CRYONET Site Questionnaire: Permafrost observation network, eastern Siberia,
Russia
Site specific metadata:
Name of site: Permafrost observation network, eastern Siberia, Russia
Latitude/Longitude/Altitude:60-65°N, 110-133°E
Landscape type (e.g. arctic coastal, tundra, alpine…): Boreal forest
Onsite technical staff: Dr. Alexander N. Fedrov, Dr. Yoshihiro Iijima
All-year round observations y/n:
y
Year established: 2002
Link to website if available:
Station manager (Email): Alexander N. Fedrov (fedorov@mpi.ysn.ru)
Organisation in charge of station: Melnikov Permafrost Institute, SDRAS
Other information: Corroborative institutions: JAMSTEC Japan
Monitoring of the atmosphere:
Solid precipitation:
N/A
Snowfall: N/A
Radiation (longwave, shortwave): N/A
Others:
Snow cover
Physical parameters: N/A
Chemical parameters: N/A
Others:
Glaciers and ice caps
Mass balance (measured parameters): N/A
Ice flow (measured parameters): N/A
Basal water pressure (measured parameters): N/A
Others:
Sea ice
Mass balance (measured parameters): N/A
Meteorology: radiation, air temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, air pressure (measured
parameters): N/A
Snow on ice (measured parameters): N/A
Ice chemistry (measured parameters): N/A
Others:
Permafrost
Borehole measurements (measured parameters): soil temperature (5m), Soil moisture (2m)
Meteorology: radiation, air temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, air pressure: N/A
Snow on ground (measured parameters): N/A
Active layer thickness (measured parameters): Active layer thickness
GST: Ground surface temperature
Others: 22 stations
Ice sheet
Mass balance (measured parameters): N/A
Meteorology: radiation, air temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, air pressure (measured
parameters): N/A
Snow on ice (measured parameters): N/A
Ice chemistry (measured parameters): N/A
Others:
Other measurements (hydrological, ecological, oceanographic, etc)
Hydrology (measured parameters): N/A
Ecology (measured parameters): N/A
Oceanography (measured parameters): N/A
Other thematic linkages:
Linkages to satellite data (describe validation programs, applications of satellite data, etc.)
Participation in international monitoring programmes such as GAW, GTN-G, GTN-P, ….
Networks and start of contribution: GTN-P