The CommUnity near-Surface Permafrost (CUSP) dataset a global compilation of permafrost observations and related properties to support AI/ML model development

Dec 1, 2024·
Kurt Solander
,
Jonathon P. Schwenk
,
Jemma Stachelek
,
Evan Thaler
,
Lawrence M. Vulis
,
Bohan Chen
,
Charles Abolt
,
Lauren Thomas
,
Eve I. Gasarch
,
Joel C. Rowland
,
Adam Collins
,
Maggie Farley
,
Travis Pitts
· 1 min read
Abstract
AGU Fall Meeting abstract presenting the CommUnity near-Surface Permafrost (CUSP) dataset—a global compilation of near-surface permafrost observations and related properties—to support AI/ML model development.
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts

The CommUnity near-Surface Permafrost (CUSP) dataset brings together geographically distributed observations of near-surface permafrost and related environmental attributes in a common resource. The compilation is designed to reduce the data-discovery and harmonization burden that often limits large-scale permafrost analysis.

Presented at the 2024 AGU Fall Meeting, the project emphasizes data structures and supporting properties suitable for artificial-intelligence and machine-learning workflows. Its goal is to enable reproducible model development and comparison across regions where observation density, measurement practices, and landscape conditions vary substantially.