7th EARSeL workshop on Land Ice and Snow
Remote Sensing of the Earth’s Cryosphere:
Monitoring for operational applications and climate studies
Call for Papers
The 7th Workshop on Remote Sensing of Land Ice and Snow of the European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories (EARSeL) was held at the Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Switzerland, from 03 - 06 February 2014.
The workshop invites presentations on all fields of environmental research focussing on snow and ice as proxy for changing cryosphere, methods for retrieving cryospheric parameters from various types of remote sensing data, theoretical basis of inversion methods and their application, state-of-the-art retrieval algorithms, data assimilation of remote sensing data and in situ observations in process models, current and planned sensors for snow and ice, etc. The workshop also offers the possibility for sessions covering preparations and successful realization of field campaigns in mountainous and polar regions. The last day is dedicated for the ESA-Globsnow User Consultation Meeting. All participants are invited to attend the meeting.
Session topics:
- Glaciers and ice caps
- Snow cover (regional and global, microwave, SAR)
- Snow and climate
- Snow hydrology and snow modelling
- New technologies (sensors/methods)
- Snow modelling and data assimilation
- Programs and services
- ESA Globsnow contribution (special session included in the workshop)
Keynote Speakers:
- Prof. Dr. Konrad Steffen (Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Switzerland)
- Dr. Frank Paul (Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Switzerland)
- Dr. Chris Derksen (Environment Canada, Canada)
Scientific Committee
| Dr. T. Nagler | ENVEO, Austria |
| Prof. Dr. H. Rott | University of Innsbruck, Austria |
| Dr. R. Solberg | Norwegian Computing Center, Norway |
| Dr. R. Armstrong | NSIDC, USA |
| Dr. A. Trishchenko | NRCan, Canada |
| Dr. S. Wunderle | University of Bern, Switzerland |
| Dr. K. Luojus | FMI, Finland |
| Dr. P. Romanov | NOAA-CREST, USA |
Organisation Committee
| Dr. Stefan Wunderle | University of Bern, Switzerland |
| Dr. Fabia Hüsler | University of Bern, Switzerland |
| Céline Dizerens | University of Bern, Switzerland |
| Helga Braun | EARSeL secretary, Germany |
Workshop Programme
Monday, 3rd February| Welcome and opening | |
|---|---|
| 09:00 - 10:00 |
Registration and coffee |
| 10:00 - 10:20 |
Stefan Wunderle (University of Bern, Switzerland),
Lena Halounová (EARSeL Vice-Chairman, Czech Republic) Welcome |
| 10:20 - 10:50 |
Konrad Steffen (keynote speaker, WSL, Switzerland) The melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet – How does it affect global sea level? Abstract (pdf) |
| 10:50 - 11:10 |
Stefan Wunderle and Fabia Hüsler (Univ. of Bern, Switzerland) Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere - an overview Abstract (pdf), Presentation (pdf) |
| 11:10 - 11:40 |
Frank Paul (keynote speaker, Univ. of Zurich, Switzerland) Global Glacier Changes: The state of knowledge after IPCC AR5 Abstract (pdf), Presentation (pdf) |
| Session: Glaciers and ice caps | |
| 11:40 - 12:00 |
Dana Floricioiu (DLR IMF, Germany) Mass change of Patagonia glaciers between 2000 and 2011/2012 from TanDEM-X and SRTM data Abstract (pdf) |
| 12:00 - 12:20 |
Silvan Leinss (ETHZ, Switzerland) Snow Accumulation, Melt Rates and Glacier Mass Balance Measured by TanDEM-X Abstract (pdf) |
| 12:20 - 12:40 |
Marinka Spieß (RWTH Aachen, Germany) An approach to analyse snow lines from MODIS data for Glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau Abstract (pdf) |
| 12:40 - 14:00 |
Lunch break |
| Session: Snow cover (microwave) | |
| 14:00 - 14:20 |
Rune Solberg (Norwegian Computing Centre, Norway) A multi-sensor multi-temporal algorithm for snow cover extent retrieval from optical and passive microwave data Abstract (pdf), Presentation (pdf) |
| 14:20 - 14:40 |
Tao Che (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) Estimation of snow depth from MWRI and AMSR-E data in forest regions of Northeast China Abstract (pdf), Presentation (pptx) |
| Poster session I | |
| 14:40 - 15:10 |
Short poster presentations Jean-Pierre Dedieu (CNRS - LTHE, France)
Vanessa Drolon (LEGOS OMP, France)
Georg Fischer (DLR, Germany)
Clemence Herny (LPGN, France)
Kathrin Naegeli (Univ. of Fribourg, Switzerland)
Helga Weber (Univ. of Bern, Switzerland)
Benoît Sittler (Univ. of Freiburg, Germany) |
| 15:10 - 16:10 |
Poster session with coffee break |
| Session: New technologies | |
| 16:10 - 16:30 |
Andreas Wiesmann (GAMMA Remote Sensing, Switzerland) Terrestrial radar observations of snow on Alpine slopes Abstract (pdf), Presentation (pdf) |
| 16:30 - 16:50 |
Eirik Malnes (NORUT, Norway) SeFaS - Monitoring avalanches in Northern Norway using SAR and UAV borne sensors Abstract (pdf), Presentation (pptx) |
17:30 |
Ice breaker reception |
| Session: Snow and climate | |
|---|---|
| 9:20 - 9:50 |
