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IPA activities 2014. Hans-Wolfgang Hubberten Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research International Permafrost Association. Photo: Torre Jorgenson. Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost. 850 boreholes 350 drilled during the IPY > 150 active layer sites.
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IPA activities 2014 Hans-Wolfgang Hubberten Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research International Permafrost Association Photo: Torre Jorgenson
Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost • 850 boreholes • 350 drilled during the IPY • > 150 active layer sites
Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost • Strategy and Implementation Plan endorsed by GCOS in 2013 • Kick-Off workshop at WMO in May 2013 • Data Management System funded by PAGE 21 and to be launched for EUCOP 4
GTN-P Data Management System B. Biskaborn, J.P. Lanckman, H. Lantuit
ICARP III Permafrost • Visioningexerciseforthepermafrostcommunity • Core group: H. Lantuit (GER), M. Allard (CAN), M. Johansson (SWE), G. Kraev (RUS), M. Krautblatter (GER), G. Krinner (FRA), E. Schuur (USA) • Coordinatedby IPA & CliC • White papertobereleased in 2015 for ICARP III conference
IPA Action groups • New northern circumpolar soil carbon database (NCSCD): G. Hugelius. Publication in ESSD with new numbers on the soil organic carbon pool • New LGM map of permafrost: J. Vandenberghe. To come in 2014 • New subsea permafrost map: P. Overduin. First workshop to be held at EUCOP4 in Evora, Portugal
New permafrost map • Group chaired by S. Gruber (CAN) tasked with setting the framework for the creation of a new permafrost map. • First meeting to be held in 2014. • New map to be released after 2016.
Education & Outreach Standing Committee • Chaired by K. Yoshikawa (USA) • Frost tubes installed in schools throughout the Arctic to monitor permafrost • Partnership with University of the Arctic on operating a database on permafrost courses • Early career researcher workshop (ca. 100 participants) in Evora in partnership with PYRN, APECS, PAGE21, ADAPT, CliC and the Bolin Centre.
Other activities • ICARP III workshop on Permafrost and land use (O. Habeck) at the ASSW in April 2014 • UNEP report published in late 2012 • Recommendation: „Create National Permafrost Monitoring Networks” • ICOP Conference in Potsdam, 20-24 June 2016
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