International Permafrost Association

Photo: Batagai, Russia - Frank Kienast

“I encourage all those associated with permafrost science and engineering to become individual members of the IPA.” A.G. Lewkowicz (IPA President, 2012-2016) Join Us!

Photo: Herschel Island, Canada - Michael Fritz

Photo: Kitzsteinhorn, Austria - Keuschnig & Hartmeyer

Photo: Reticular structures of ice-wedge polygons in the permafrost landscape, Russia - Konstanze Piel

Photo: Trans-Alaska Pipeline, USA - Antoni Lewkowicz

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IPA News

Two early career travel grants to ICOP 2020 offered through the IPA-IAG Agreement 7 Nov 2019
Call for New Action Groups 23 Sep 2019
10 years of permafrost research at the famous Matterhorn in Switzerland 21 Aug 2019
Passing of IPA Founder and Past President, Dr. Hugh M. French 16 May 2019
Advances in hemispheric permafrost mapping 10 May 2019
New IPA Report released in Permafrost and Periglacial Processes 2 May 2019
GlobPermafrost products available through the Permafrost Information System (PerSys) portal 25 Mar 2019

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What is Permafrost?

Permafrost is defined as ground (soil or rock and included ice or organic material) [...]

Permafrost Data

The Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost (GTN-P) is the primary international [...]

Get Involved!

"I encourage all those associated with permafrost science and engineering to become [...]

Core Projects

Permafrost Research Priorities (PRP) - A roadmap for the future of permafrost research [...]

IPA News Bulletin

Frozen Ground is the news bulletin of the IPA and is published annually. [...]

Upcoming Events

12th International Conference on Permafrost (ICOP 2020), 22-26 June 2020, http://icop2020.csp.escience.cn

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Contact Us

International Permafrost Association
c/o Sarah Strand
The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS)
PO Box 156
9171 Longyearbyen
Svalbard, Norway
Email: contact@ipa-permafrost.org

Fostering permafrost research to the ends of the Earth