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Joint expertise center proposed for Arctic permafrost monitoring
Joint expertise center proposed for Arctic permafrost monitoring
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Executive Director of the Union of Polar and Far North Cities, Lyudmila Demikhova, proposed establishing a joint center of competences for monitoring and stabilizing permafrost layers, while addressing participants at the 10th International Arctic Summit – The Arctic: Prospects, Innovations and Regional Development.Lyudmila Demikhova also outlined the main objectives of the center for monitoring permafrost layers. First, an integrated digital monitoring map should be created to consolidate remote sensing and background monitoring data, as well as information from sensors installed within the foundations of urban residential buildings. Second, it is necessary to develop unified standards for the thermal regulation of ground layers.“Currently, developers cool ground layers as best they can using seasonal cooling systems and thermal siphon modules. The center should test and certify new technologies, including nitrogen coolants and advanced thermal insulation materials,” she added.The Executive Director of the Union of Polar and Far North Cities also noted that establishing a joint monitoring center would help prevent situations in which ground layers begin to thaw and cause flooding due to warming temperatures, posing a threat to nearby communities.
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Joint expertise center proposed for Arctic permafrost monitoring
Executive Director of the Union of Polar and Far North Cities, Lyudmila Demikhova, proposed establishing a joint center of competences for monitoring and stabilizing permafrost layers, while addressing participants at the 10th International Arctic Summit – The Arctic: Prospects, Innovations and Regional Development.
“Why do we need this center today? The reason lies in the lack of coordination. At present, everyone monitors the situation independently and on a limited scale. Rosgidromet (Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring) is launching a background monitoring system to observe permafrost layers in the tundra. Large businesses monitor conditions around their own facilities separately,” she noted.
Lyudmila Demikhova also outlined the main objectives of the center for monitoring permafrost layers. First, an integrated digital monitoring map should be created to consolidate remote sensing and background monitoring data, as well as information from sensors installed within the foundations of urban residential buildings. Second, it is necessary to develop unified standards for the thermal regulation of ground layers.
“Currently, developers cool ground layers as best they can using seasonal cooling systems and thermal siphon modules. The center should test and certify new technologies, including nitrogen coolants and advanced thermal insulation materials,” she added.
The Executive Director of the Union of Polar and Far North Cities also noted that establishing a joint monitoring center would help prevent situations in which ground layers begin to thaw and cause flooding due to warming temperatures, posing a threat to nearby communities.
