www.earth.waikato.ac.nz/antpas/

(IPY #33)

c.45 scientists in 15 countries

Integrates 8 Antarctic EOI’sActive links to IPA TSP, IPA CALM, IPY DIS, SEDIFLUX, CAPP

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.”

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)

Antarctic Permafrost and Soils (ANTPAS)

CALM/GTN-P

ANTPAGE (357)

316

824

228, 191, 492

191

P’frost properties

Periglacial proc.

65 ?

Marion Island

816 Sediflux?

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

Antarctic Permafrost and Soils (ANTPAS)

CALM/GTN-P

ANTPAGE (357)

316

824

228, 191, 492

191

P’frost properties

Periglacial proc.

65 ?

Marion Island

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.