Overview

A wide variety of research projects have been conducted at Summit since 1989. Initially established as a 'camp' for the collection of the Greenland Ice Sheet Project II (GISP2) ice core, seasonal campaigns were established to measure atmospheric components to improve the interpretation of the ice core records. The value of the location was readily recognized and further intensive measurement campaigns were initiated on a seasonal basis. Since that time Summit Station has become an Arctic 'flagship' station as part of the Arctic Observing Network (AON) and the International Arctic Systems for Observing the Atmosphere (IASOA) network.

Here you will find out more information about the various projects conducted at Summit and resources from past and present campaigns.

Season Plans

Links from CPS for individual Principle Investigator (PI) Project Plans for each year are provided at left. These plans primarily provide an overview of the logistical requirements for the campaigns, but often have links for individual research programs.

Project Webpages

(also see the OUTREACH section)

Note: See the outreach section as well

A listing a webpages for various research programs related to Summit Station.

Firn Studies at Summit, Greenland - Mary Albert, CRREL, USA

Senior researchers, post-doctoral and graduate students, and undergraduates will make high-resolution measurements of the profiles of gas diffusivity, permeability, density, and accompanying microstructure at Summit from the surface to pore close-off, and compare the results to the diffusivity profile inferred from measurements of firn air chemical composition. The U.S. partners are Dr. Mary Albert of CRREL, Dr. Jeff Severinghaus of Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Dr. Mark Battle of Bowdoin College. We are partnering with Dr. Christophe Ferrari and PhD student Xavier Fain of LGGE (France), who are measuring gaseous mercury in firn air at Summit.

Tumbleweed and other technologies - Alberto Behar, NASA, JPL

Technologies developed for space exploration need extreme environments for testing prior to deployment. The research platform at Summit provides a perfect environment of technology testing. See the projects at NASA, including the Tumbleweed, which have been deployed at Summit.

SUmmit Radiation Experiment 2007 - Peter Munneke, IMAU, NL

The aim of the experiment is to measure simultaneously all essential elements in the interaction between radiation on one hand, and snow and the atmosphere on the other. SURE 07 is expected to contribute to our understanding of the radiation and energy balance of a summer ice sheet surface, and what atmospheric and snow-related processes govern these balances.

 

PI Publications

(Coming Soon!)

Note: See the outreach section as well

A collection of publications submitted by PIs for distribution to the public.