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Antarctic Permafrost and Soils (ANTPAS)
(IPY #33)
AIM:
”To collect and integrate existing and new data on the distribution,
thickness, age, history and physical and geochemical properties of permafrost,
soils and the active-layer on the Antarctic continent and sub-Antarctic islands.”
c.45 scientists in 15 countries
Integrates 8 Antarctic EOI’s
Active links to IPA TSP, IPA CALM, IPY DIS, SEDIFLUX, CAPP
www.earth.waikato.ac.nz/antpas/
Antarctic Permafrost and Soils (ANTPAS)
Integrate existing datasets and create a repository for new data
in a common, web-accessible, database system.
(EOI 125, IPY DIS EOI 49)
• Central database system - where? funding proposal for manager
• Data rescue
• Monitoring data to existing databases (CALM, NSIDC)
• Enforcement of IPY data policy
Antarctic Permafrost and Soils (ANTPAS)
Antarctic permafrost and soils maps (EOI 191,228, 816).
Antarctic Permafrost and Soils (ANTPAS)
Monitoring network along regional environmental gradients
(IPA TSP EOI 125):
• Boreholes (GTN-P)
• Active-layer (CALM-S, EOI 439)
• Periglacial processes (link to SEDIFLUX EOI 816)
Protocols/manual for data collection (and submission!)
• Monitoring network
• Soils observations (link to CAPP)
Marion Island
191
824
316
228, 191, 492
CALM/GTN-P
ANTPAGE (357)
P’frost properties
Periglacial proc.
65 ?
816 Sediflux?
Antarctic Permafrost and Soils (ANTPAS)
Develop dating techniques and search for the
oldest permafrost on Earth (ANTPAGE EOI 357).
Utilize non-invasive imaging methods including
remote sensing/GIS/geophysical techniques.
Paleorecords of climate change in past and present
permafrost environments.
Deep borehole drilling, sampling and analyses in the
ice-free areas.
Antarctic Permafrost and Soils (ANTPAS)
Outreach & Education
• Web-based public information outputs
• IPA PhD courses with Antarctic input
• Field courses in Antarctica logistically unlikely
ANTPAS-IPY project management/coordination resources
Tracking national projects within IPY framework
Antarctic Permafrost and Soils (ANTPAS)
Discussion points
Central database system - where? funding proposal for manager
• Data rescue
• Monitoring data to existing databases (CALM, NSIDC)
• Enforcement of IPY data policy
New project development to fill monitoring and observation gaps
Outreach & Education
• Web-based general information outputs
• IPA PhD courses with Antarctic input
• Field courses in Antarctica logistically unlikely
ANTPAS-IPY project management/coordination resources
Tracking national projects within IPY framework
Antarctic Permafrost and Soils (ANTPAS)
Meetings
2006 July 12-14, 29th SCAR Open Science Conference, Hobart, Tasmania.
2007 August 26 – September 1, SCAR ISAES Santa Barbara, California
2008 June 29 - 3 July , 9th Int. Conf. On Permafrost, Fairbanks, Alaska
Marion Island
191
824
316
228, 191, 492
CALM/GTN-P
ANTPAGE (357)
P’frost properties
Periglacial proc.
65 ?
816 Sediflux?
Objectives
• Integrate existing datasets and repository for new data in a common, web-accessible,
database system (EOI 125, NSIDC EOI 49).
• Produce a set of thematic maps on Antarctic permafrost and soils (EOI 191,228, 816).
• Monitoring network along regional environmental gradients (IPA EOI 125):
• Boreholes (GTN-P)
• Active-layer (CALM-S, EOI 439)
• Periglacial processes (link to SEDIFLUX EOI 816)
• Soils observations network (link to CAPP)
• Protocols/manual for data collection (and submission!)
• Develop dating techniques and search for the oldest permafrost on Earth
(ANTPAGE EOI 357).
• Utilize non-invasive imaging methods including remote sensing/GIS/geophysical
techniques.
• Paleorecords of climate change in past and present permafrost environments.
• Deep borehole drilling, sampling and analyses in the ice-free areas.