EOEO--Based Services for Based Services for Climate Change Climate Change Adaptation Adaptation
Space and the Arctic, October 20 Space and the Arctic, October 20 -- 21 2008, Stockholm, 21 2008, Stockholm, SwedenSweden
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Polar View NetworkPolar View NetworkMore than 80 partners from 16 countries
Program ManagerC-CORE
Euro-Russian Arctic Node
Manager: met.no
North American Node
Manager: C-CORE Baltic NodeManager: FMI
Antarctic NodeManager: BAS
AustraliaAustriaBelgiumCanadaDenmarkEstoniaFranceFinlandGermanyIceland, ItalyNorwaySwedenRussiaUnited KingdomUSA
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Polar View NetworkPolar View NetworkProgram Management
C-CORE
Research PartnersBASCISDTUFMI
U. AlbertaU. Bonn
U. BremenU. Stockholm
Regional Node ManagersFMI
met.noC-CORE
BAS
Service Strategy GroupExpert Consultants
Hickling Arthurs Low IPF
System PartnersCISDTU
NORUTNRVTT Operational Service
Providers
BT GeoconsultingBAS
C-CORECNRDMIDTU
eOsphereFMIHAL
HatfieldKSATmet.noNoetix
NPISMHISyke
U. BremenU. Stockholm
Vista
European Network CoordinatorTBD
Core End UsersAdmiral Danish FleetAPRFC, NOAAAlberta EnvironmentAWI - PolarsternAAD - Aurora Blom KarttaBAS - Ernest ShackletonBSHCanadian Ice ServiceEstonian Env. Info. Center Estonian Met. and Hyd. Institute European Environment AgencyFinnish Maritime AdministrationFinstashipGLBHTC, Sachs HarbourHyd. Services Division - SYKEIce Advisors Ltd.Icelandic Met. OfficeIcelandic National Energy AuthorityIndian and Northern Affairs CanadaInstitut Polaire Francais - AstrolabeIAATOICRH
ICIMODInternational Ice PatrolPNRA – ItalicaDromshipKemijoki Ltd.Krasnoyarsk Krai GovernmentLFUWG, Rheinland-PfalzLFU, Baden-WuerttembergLapland Reg. Env. CenterMakivik Corporation Mayor of Arctic BayMet. Res. Division, FMIGovt. Sakha Republic, RussiaManitoba Water StewardshipMohn-Sverdrup CenterMunicipality of Wood BuffaloUK Met OfficeNational Ice CenterNational Snow and Ice Data CenterNational Glaciology ProgramNB Department of EnvironmentNL Dept. of Env. and Conserv.
North. Village of KangiqsualujjuaqNorwegian Coast GuardNorwegian Polar Institute – LanceNorwegian Water and Energy Dir.OryxQuest Yacht RaceParks CanadaPole Position SpitsbergenProvincial Airlines Ltd.Royal Arctic LineStatkraftSwedish Coast GuardSwedish Maritime AdministrationSMA - Icebreaking AuthoritiesSwedish Met. And Hyd. InstituteNorwegian Inst. of Nat. Res. Town of Hay RiverVolvo Ocean RaceYukon Dept. of Environment
Thematic LeadsVISTA (Snow Services)
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Polar View Service PortfolioPolar View Service PortfolioServices
SafetyShipping
Offshore operationsHunting and fishing
Water and EnvironmentWater resources management
Flood forecastingHydropower management
Pollution transport
Adapting to Climate ChangeShipping
Offshore operationsHunting and fishing
Water resources managementFlood forecasting
Hydropower management
User ConcernsSea Ice and Icebergs
High-resolution ice chartsMedium-resolution ice charts
Sea ice thickness chartsIce forecasts
Floe edge mapsIceberg detection reportsGlobal sea ice products
River and Lake IceIce classification mapsIce cover change maps
Annotated imageryIce conditions history
Freeze-up/melt-onset timing
Glaciers and SnowGlacier facies maps
Mass-balance modelling reportGlacier velocity maps
Snow cover mapsSnow water equivalent
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User EngagementUser Engagement
EO Service Providers Users
EO knowledge
User domain knowledgeEffective Integration of EO-based methods with existing processes
Application of EO-based approaches in other areas of interest
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Climate Change AdaptationClimate Change Adaptation
UNFCCC Nairobi Work Programme Expert meeting in March 2008
Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Arctic (VACCA) workshop in October 2008
United Nations Climate Change Conference in December 2008
Changing ice regimes
Changing snow regimes
Reliance on past data is no longer sufficient for
effective decision making
Recent observations are necessary
Continue/expand monitoring systems
Share information, work across jurisdictions
Changing ice regimes
Changing snow regimes
Reliance on past data is no longer sufficient for
effective decision making
Recent observations are necessary
Continue/expand monitoring systems
Share information, work across jurisdictions
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Navigating Ice Infested WatersNavigating Ice Infested Waters
User concernsSafe shipping and operations in ice infested waters
EO-derived informationHigh-resolution and regional ice chartsIce forecastsGlobal ice cover and concentrationIceberg location and population statistics
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Navigating Ice Infested WatersNavigating Ice Infested Waters
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Assisting Arctic Indigenous Assisting Arctic Indigenous CommunitiesCommunitiesUser concerns
Safe and efficient hunting and travelSustainable reindeer husbandrySustainable fisheries
EO-derived information Floe edge advisoryLake ice distribution and developmentContinental snow coverRiver ice types
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Assisting Arctic Indigenous Assisting Arctic Indigenous CommunitiesCommunities
Snow Depth
Snow Water Equivalent
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Flood Forecasting and Water Flood Forecasting and Water ManagementManagement
User concernsMitigate impacts of flooding related to snow and iceEfficient hydropower production
EO-derived informationSnow covered area River ice development and ice typesGlacier characteristics and runoff modelling
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Flood Forecasting and Water Flood Forecasting and Water ManagementManagement
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Polar View Service CoveragePolar View Service Coverage
> 4000 local/regional per year> 2000 global products per year