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The Greenland Environmental Observatory (GEOSummit), or 'Summit Camp', on the summit of the Greenland Ice Sheet (72^oN, 38^oW, 3200 m.a.s.l.) was established by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) with cooperation from the Government of Greenland to provide year-round, long-term measurements for monitoring and investigations of the Arctic environment. The multidisciplinary facility is home to several year-round investigations as well as numerous seasonal campaigns which take advantage of the unique location of the observatory. GEOSummit provides investigators ease of access to the highest site north of the Arctic circle. Since 1989, when the GISP II ice-coring activities began, the site has hosted numerous atmospheric and glaciological investigations. Following two trial winter over periods (1997-1998, and 2000-2002), the NSF Long Term Observatory (LTO) program committed funding to maintain year-round measurements of key baseline variables of climate change at the site for a period of five years from 2003-2008. In addition, several programs funded through European agencies have a year-round presence at the site.

The facility is operated by CH2M HILL Polar Services (CPS) with guidance from the Science Coordination Office (SCO).

		2010 GEOSummit Science and Planning Meeting The biannual GEOSummit Science Science and Planning Meeting will be held this year during the Arcus State of the Arctic Meeting 16-19 March, 2010. Dear Colleagues, We encourage GEOSummit investigators to participate in this meeting, by submitting an abstract for Parallel Science Session 3.2, Low-Latitude Forcing of Arctic Change, scheduled for Wed afternoon March 17.  The program organizers apparently laid out the program some time ago, and in response to our request for a parallel science session focused on Summit it was suggested that we all submit to one of their pre-defined sessions.  We settled on 3.2, since much of what we measure at Summit originates form lower latitudes.  It's not a perfect fit, but if we submit to the same session, we will achieve our aim of a focused session.   We are told that if there is sufficient demand, session 3.2 could be further divided. We plan a side meeting for GEOSummit planning on Thu March 18.  Expect more information from us and from Sandy Starkweather on that side meeting.  Our aim is to schedule it to allow folks to return home Thu evening.  Limited travel assistance that allows participants to attend the meeting may be available; contact Sandy. SoA meeting abstracts are due Monday Dec 14.  Submit via the abstracts button at http://soa.arcus.org.  The program for the State of the Arctic meeting is posted here:http://soa.arcus.org/print/program/session-topics. Regards, Roger & Jack
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Model international research facility for leading-edge multidisciplinary science:

• Arctic, polar & global application
• Continuous & sustained geophysical measurements
• Intensive multidisciplinary collaborative campaigns
• Test bed for new sensors & technology

Sustainable scientific observatory:

• Sustainable infrastructure, renewable energy,
• minimum pollution, year-round operation
• for diverse, high-impact science
• A 21st century ’model of innovation’

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