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GlobGlacier
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EO based services for glacier monitoring

Definition of EO based services for glacier monitoring, integration with state of the art ground-based observations, followed by the demonstration, implementation and validation of the services for the members of the User Group.
Project Reference

Name
GlobGlacier

Title		 EO based services for glacier monitoring

Programme		 DUE (Data User Element of the Earth Observation Envelope Programme)

Theme		 Global & Climate Change

Cost		 > 800 K

Type		 Large Scale Service Demonstration

Application		 Cartography: Land
Snow - Ice

Status		 In progress

Satellites		 ASTER, ENVISAT, ERS, LANDSAT, SPOT 4

Sensors		 ASAR, ASTER, ETM, SAR, TM
 
Project Description

Web Site		 http://globglacier.ch/

Objectives		 The main objectives of the GlobGlacier project are to:
  • Define EO based services for glacier monitoring based on the user requirements;
  • Integrate latest EO technology with state of the art ground-based observations;
  • Demonstrate and implement the services for the members of the User Group;
  • Validate the services;
  • Maintain a database of GlobGlacier products through the GLIMS database;
  • Thereby contribute to new scientific results in the domain of climate change detection, sea level contribution, climate modelling and hydrological modelling.
The GlobGlacier services will cover glaciers from all over the world. The information products to be developed and demonstrated in the project will respond to the operational needs and requirements of a certain number of users who are actively involved in the project. Additionally, these products will provide an answer to the requirements of the GCOS implementation plan for UNFCCC, which defined Glaciers and Ice Caps as one of the Essential Climate Variables. The products will also contribute to fulfilling the response to this implementation plan from the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS): “Satellite Observation of the Climate System - CEOS Response to the GCOS Implementation Plan”.
 
Project Consortium

Companies		 UNIZH - PGD : University of Zurich - Department of Geography - Physical Geography Division, Switzerland (Prime contractor)
 
User Partnership

Users		 GLIMS : Global Land Ice Measurements from Space, International
MPI-Met : Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Germany
NVE : Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate, Norway
WC2N - CFCAS : Western Canadian Cryospheric Network - Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences, Canada
WGMS : World Glacier Monitoring Service, International
 
Contact Points

Project Manager		 Dr Frank Paul
Physical Geography Division
University of Zurich - Irchel
Winterthurerstr. 190
CH-8057 Zurich,Switzerland
Tel.: +41 44 635 51 75
Fax.: +41 44 635 68 48
Email: fpaul@geo.unizh.ch

Technical Officer		 Frank Martin Seifert
European Space Agency – ESRIN D/EOP-SEP
Via Galileo Galilei
I-00044 Frascati (Roma)
Tel.: +39 06-941.80560
Fax: +39 06-941.80552
Email: frank.martin.seifert@esa.int