Gtn-P

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Parts of the GTN-P are already in place through nationally and regionally funded projects. A 12-country, 80-site network presently exists under the IPA's Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring (CALM) Network. Borehole temperatures are also measured at 33 of these active layer sites. About 200 boreholes of varying depths are potentially available for monitoring permafrost temperature changes. The European Community project, Permafrost and Climate in Europe (PACE) has begun to instrument a series of nine boreholes in mountains from Spain and Italy to Svalbard. Final selection of borehole sites will be undertaken to ensure sound regional and global coverage, while taking maximum advantage of existing facilities. Site selection guidelines are under development. In addition sites will be selected to meet the GCOS/GTOS hierarchical system for surface observations, or the Global Hierarchical Observing Strategy (GHOST). Participation in the GCOS/GTOS networks will facilitate use of the data by international organizations such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA), and improve justification for national and multi-national funding. The initial role of the IPA permafrost network is to organize the systematic collection and distribution of standardized data. ...

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