Summit Station is the home of the Greenland Environmental Observatory
(GEOSummit)
where year-round monitoring of key climate variables are
conducted to study air-snow interactions, knowledge of which is
crucial for interpreting data from ice cores drilled in the area and
elsewhere. Research building on the NSF investments during the
International Polar Year
(IPY) is particularly encouraged.
The station is located atop 3200 m of ice and is nearly 400 km from
the nearest point of land. Summit supports a diversity of scientific
research, including year-round measurements of air-snow interactions
that provide crucial knowledge for interpreting data from deep ice
cores drilled both at Summit and elsewhere. To see more of Summit
Station, take the tour.
This site offers resources for the Summit Station community.
• To learn about the research at Summit Station visit
GEOSummit
• To plan your trip to Summit Station visit
VECO Polar Resources
