Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost (GTN-P) - Maps and Graphics

Maps and Graphics

In this section you can find useful Geospatial Layers produced by the Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost (GTN-P) or related to permafrost studies.

The downloads are provided as different file types:

• • Keyhole MarkUp Language files (KML): a XML notation for expressing geographic annotation and visualization within Internet-based, two-dimensional maps and three-dimensional Earth browsers. KML was developed for the use with Google Earth.
  • ESRI Shapefile: a (mostly) open specification for data interoperability among ESRI and other GIS software products, spatially describing vector features: points, lines, and polygons. (Download QGIS, a free and open source geographic information system, here .)
  • Comma-Separated Values (CSV): tabular data (numbers and text) in plain-text form.

Maps of Boreholes Display the location of all TSP monitoring sites contained in the GTN-P database with a colour-code for different borehole depths (0-10 m, 10-25 m, 25-125 m, >125 m).

Maps of Active Layer Monitoring Sites Display the location of all CALM sites contained in the GTN-P database.

Maps related to permafrost studies Circumpolar soil organic carbon distribution, vegetation zones.

Projected climate change Climate models use quantitative methods to simulate the interactions of the atmosphere, oceans, land surface, and ice. They are used for a variety of purposes from study of the dynamics of the climate system to projections of future climate.

Permafrost Infographics Here you can find permafrost related informational graphics created by the PAGE21 project. They are freely available for anyone to use, supposed that they are attributed to the PAGE21 project and not used in commercial purposes.