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Interview - Professor Vladimir Romanovsky on PAGE21 project
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- Created on Monday, 24 September 2012 12:02
In this interview, recorded in conjunction with the IPY Montreal conference April 2012, Professor Vladimir Romanovsky explains why the PAGE21 permafrost research project is very important for the reorganization of permafrost research itself as well for the comprehensive understanding of the climate change science.
WP8 Data meeting in Akureyri
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- Created on Monday, 17 September 2012 12:30
The PAGE21 Data management task is progressing steadily and last week, 13 from 14. September, the WP8 leader Hugues Lantuit, IPA secretary and GTN-P representative Inga May, AWI PAGE21 data manager Kirsten Elger and Arctic Portal data manager Jean-Pierre Lanckman met in Akueyri to review development and define next steps on finishing the PAGE21 permafrost database.
According to the participants the database is almost ready and it is anticipated that the population of it can start in October.
WP1 Outreach meeting in Akureyri
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- Created on Friday, 14 September 2012 15:54
Starting on Tuesday, 11th of September, a WP1 meeting concentrating on PAGE21 project outreach was held in Akureyri, Iceland. The meeting took altogether 3 days and issues regarding the website, outreach and promotional materials, media relations, project communication and upcoming meetings and events were discussed.
The meeting was attended by the PAGE21 project manager Melanie Dahms and the Arctic Portal otreach team with guest appearance from Hugues Lantuit from the AWI Coordination team.
An overview over general outreach of the project indicates that it is slowly getting known by major international and national stakeholders. We are still looking for much more activity on our website and visits to our social media platforms and want thus raise awareness on our Facebook and Twitter accounts in order to increase the general public awareness on permafrost and the project. Please, "Like" PAGE21 on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to help us with our outreach efforts!
Permafrost drillings in Greenland
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- Created on Wednesday, 12 September 2012 11:23
During the last 10 days a research team from UNIS and the University of Copenhagen has drilled deeper boreholes into the permafrost in the Zackenberg valley at 74°N in northeastern Greenland. We are approaching 50 m depth, and still have a few days left of the campaign.
We have collected cores from various depths, allowing much new information on the permafrost, such as age, ice content, stratigraphy and DNA content.
The team is working at Zackenberg as part of the EU Page21 project "Changing Permafrost in the Arctic and its Global Effects in the 21st Century", as part of the DEFROST Nordic Centre of Excellence and as part of the new Danish basic research centre CENPERM, University of Copenhagen. Funding to get part of the team and some of the equipment to Zackenberg is from the EU ESFRI project INTERACT, enabling cooperation at existing Arctic Research stations.
The team consists of PhD students Stefanie Härtel (PAGE21) and Jordan Mertes (DEFROST) and professor Hanne H. Christiansen (UNIS and CENPERM) in addition to Ulrich Neumann from Kolibri Geoservices. Also professor Bo Elberling who is the CENPERM leader and adjunct professor at UNIS is involved. Both Stefanie and Jordan are based both at UNIS and at the University of Copenhagen.
The UNIS based permafrost drill rig, called Betty, has successfully sailed from Svalbard in May via Norway, Denmark, and West Greenland up to northeastern Greenland during summer 2012. After arriving at the Daneborg military station in mid-August, Betty flew the last 25 km to Zackenberg Ecological Research Operations (ZERO) and was awaiting us when we arrived here on 30 August.
ZERO has a very comprehensive 15 year basic monitoring programme, covering biology and physical geography. But it was only six days ago that any deeper permafrost information has been collected. So the research based installations we make here will in the future also be part of the GeoBasis monitoring programme.
Fieldwork has been in super conditions with 10 days of sun from a blue sky and air temperatures from minus 4°C to plus 4°C. Nights are getting almost dark here now at 74°N, and the ground is starting to freeze. Winter is coming and we are heading home north to Svalbard at the end of next week, via Iceland and Oslo. A journey which lasts three days, despite the short distance between Svalbard and northeastern Greenland.
Text: Hanne H. Christiansen, UNIS professor in physical geography
http://www.unis.no/60_NEWS/6080_Archive_2012/n_12_09_10_permafrost/drillings_in_Greenland_news_10092012.htm
General Assembly 2012 - Registration open!
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- Created on Thursday, 19 July 2012 11:36
The registration for the PAGE21 Annual General Assembly 2012 is now open. The meeting, taking place in Hamburg from 14 – 16 November, brings together all consortium members and external cooperation partners of the project.
Additionally to the General Assembly a young researcher meeting for PAGE21 PhD students and Post Doctorates will be organized prior to the General Assembly on November 13 – 14.
You will find the registration form as well as other information (such as accommodation) here.
Deadline for registration for both meetings is Monday, September 24 at the latest (please note that some hotels request a booking until Friday, September 14).
You will find the registration form as well as other information (such as accommodation) here.
Deadline for registration for both meetings is Monday, September 24 at the latest (please note that some hotels request a booking until Friday, September 14).