Ice Sheets CCI Antarc.ca– ESRIN September 2014
Ice Sheets CCI Antarc.ca
Ice Sheets CCI Antarc.ca– ESRIN September 2014
Team
Ice Sheets CCI Antarc.ca– ESRIN September 2014
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)
Ice Sheets CCI Antarc.ca– ESRIN September 2014
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
Ice Sheets CCI Antarc.ca– ESRIN September 2014
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
Ice Sheets CCI Antarc.ca– ESRIN September 2014
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
Ice Sheets CCI Antarc.ca– ESRIN September 2014
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 Sheets CCI Antarc.ca– ESRIN September 2014
Ice velocity
Ice Sheets CCI Antarc.ca– ESRIN September 2014
Ice Sheets CCI Antarc.ca– ESRIN September 2014
Grounding line loca.on
Ice Sheets CCI Antarc.ca– ESRIN September 2014
Gravimetry mass balance
Ice Sheets CCI Antarc.ca– ESRIN September 2014
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
Ice Sheets CCI Antarc.ca– ESRIN September 2014
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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