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Ice Sheets CCI Antarc.ca– ESRIN September 2014

Ice Sheets CCI Antarc.ca


Team


Climate Research Group

Partner Organisa.on Country Competence Role

D.Vaughan Bri.sh Antarc.c Survey UK Glaciology CRG Lead

A.LeBroq University of Exeter UK Ice Sheet

Modelling CRG Member (Antarc.ca)

M.R.van den Broeke

University of Utrecht

Netherlands

Climate modelling CRG Member (Antarc.ca)

H.Hellmer Alfred Wegener Ins.tute Germany Ice Sheet-‐ Ocean

modelling CRG Member (Antarc.ca)


User requirements

•  User survey informed by GCOS requirements

•  164 respondents •  Median exper.se >10 years

•  Wide range of disciplines

•  Focus product genera.on on ice sheet margins


User requirements

0 20 40 60 80 100 120

Surface eleva.on change

Ice velocity

Grounding line loca.on

Calving front loca.on

Surface mel.ng

Ice sheet mass balance

Number of respondents

Poten.

al CCI produ

ct

1 2 3 4 5 6


User requirements

•  Spa.al and temporal resolu.on defined

•  Regions of interest & priority defined

•  Product specifica.on defined

•  Long term records are desired

•  Highest priority products are MB, SEC, IV and GLL

•  Significant demand for all products


Product specifica.on

Product EO Input Data Temporal

Range

Temporal

Frequency Spa.al Coverage Spa.al Resolu.on

SEC E1/E2, EV, CS2 1991 – monthly Antarc.ca 5km grid

IV – WAIS product E1, E2, EV, R1, TSX, S1 1991 – decadal WAIS 500m grid

IV – Ice stream

product

E1, E2, EV, R1, TSX, S1 1991 – annual

20 ice streams 500m grid

GMB – Gridded

product

GRACE 2002-‐ monthly

Antarc.ca 100km grid

GMB – Basin

product

GRACE 2002-‐ monthly

Antarc.ca drainage basin

GLL E1, E2, EV, R1, TSX, S1 1992-‐ decadal 5-‐10 ice streams 250m line


Ice velocity


Grounding line loca.on


Gravimetry mass balance


Work programme

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Ac.vity Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

T1: Requirements Management

T2: Algorithm Development

T3: System Development

T4: ECV Produc.on

T5: Climate Assessment

T6: Project Management

Annual Review


Summary

•  Scoping study complete

•  User requirements iden.fied

•  4 main products will be

•  Surface eleva.on change •  Ice velocity •  Grounding line loca.on

•  Grace mass balance

•  Run in parallel with Greenland •  Phase 2 kick off Q1 2015

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