ESA-CliC Earth Observation and Arctic Science Priorities

Details

The European Space Agency and the Climate and Cryosphere project are pleased to present the publication of “Earth Observation and Arctic Science Priorities”. This report resulted from several consultations with the cryosphere community including a workshop held in January at the Fram Centre in...

CliC-ESA Meeting Abstracts of Presentations

Details

Abstracts of Presentations at the CliC-ESA Meeting Earth Observation and Arctic Science Priorities, January 20, 2015

S Bacon: Arctic freshwater balance (and impact on global ocean circulation)

Details

Presented by Sheldon Bacon, National Oceanography Centre, UK, at the ESA-CliC Earth Observation and Arctic Science Priorities Meeting, Norway, 2015 Considering the Arctic Ocean (including sea ice) as a defined volume, we develop equations describing the time-varying fluxes of mass and freshwater...

S Gerland: In situ calibration and validation of sea ice and snow on sea ice satellite products

Details

Presented by Sebastian Gerland, Norwegian Polar Institute, Norway, at the ESA-CliC Earth Observation and Arctic Science Priorities Meeting, Norway, 2015 Observational sea ice and snow data are necessary for processing and improvement of satellite remote sensing products. The Norwegian Polar...

R Forsberg: Opportunities and challenges of the synergistic use of data and techniques: Greenland ice sheet mass balance

Details

Presented by Rene Forsberg, Technical University of Denmark, National Space Institute, Denmark, at the ESA-CliC Earth Observation and Arctic Science Priorities Meeting, Norway, 2015 To estimate the overall mass balance of the Greenland ice sheet, data from multiple satellites such as CryoSat,...

N Gourmelen: Fine Ice Sheet margins topography from swath processing of CryoSat SARIn mode date

Details

Presented by Noel Gourmelen, University of Edinburgh, UK, at the ESA-CliC Earth Observation and Arctic Science Priorities Meeting, Norway, 2015 Reference and repeat-observations of Glacier and Ice Sheet Margin (GISM) topography are critical to identify changes in ice thickness, provide estimates...

J Bamber: STSE CryoSat+ Cryosphere Study Regional glacial isostatic adjustment and CryoSatelevation rate corrections in Antarctica (REGINA)

Details

Presented by Jonathan Bamber, University of Bristol, UK, at the ESA-CliC Earth Observation and Arctic Science Priorities Meeting, Norway, 2015 A major uncertainty in determining the mass balance of the Antarctic ice sheet from satellite gravimetry, and, to a lesser extent, altimetry measurements...

J Bouman: GOCE‐GRACE combination: an opportunity to enhance mass balance estimates

Details

Presented by Johannes Bouman,Deutsches Geodätisches Forschungsinstitut, Germany, at the ESA-CliC Earth Observation and Arctic Science Priorities Meeting, Norway, 2015 Although the GOCE satellite gravity mission was not meant to observe the Earth’s temporal gravity field, we show that it does and...

CliC: Climate and Cryosphere, a core project of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)

Details

Greg Flato's presentation at the CliC-ESA Meeting Earth Observation and Arctic Science Priorities, January 20, 2015

B Marzeion: Recent Advance, Current Obstacles, and Future Plans for Global Glacier Modeling

Details

Presented by Ben Marzeion, Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Innsbruck, Austria, at the ESA-CliC Earth Observation and Arctic Science Priorities Meeting, Norway, 2015 In this presentation, we will review recent estimates of the mass change of glaciers and ice caps (GICs). On...

A Bartsch: Changing permafrost and frozen-ground regimes feedbacks to climate and terrestrial ecosystems (e.g. carbon dioxide and methane fluxes)

Details

Presented by Annette Bartsch, Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik, Austria, at the ESA-CliC Earth Observation and Arctic Science Priorities Meeting, Norway, 2015 Changes in ground thermal regime reflect changes in air temperature and precipitation. A major short coming for permafrost...

Requirements for Monitoring of Permafrost in Polar Regions

Details

Satellite data can complement in–situ permafrost monitoring as well as related modelling of land-atmosphere exchange processes. High to medium resolution optical, thermal and microwave acquisitions are required to capture processes along the permafrost transition zones, coastlines as well as over...

Workshop on Novel Mission Concepts for Snow and Cryosphere Research

Details

- The session chairs and scientific committee provided input to compile this workshop report and summery On 16 - 17 September 2014, the “Workshop on Novel Mission Concepts for Snow and Cryosphere Research” was held at ESA/ESTEC, The Netherlands. The goal of the workshop was to invite experts and...