Bartsch, Annett; Allard, Michel; Biskaborn, Boris K; Burba, George; Christiansen, Hanne Hvidtfeldt; Duguay, Claude R; Grosse, Guido; Günther, Frank; Heim, Birgit; Högström, Elin; Kääb, Andreas; Keuper, Frida; Lanckman, Jean-Pierre; Lantuit, Hugues; Lauknes, Tom Rune; Leibman, Marina O; Liu, Lin; Morgenstern, Anne; Necsoiu, Marius; Overduin, Pier Paul; Pope, Allen; Sachs, Torsten; Séjourné, Antoine; Streletskiy, Dmitry A; Strozzi, Tazio; Ullmann, Tobias; Ullrich, Matthias S; Vieira, Gonçalo; Widhalm, Barbara (2014): Permafrost longterm monitoring sites (Arctic and Antarctic) [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.847003, Supplement to: Bartsch, A et al. (2014): Requirements for monitoring of permafrost in polar regions - A community white paper in response to the WMO Polar Space Task Group (PSTG), Version 4, 2014-10-09. Austrian Polar Research Institute, Vienna, Austria, 20 pp, hdl:10013/epic.45648.d001
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Abstract:
About 50 locations ('cold spots') where permafrost (Arctic and Antarctic) in situ monitoring has been taking place for many years or where field stations are currently established (through, for example the Canadian ADAPT program) have been identified. These sites have been proposed to WMO Polar Space Task Group as focus areas for future monitoring by satellite data. Seven monitoring transects spanning different permafrost types have been proposed in addition.
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Further details:
Permafrost longterm monitoring sites (Arctic and Antarctic), detailed metadata in Excel format, Version 1.5. hdl:10013/epic.45648.d059
Project(s):
Funding:
Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), grant/award no. 282700: Changing Permafrost in the Arctic and its Global Effects in the 21st Century
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 55.846345 * Median Longitude: -11.482512 * South-bound Latitude: -64.769200 * West-bound Longitude: -156.622600 * North-bound Latitude: 83.100000 * East-bound Longitude: 161.370900
Parameter(s):
# | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
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1 | Identification | ID | Bartsch, Annett | |||
2 | Site | Site | Bartsch, Annett | |||
3 | Country | Country | Bartsch, Annett | |||
4 | Latitude 2 | Latitude 2 | Bartsch, Annett | upper left | ||
5 | Longitude 2 | Longitude 2 | Bartsch, Annett | upper left | ||
6 | Latitude 2 | Latitude 2 | Bartsch, Annett | lower right | ||
7 | Longitude 2 | Longitude 2 | Bartsch, Annett | lower right | ||
8 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Bartsch, Annett | Geocode | ||
9 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Bartsch, Annett | Geocode | ||
10 | Elevation, minimum | Elev min | m a.s.l. | Bartsch, Annett | ||
11 | Elevation, maximum | Elev max | m a.s.l. | Bartsch, Annett | ||
12 | Elevation, mean | Elev mean | m a.s.l. | Bartsch, Annett | ||
13 | File name | File name | Bartsch, Annett | Name of polygon | ||
14 | Persistent Identifier | Persistent Identifier | Bartsch, Annett | Polygon of region in KML format |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Size:
572 data points
Data
1 ID | 2 Site | 3 Country | 4 Latitude 2 (upper left) | 5 Longitude 2 (upper left) | 6 Latitude 2 (lower right) | 7 Longitude 2 (lower right) | 8 Latitude | 9 Longitude | 10 Elev min [m a.s.l.] | 11 Elev max [m a.s.l.] | 12 Elev mean [m a.s.l.] | 13 File name (Name of polygon) | 14 Persistent Identifier (Polygon of region in KML format) |
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1 | Samoylov & Kurungnakh, central Lena Delta, Siberia | Russia | 73.0422 | 123.3469 | 71.8773 | 127.4046 | 72.4598 | 125.3758 | 1 | 497 | 60.67 | 01_Samoylov_Kurungnakh_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d004 |
2 | Yukechi, Central Yakutia, Siberia | Russia | 61.8542 | 130.4106 | 61.7179 | 130.7061 | 61.7860 | 130.5584 | 122 | 241 | 180.15 | 02_Yakutia_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d005 |
3 | Central Yamal, Siberia | Russia | 70.4674 | 68.1762 | 69.9849 | 69.1518 | 70.2262 | 68.6640 | 0 | 62 | 14.90 | 03_Yamal_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d006 |
4 | Kytalyk (Sibiria) | Russia | 71.5000 | 146.8000 | 70.5000 | 148.5000 | 70.8272 | 147.4948 | 0 | 51 | 6.65 | 04_Kytalyk_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d007 |
