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