CRYONET Site Questionnaire: Permafrost observation network, Alaska, USA
Site specific metadata:
Name of site: Permafrost observation network, Alaska
Latitude/Longitude/Altitude:64-66°N, 147-162°E
Landscape type (e.g. arctic coastal, tundra, alpine…): Boreal forest, Steppe
Onsite technical staff: Prof. Kenji Yoshikawa, Prof. Mamoru Ishikawa
All-year round observations y/n:
y
Year established: 2010
Link to website if available:
Station manager (Email): Kenji Yoshikawa (kyoshikawa@alaska.edu)
Organisation in charge of station: University of Alaska Fairbanks
Other information: Corroborative institutions: Hokkaido University 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 (10m) Soil moisture
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: 4 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