5 | Cherskii (East Siberia) | Russia | 68.8625 | 161.2472 | 68.6439 | 161.4947 | 68.7532 | 161.3709 | 30 | 85 | 66.70 | 05_Cherskii_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d008 |
6 | Spasskaya Pad, Central Yakutia, Siberia | Russia | 62.4000 | 129.2000 | 62.1000 | 130.0000 | 62.2500 | 129.6000 | 80 | 287 | 156.07 | 06_Spasskaya_Pad_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d009 |
7 | Mamontov Klyk (Central Siberia) | Russia | 73.6500 | 116.8000 | 73.5800 | 117.2500 | 73.6150 | 117.0250 | 1 | 43 | 19.48 | 07_Mamontov_Klyl_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d010 |
8 | Terpyai Tumus (Central Siberia) | Russia | 73.5840 | 117.9300 | 73.5200 | 118.7600 | 73.5520 | 118.3450 | 1 | 42 | 15.66 | 08_Terpyai_Tumus_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d011 |
9 | Buor Khaya Peninsula (East Siberia) | Russia | 71.9500 | 131.9500 | 71.2100 | 134.5000 | 71.5800 | 133.2250 | 1 | 14 | 16.00 | 09_Buor_Khaya_Peninsula_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d012 |
10 | Muostakh Island (East Siberia) | Russia | 71.7000 | 129.9000 | 71.4000 | 130.1000 | 71.5500 | 130.0000 | 1 | 24 | 9.53 | 10_Muostakh_Island_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d013 |
11 | Capes Krestovsky & Chukochi (East Siberia) | Russia | 70.5200 | 159.4200 | 69.9300 | 160.2000 | 70.2250 | 159.8100 | 1 | 46 | 8.86 | 11_Capes_Krestovsky_Chukochi_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d014 |
12 | Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island (East Siberia) | Russia | 73.9200 | 139.7500 | 73.1600 | 143.6500 | 73.5400 | 141.7000 | 1 | 304 | 25.97 | 12_Bolshoy_Lyakhovsky_Island_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d015 |
13 | New Siberia (Anzhu Island, East Sibiria) | Russia | 75.6000 | 146.4500 | 74.7000 | 151.0000 | 75.1500 | 148.7250 | 1 | 79 | 13.16 | 13_New_Siberia_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d016 |
14 | Marre Sale (Yamal, West Siberia) | Russia | 69.8494 | 66.6860 | 69.5795 | 67.2031 | 69.7145 | 66.9445 | 1 | 67 | 18.30 | 14_Marre_Sale_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d017 |
15 | Hurd Peninsula (Livingston Island) | Antarctic Peninsula | -62.7305 | -60.2758 | -62.6184 | -60.4690 | -62.6745 | -60.3724 | 15_Hurd_Peninsula_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d018 | |||
16 | Deception Island | Antarctic Peninsula | -62.9745 | -60.7314 | -62.9901 | -60.6480 | -62.9823 | -60.6897 | 16_Deception_Island_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d019 | |||
17 | Keller Peninsula (King George Island) | Antarctic Peninsula | -62.0614 | -58.4313 | -62.0918 | -58.3731 | -62.0766 | -58.4022 | 17_Keller_Peninsula_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d020 | |||
18 | Cierva Cove (Antarctic Peninsula) | Antarctic Peninsula | -64.1509 | -61.0006 | -64.1846 | -60.8424 | -64.1677 | -60.9215 | 18_Cierva_Cove__polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d021 | |||
19 | Amsler Island (Palmer) | Antarctic Peninsula | -64.7494 | -64.1270 | -64.7890 | -63.9957 | -64.7692 | -64.0614 | 19_Amsler_Island_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d022 | |||
20 | Barrow Environmental Observatory (BEO) | USA | 71.2896 | -157.2452 | 71.0000 | -156.0000 | 71.1448 | -156.6226 | 2 | 20 | 7.65 | 20_Barrow_Environmental_Observatory_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d023 |
21 | Sagwon (Alaska) | USA | 69.4514 | -148.7681 | 69.4056 | -148.7000 | 69.4285 | -148.7340 | 208 | 256 | 231.35 | 21_Sagwon_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d024 |
22 | West Dock (Alaska) | USA | 70.4758 | -148.6939 | 70.2609 | -148.4333 | 70.3683 | -148.5636 | 2 | 10 | 4.38 | 22_West_Dock_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d025 |
23 | Drew Point | USA | 70.9000 | -154.7000 | 70.8000 | -153.8000 | 70.3749 | -148.5497 | 2 | 15 | 4.51 | 23_Drew_Point_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d026 |
24 | Toolik Field Station (Alaska) | USA | 68.6397 | -149.6288 | 68.6225 | -149.5776 | 68.6311 | -149.6032 | 724 | 766 | 731.43 | 24_Toolik_Field_Station_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d027 |
25 | Central Brooks Range (Alaska) | USA | 67.9194 | -149.9470 | 67.7023 | -149.6974 | 67.8108 | -149.8222 | 540 | 931 | 609.04 | 25_Central_Brooks_Range_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d028 |
26 | Fairbanks | USA | 64.9001 | -147.9091 | 64.8824 | -147.8663 | 64.8913 | -147.8877 | 184 | 238 | 194.52 | 26_Fairbanks_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d029 |
