1. Global Land Ice Measurements from Space (GLIMS), and the GLIMS Data Base at NSIDC:
Greg Scharfen
U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center
R.Barry, V.Troisi, SJS.Khalsa, R.Weaver, B.Raup
PODAG Meeting
September 27, 1999

2. Global Land Ice Measurements from Space (GLIMS)
Expected GLIMS Products
glacier length
area
boundaries
topography
snowline elevation
surface velocity vectors

3. GLIMS Institutions USGS Flagstaff GLIMS Coordination Center
USGS Sioux Falls (EDC DAAC)
ASTER and Landsat image archive
NSIDC
GLIMS World Data Archive
Regional Centers and Stewards
GISS
validation of cryosphere in GCMs
U of NebraskaOmaha
GLIMS Processing Center

4. GLIMS Data Base at NSIDC: “GLIMS World Data Archive”
Development Activities:
host data base content advisory group
develop functional requirements for data base (with GCC)
design and implement data base (with GCC)
design and implement web-based data submission and user query

5. GLIMS Data Base at NSIDC: “GLIMS World Data Archive”
Operational Activities:
archive glaciological data derived from the imagery by the regional centers
provide web-based user services for GLIMS-derived data
provide reports on data submission and user activity to GCC
liaise with GCC re. image collection schedule
report on scientific significance of data archive (with GCC, EDC and RCs)

6. GLIMS Data Base at NSIDC: “GLIMS World Data Archive”
Assumptions:
Terra ASTER operations successful
ECS operations successful
funding initiative successful

7. GLIMS Data Base at NSIDC: funding request summary
3 year proposal to NASA 9/99
joint with Flagstaff, EDC and GISS
based on interagency meeting 6/99
NASA, NSF, NOAA, USGS
NSIDC budget highlights (yearly):
1.2 FTE
18K hardware, 10K software
14K travel

8. GLIMS Data Base at NSIDC: User Interface
COTS-based data base
COTS-based web-based search and order GUI
link to ECS for ordering ASTER data from EDC?
Cross reference to image ID
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