark (Greenland) Germany (Russia) Iceland Italy Kazakhstan Mongolia Norway (NORPERM) Russia Sweden Switzerland (PERMOS) USA Southern Hemisphere Italy New Zealand Portugal-Spain Russia USA

  10. National Snow and Ice Data Center IPY-IPA CAPS 3.0 CD (2009-10) • Temperature snapshot and archives of estimated 400-500 boreholes (TSP) [CADIS] • 150 active layer sites (CALM) • 30 key coastal sites erosion rate (ACD/ACCO-Net) • Soil and peat carbon contents of pf region (CAPP) • Periglacial and seasonal soil freezing • Maps, models, literature, and more

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