27 | Svalbard, Ny Alesund | Norway | 78.9302 | 11.8725 | 78.9114 | 11.9610 | 78.9209 | 11.9168 | 1 | 250 | 43.28 | 27_Svalbard_Ny_Alesund_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d030 |
28 | Svalbard, Kapp Linne | Norway | 78.1667 | 13.5000 | 78.0000 | 14.2000 | 78.0833 | 13.8500 | 1 | 775 | 131.22 | 28_Svalbard_Kapp_Linne_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d031 |
29 | Svalbard, Adventdalen | Norway | 78.3000 | 15.2800 | 78.1200 | 16.2500 | 78.2100 | 15.7650 | 1 | 847 | 109.67 | 29_Svalbard_Adventdalen_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d032 |
30 | Abisko | Sweden | 68.4000 | 18.7200 | 68.2800 | 19.1700 | 68.3400 | 18.9450 | 340 | 1325 | 521.45 | 30_Abisko_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d033 |
31 | Zackenberg | Greenland, Denmark | 74.9825 | -23.3172 | 73.9392 | -18.7611 | 74.4667 | -20.5667 | 1 | 70 | 28.79 | 31_Zackenberg_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d034 |
32 | Kangerlussuaq (Nuuk) | Greenland, Denmark | 64.2500 | -51.6040 | 64.0500 | -51.1626 | 64.1313 | -51.3833 | 1 | 704 | 170.77 | 32_Kangerlussuaq_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d035 |
33 | Herschel Island | Canada | 69.6700 | -139.7200 | 69.4200 | -138.7200 | 69.5450 | -139.2200 | 2 | 461 | 52.69 | 33_Herschel_Island_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d036 |
34 | Mackenzie Delta | Canada | 69.6667 | -136.5000 | 68.8333 | -132.4167 | 69.2500 | -134.4583 | 0 | 23 | 10.60 | 34_Mackenzie_Delta_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d037 |
35 | Cape Bounty | Canada | 74.9758 | -109.8002 | 74.7575 | -109.5331 | 74.8667 | -109.6667 | 2 | 146 | 43.02 | 35_Cape_Bounty_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d038 |
36 | Char Lake, resolute | Canada | 74.8143 | -95.0323 | 74.5970 | -94.7623 | 74.7057 | -94.8973 | 13 | 172 | 49.66 | 36_Char_Lake_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d039 |
37 | Bylot Island | Canada | 73.2391 | -80.1304 | 73.0209 | -79.8697 | 73.1300 | -80.0000 | 42 | 160 | 94.52 | 37_Bylot_Island_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d040 |
38 | Salluit | Canada | 62.2089 | -75.6494 | 62.1911 | -75.6106 | 62.2000 | -75.6300 | 1 | 279 | 100.45 | 38_Salluit_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d041 |
39 | Umiujak | Canada | 56.6500 | -76.6000 | 56.4000 | -75.4000 | 56.5519 | -76.5492 | 178 | 257 | 205.30 | 39_Umiujak_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d042 |
40 | Daring lake | Canada | 55.0889 | -111.6157 | 54.8711 | -111.3843 | 54.9800 | -111.5000 | 601 | 638 | 608.42 | 40_Daring_lake_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d043 |
41 | Ward Hunt Island | Canada | 83.1091 | -74.5000 | 83.0000 | -74.0200 | 83.1000 | -74.1700 | 2 | 310 | 101.65 | 41_Ward_Hunt_Island_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d044 |
42 | Old Crow flats | Canada | 67.7000 | -140.0000 | 67.4000 | -139.6000 | 67.5688 | -139.8340 | 193 | 323 | 248.08 | 42_Old_Crow_flats_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d045 |
43 | Churchill, Manitoba | Canada | 58.7673 | -94.1767 | 58.7497 | -94.1415 | 58.7585 | -94.1591 | 1 | 3 | 1.31 | 43_Churchill_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d046 |
44 | Kuujjuarapik | Canada | 55.2886 | -77.7664 | 55.2713 | -77.7337 | 55.2800 | -77.7500 | 0 | 100 | 19.98 | 44_Kuujjuarapik_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d047 |
45 | Tiksi, IBS & coastal monitoring sites (Bykovsky & Muostakh), Siberia | Russia | 72.2263 | 127.8504 | 71.2100 | 129.8000 | 71.7181 | 128.8252 | 1 | 684 | 92.64 | 45_Tiksi_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d048 |
46 | Vorkuta/Seida | Russia | 66.9937 | 62.6030 | 67.5000 | 64.1000 | 67.2468 | 63.3515 | 0 | 1107 | 230.02 | 46_Vorkuta_Seida_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d049 |
47 | Nadym | Russia | 65.7000 | 72.3000 | 65.3000 | 72.7500 | 65.5000 | 72.5250 | 10 | 12 | 10.43 | 47_Nadym_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d050 |
48 | Disco Island | Greenland, Denmark | 69.3265 | -53.6402 | 69.2000 | -53.3876 | 69.2632 | -53.5139 | 1 | 84 | 31.74 | 48_Disco_Island_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d051 |
49 | Kåfjord, Troms county | Norway | 69.7659 | 20.3532 | 69.1254 | 21.3841 | 69.4457 | 20.8687 | 0 | 1500 | 49_Kafjord_polygon.kml | hdl:10013/epic.45648.d052 |