GlobGlacier

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.

Name	GlobGlacier
Title	EO based services for glacier monitoring
Programme	DUE (Data User Element)
Theme	Land
Cost	€950k
Type	Service Demonstration
Status	Completed
Sensors	ENVISAT : ASAR EOS-Terra : ASTER Landsat 7 : ETM ERS-1/2 : SAR Landsat 4/5 : TM
Web site	http://www.globglacier.ch" target="_blank">http://www.globglacier.ch
Objectives	The main objectives of the GlobGlacier project were 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 covered glaciers from all over the world. The information products developed and demonstrated in the project responded to the operational needs and requirements of a certain number of users actively involved in the project. Additionally, these products provided 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 also contributed 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".
Prime contractor	University of Zurich - Department of Geography - Physical Geography Division
Subcontractors	University of Leeds - Faculty of Environment GAMMA ENVEO University of Oslo
Users	WGMS WC2N - CFCAS University of Colorado : University of Colorado UNBC - University of Northern British Columbia : UNBC - University of Northern British Columbia The University of Manchester : The University of Manchester NVE MPI-Met GLIMS Comitato Glaciologico Italiano : Comitato Glaciologico Italiano ARPA-Lombardia Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta : Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta
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 â€“ 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