Long-Term Observations Samoylov
Observational data density in the permafrost region is low. At the Samoylov site in the Lena River Delta, Siberia, the mean permafrost temperature was −8 °C, with a zero-amplitude depth at 21 m.
We monitor climate and the subsurface automatically since 1998 to provide data as baseline for future changes. These observational data include all standard climate parameters, such as air temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, radiation balance components, snow depth and temperature, snow water equivalent. Subsurface measurements include temperature and liquid water content in the active layer, temperature down to 26 m in the permafrost.
Since the data provide observations of temporally variable parameters that mitigate energy fluxes between permafrost and atmosphere, they are suitable for use in integrating, calibrating and testing permafrost as a component in earth system models.
Samoylov WebGIS
This WebGIS provides an overview of research installations on Samoylov Island, both currently operated (active) and operated during the past (inactive). It documents location, contact persons, descriptions and operation periods and provides a photograph for each device.