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UNEP Questionnaire for
Earthwatch Partners |
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PROGRAMME
NAME |
Global Terrestrial Network
for Permafrost (GTN-P)
GCOS - a Programme co-sponsored
by WMO, UNESCO/IOC, UNEP and ICSU |
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URL/
Website |
http://www.gtnp.org/ |
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Description |
The Global Terrestrial Network
for Permafrost (GTN-P) was initiated by the International Permafrost
Association (IPA) to
organize and manage a global network of permafrost observatories for
detecting, monitoring, and predicting climate change. The network is part
of the Global Climate Observing System and consists of two observational
components: the active layer (the surface layer that freezes and thaws
annually) and the thermal state of the underlying permafrost.
(IPA - http://www.geodata.soton.ac.uk/ipa/
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Agenda
21 - Areas of particular focus or interest |
Climate Change - Human
Settlements - Land Resources - Sustainable Development
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Regions |
Worldwide, Polar Regions |
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Data
collection, Observation, Monitoring
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Active layer thickness and temperature;
Permafrost thermal monitoring through boreholes.
See http://www.gtnp.org/
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URL/
Data collection., Observ., Monitor. |
http://www.gtnp.org/ |
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URL/Assessment and Analysis |
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URL/Indicators |
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URL/Modelling |
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URL/Early warning mechanisms |
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URL/
Reports, Information dissemination |
http://www.gtnp.org/
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Major
Assessment Reports |
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URL/
Network dev. and support |
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Networks
managed by Agency/Prog. |
GCOS/GTOS GTN-P
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URL/
Capacity building |
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Responsible
Office/Person
(for inquiries or follow-up) |
M. Burgess
Geological Survey of Canada
601 Booth Street
Ottawa, Canada
Tel.: +(1 613) 996 9317
Fax: +(1 613) 992 0190
mburgess@nrcan.gc.ca
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