Transcript Instructions for Break

“Jammin”:
Message from Mauro Guglielmin – Jammin Jim
 David Gilichinsky – Earth Cryology Conf.,
Pushchino
 Lynn Everett – U.S. Permafrost Assoc.
 Group Discussion of key workshop issues –
Jammin John (8:15-9:15 a.m.)
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Permafrost database/map
Soils database/maps
Overall database management
(Please save discussion on future research needs
and priorities for Thursday)
Instructions – Break Out Groups
Instructions for Break-Out
Groups
International Workshop on
Antarctic Permafrost and
Soils
Break-Out Sessions:
 Permafrost
Monitoring and Mapping –
H. French, room 112
 Active-Layer Monitoring – F. Nelson,
room 111
 Soil Mapping – M. McLeod, room 205
 Database Management – B. Csatho,
room 317
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Breakout Group Discussion Items
Antarctic Permafrost Map
Which areas to be shown? Southern Hemisphere (>46 deg S)? Antarctic region
(>60 deg S)? McMurdo Dry Valleys?
Map projection system? Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area? Other?
Map center point? South Pole? Other?
Scale? 1:5 million? 1:10 million? 1:250,000 (McMurdo Dry Valleys)? Other?
Map production? U.S. Geological Survey? Other?
Legend? Permafrost zone (continuous, discontinuous, sporadic, isolated
patches, subsea)? Areas of dry permafrost in upper 1 m? Ground-ice form
(buried massive ice, ice wedges, rock glaciers, pingos, etc.)? Ground-ice
extent (percentage class)? Periglacial features (patterned ground,
cryoplanation terraces, etc.)? Surface ice? Location of boreholes? Location of
shallow cores? Permafrost temperatures? Permafrost thickness? Location of
large subglacial lakes? Active-layer depths? Lithological classes in upper X m?
Compilation methods and definitions? Geocryological regions? Principal sources
of information?
How can current technology (satellite images, digital raster graphics, aerial
photography, digital elevation models, other) be used to assist in preparing a
permafrost map?
What should be the next step?
Which persons/organizations should be involved in producing an Antarctic
permafrost map?
How will the map production be funded?
What should be the target date for producing a draft of the map?
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Antarctic Soils Map
Which areas to be shown? Southern Hemisphere (>46 deg S)?
Antarctic region (>60 deg S)? McMurdo Dry Valleys?
Map projection system? Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area? Other?
Map center point? South pole? Other?
Scale? 1:5 million? 1:10 million? 1:250,000 (McMurdo Dry Valleys)?
Other?
Map production? U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service? U.S.
Geological Survey? New Zealand Antarctic Institute? Other?
Legend? Soil taxonomic system (USA, World Reference Base, Russian,
other, multiple)? Permafrost zone? Active-layer depths? Compilation
methods and definitions? Principal sources of information?
Should a soil organic carbon map be prepared?
How can current technology (satellite images, digital raster graphics,
aerial photography, digital elevation models, other) be used to assist
in preparing a permafrost map?
What should be the next step?
Which persons/organizations should be involved in producing an
Antarctic permafrost map?
How will the map production be funded?
What should be the target date for producing a draft of the map?
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Antarctic Permafrost Database
Where should database be stored (IPA, Joint Committee on Antarctic Data
Management (JCADM), National Snow & Ice Data Center/National Antarctic
Data Center (US), International Center for Antarctic Information and Research
(NZ), other)?
Which items should be included in the database (permafrost type, occurrence
of dry permafrost in upper 1 m, permafrost temperature, permafrost
thickness, ground-ice form, active-layer depth, periglacial features, other)?
What should be the next step?
Which persons/organizations should be involved in compiling the Antarctic
permafrost database?
What is a good template for the database?
How will the database management be funded?
What should be the target date for producing the database?
Antarctic Soils Database
Where should database be stored (IPA, Joint Committee on Antarctic Data
Management (JCADM), National Snow & Ice Data Center/National Antarctic
Data Center (US), International Center for Antarctic Information and Research
(NZ), other)?
Which items should be included in the database (soil descriptions, analytical
soils data, soil maps, other)?
What should be the next step?
Which persons/organizations should be involved in compiling the Antarctic soils
database?
What is a good template for the data base?
How will the database management be funded?
What should be the target date for producing the database?
Break Out Groups
Suggested Composition
Permafrost Monitoring and Mapping (10)
French, H. – leader
Clow, G.
McKay, C.
Gilichinsky, D.
Trombotto, D.
Brown, J.
Sletten, R.
Arcone, S.
Abramov, A.
Hubberten, H.
Active-Layer Monitoring (8)
Nelson, F. – leader
Ramos, M.
Gruber, S.
Vieira, G.
Boelhouwers, J.
Andre, M.-F.
Matsuoka, N.
Serrano, E.
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Soil Mapping (8)
McLeod, M. – leader
Balks, M.
Paetzold, R.
Campbell, I.
Barrett, J.
Pfeiffer, E.-M.
Kimble, J.
Simas, F.
Database Management (7)
Csatho, B. – leader
Hallam, C.
Kholodov, A.
Prentice, M.
Everett, L.
Bliss, N.
Tarnocai, C.
Schedule:
 8:15-9:00
 9:00-12:00
Group discussion
Break out groups
(please
take coffee etc. to your breakout room until 10:45 a.m.)
 12:00-1:30
 1:30-4:40
 “4:40-5:00
 5:00-8:00
Lunch
Presentations of
break-out groups
Synthesis (J.
Boelhouwers)
Banquet “Glacial
History of Wisconsin – Steve
Kostka/Dave Mickelson
Tools:
 Topo
maps, landsat images for work
sheets
 White board for “brainstorming
 Personal laptop computers – CDs,
memory stick
 PPP 1995 Antarctic permafrost map
(please get from this computer or
JGB memory stick)
Questions?
Key Points:
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Conduct inventory of existing data
Develop model on which map will be based
Display information on map which reflects quality of science
Carefully examine Circum-arctic map of permafrost/ground ice
Legend (parameters) must be constructed for Southern Hemisphere
“A map is a model” (J. Barrett)
Soils and permafrost are closely related
Use team approach to address problems, i.e., identify “drivers”
Climate data will be important for both permafrost and soil maps
Geophysical data for subglacial and subsea permafrost are important and
should be shown on the map
Expertise from outside this community will be needed
Develop a “needs statement,” i.e., who is the audience for the map?
Need to determine geographic area for maps, i.e., Southern Hemisphere,
Antarctic region (>60 deg S), specific areas of Antarctica
Don’t lose sight of the key goals!
Need to determine base maps for (1) permafrost/ground ice and (2) soils
Determine agencies for archiving data
Access to database? Archive or interactive? Electronic or hard copy? User
modification?
Database needs to be flexible for upgrading
Wednesday Afternoon
“The Successful Workshop on Antarctic
Permafrost/Soils”
Permafrost database and mapping – 13:3013:50 p.m.
 Soil database and mapping – 13:50-14:10
 Active Layer Monitoring/periglacial database
and mapping – 14:10-14:30
 Database management – 14:30-14:50
 Synthesis discussion – 14:50-16:40
 Synthesis summary (J. Boelhouwers) – 16:4017:00
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