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NSF's Summit Greenland Observatory
Information, resources, and outreach for the Arctic's only high-elevation, ice-sheet, climate, geophysical, and atmospheric research station.
About
The Greenland
Environmental Observatory (GEOSummit), or 'SummitCamp', on the summit of the Greenland Ice Sheet
(72oN, 38oW, 3200 m.a.s.l.) was established by
the U.S.
National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Danish Commission for Scientific
Research in Greenland to provide year-round,
long-term measurements for monitoring and investigations of the Arctic
environment. The multidisciplinary facility is home to several year-round
investigations as well as numerous seasonal campaigns which take advantage of
the unique location of the observatory. GEOSummit provides investigators ease
of access to the highest site north of the Arctic circle.
Since 1989, when the GISP II ice-coring activities began, the site has hosted numerous
atmospheric and glaciological investigations. Following two trial winter over
periods (1997-1998, and 2000-2002), the NSF Long Term Observatory (LTO) program
committed funding to maintain year-round measurements of key baseline variables
of climate change at the site for a period of five years from 2003-2008. In
addition, several programs funded through European agencies have a year-round
presence at the site.
The facility is operated by CH2M HILL Polar Services (CPS) with guidance from the Science Coordination Office (SCO).
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2008 GEOSummit Science and Planning Webinar OutcomeThe biannual GEOSummit Science Science and Planning Meeting was held this year online on 11 February, 11:00 EST.The meeting brought together forty participants including current and pending Summit PIs, NSF Program Officers, and NOAA investigators. The meeting covered current scientific results, future plans, and Long Range Planning (LRP). Please click here for further details. |
Model international research facility for leading-edge
multidisciplinary science:
- Arctic, polar & global application
- Continuous & sustained geophysical measurements
- Intensive multidisciplinary collaborative campaigns
- Test bed for new sensors & technology
Sustainable scientific observatory:
- Sustainable infrastructure, renewable energy,
- minimum pollution, year-round operation
- for diverse, high-impact science
- A 21st century ’model of innovation’
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