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

IPA Senior VP Chris Burn awarded Canadian Polar Medal 6 Nov 2018
Call for new IPA Action Groups 1 Oct 2018
Register for the Canadian Permafrost Association annual meeting 26 Sep 2018
Official opening of EUCOP5 and presentation of the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award to Prof. Dr. Wilfried Haeberli 25 Jun 2018
27th IPA Council Meeting held in Chamonix 24 Jun 2018
Read the annual news bulletin: Frozen Ground 41 5 Feb 2018
Nunataryuk, a new EU permafrost project, kicks-off 23 Nov 2017

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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

5th European Conference on Permafrost (EUCOP 2018), 23th June - 1st July 2018, https://eucop2018.sciencesconf.org/

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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