catcos psc-1 meeting, 18 august 2014 catcos phase 2 glacier workpackage part uzh - andes michael...
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CATCOS Phase 2Glacier WorkPackage
Part UZH - Andes
Michael Zemp and Nico Mölg
World Glacier Monitoring Service, Department of Geography, University of Zurich
Switzerland
CATCOS Phase 1+ continue in-situ mass balance observations+ geodetic survey for
validation/calibration ofin-situ series
WGMS (2008)
international glacier monitoring strategy
Key tasks of a glacier observation programProcess understanding (and model calibration)Regional variability of glacier changesRepresentativeness of observation seriesGlobal coverage
Reanalysis of observation seriesAssessment of secondary impacts
Free and unrestricted international data sharing
Publication of results in international journals
Outreach activities
CATCOS Phase 2+ continue in-situ mass balance observations
+ reanalysis of obs. series+ publication of results
+ outreach
Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales (IDEAM)
Support the continuation of the glaciological mass balance program
Jointly analyse and publish the glaciological and geodetic data
Remote and on-site twinning Outreach activities
CATCOS-2 Actions in South America – Santa Isabel, COLOMBIA
Photo by J. Ramirez
Photo by M. ZempPhoto by M. Zemp
CATCOS-2 Actions in South America – Antizana Ice Cap, ECUADOR
Instituto Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología (INAMHI)
Support the continuation of the glaciological mass balance program
Complete the geodetic processing Jointly analyse and publish the
glaciological and geodetic data Remote and on-site twinning Outreach activities
Photo by S. KönigOrthophoto 2011, based
on images fromSIGTIERRAS.
Aerial image 1997 by Instituto Geográfico Militar, EC
Summer school in mass balance measurements and analysis
Date: JUN/JUL 2016
Venue: La Paz & Zongo Glacier, Bolivia
Local Organiser: A. Soruco, IGEMA,Universidad Mayor de San Andres, La Paz
Participants: c.12 from Andean countries
Teachers: c.5 from CH and FR
Training in and discussion of best practices
Direct contact to observers of ongoing glacier monitoring programmes
Strengthening the regional glacier monitoring network
CATCOS-2 Actions in South America – Summer School, BOLIVIA
Photo by M. Zemp
Photo in 2000 by M. Zemp
CATCOS-2 Actions in South America – Echaurren Norte, CHILE
Dirección General de Aguas (DGA) Support the Principal Investigator in
the reanalysis of the Echaurren Norte mass balance series
Remote and on-site support
Source: unknown
CATCOS-2 Actions in South America – PERU
Unidad de Glaciología y Recursos Hídricos (UGRH)
Support the Principal Investigators and the National Correspondent
Coordinate with other SDC-activities 2nd edition of Mountain Report to be
launched during the Climate Change Conference (COP20) in Lima, December 2014
CATCOS-2 Actions – Educational and Public Outreach
GlacierAppDissemination of global glacier change information for a wider publicIncreased visibility of worldwide glacier monitoring networkSpecial focus on
‘reference’ glaciers with long-term observatoin programmes
CATCOS regional partner series
¡ VAMOS !