Chris Derksen (keynote speaker, Environment Canada, Canada) Arctic snow in a changing cryosphere: What have we learned from observations and CMIP5 simulations? Abstract (pdf), Presentation (pptx) |
| 9:50 - 10:10 |
Liyun Dai (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) Spatiotemporal changes in snow cover from 1987 to 2011 in Northern China Abstract (pdf), Presentation (pptx) |
| 10:10 - 10:30 |
Fabia Hüsler (Univ. of Bern, Switzerland) A snow cover climatology for the European Alps derived from AVHRR data Abstract (pdf), Presentation (pdf) |
| 10:30 - 11:10 |
Coffee break |
| Session: Programs and services | |
| 11:10 - 11:30 |
Lothar Schüller (EUMETSAT, Germany) EUMETSAT’s Network of Satellite Application Facilities (SAF Network) Abstract (pdf), Presentation (pptx) |
| 11:30 - 11:50 |
Thomas Nagler (ENVEO IT GmbH, Austria) Preparation of European Snow, Glacier and Lake/River Ice services within the Copernicus project CRYOLAND Abstract (pdf), Presentation (pptx) |
| 11:50 - 12:10 |
Florian Appel (VISTA GmbH, Germany) SNOWSENSE: Using satellite navigation, communication and remote sensing for timely access to high-quality and reliable information on snow Abstract (pdf), Presentation (pdf) |
| 12:10 - 13:40 |
Lunch break |
| Session: Snow cover (regional and global) | |
| 13:40 - 14:00 |
Nando R. Foppa (MeteoSwiss, Switzerland) Understanding satellite-based snow cover products over alpine terrain through high quality in-situ measurements over Switzerland Abstract (pdf), Presentation (pdf) |
| 14:00 - 14:20 |
Piotr Struzik (Satellite Remote Sensing Centre, Krakow, Poland) GCOM-W1 after the first winter – discussion on snow depth product Abstract (pdf), Presentation (pdf) |
| Poster session II | |
| 14:20 - 14:50 |
Short poster presentations
Henna-Reetta Hannula (Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finland)
Igor Appel (NOAA-JPSS, USA)
Ali N. Arslan (Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finland)
Andreas J. Dietz (DLR/DFD LAX, Germany)
Céline Dizerens (Univ. of Bern, Switzerland)
Andreas Wiesmann (GAMMA Remote Sensing, Switzerland) |
| 14:50 - 15:50 |
Poster session with coffee break |
| Session: Snow cover (regional and global) cont. | |
| 15:50 - 16:10 |
Yves A. Buehler (SLF, Switzerland) On the spatial variability of the alpine snow cover Abstract (pdf), Presentation (pdf) |
| 16:20 - 16:40 |
Andreas J. Dietz (DLR/DFD LAX, Germany) Global SnowPack: A set of Snow Cover Parameters made available on a global scale Abstract (pdf), Presentation (ppt) |
17:30 |
Guided sightseeing tour in Bern |
19:00 |
Conference dinner |
| Session: Snow hydrology and snow modelling | |
|---|---|
| 9:00 - 9:20 |
Eric Brun (Meteo-France CNRM-GAME, France) Snowpack modelling: a promising approach for future products merging model outputs with satellite observations Abstract (pdf), Presentation (pdf) |
| 9:20 - 9:40 |
Zuhal Akyurek (Middle East Technical Univ., Turkey) Assimilation of EUMETSAT snow covered area data into conceptual hydrologic model Abstract (pdf), Presentation (pdf) |
| 9:40 - 10:00 |
Mattia Callegari (Univ. of Pavia / EURAC, Italy) Seasonal hydrological forecasting from snow cover maps and climatological data using support vector machine Abstract (pdf), Presentation (pptx) |
| 10:00 - 10:20 |
Hélène Fréville (Météo France/CNRM-GAME, France) Using MODIS land surface temperatures and the Crocus snow model to understand the warm bias of ERA-Interim reanalyses at the surface in Antarctica Abstract (pdf), Presentation (pdf) |
| 10:20 - 11:00 |
Coffee break |
| Session: Snow cover (SAR) | |
| 11:00 - 11:20 |
Christoph Rohner (Univ. of Zurich, Switzerland) Relating SAR backscatter to in-situ measurements and models of snow liquid water content: A study based on an ASAR time series combined with snow station measurements Abstract (pdf), Presentation (pptx) |
| 11:20 - 11:40 |
Heidi Hindberg (NORUT, Norway) Towards Pan-European wet snow mapping using SAR Abstract (pdf), Presentation (pdf) |
| 11:40 - 12:00 |
David Small (Univ. of Zurich, Switzerland) Towards strategic acquisition planning for the mapping of wet snow extent using spaceborne SAR sensors: An initiative of the WMO Polar Space Task Group Abstract (pdf), Presentation (pdf) |
| 12:00 - 13:30 |
Lunch break |
| 13:30 - 14:00 |
Surprise |
| Session: ESA Globsnow 2 | |
| 14:00 - 14:10 |
Kari Luojus Introduction to ESA Globsnow session and user consultation meeting |
| 14:10 - 14:40 |
Kari Luojus (Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finland) Achievements and overall concept of ESA DUE Globsnow-2 project Abstract (pdf) |
| 14:40 - 15:10 |
Sari Metsämäki (Finnish Environment Institute, Finland) The advancements of Northern Hemisphere GlobSnow-2 SWE and SE products Abstract (pdf), Presentation (ppt) |
| 15:10 - 15:50 |
Coffee break |
| Session: ESA Globsnow 2 cont. | |
| 15:50 - 16:20 |
Gabriele Bippus (ENVEO IT GmbH, Austria) Evaluation and Quality assessment of GlobSnow-2 Abstract (pdf) |
| 16:20 - 16:50 |
Sari Metsämäki (Finnish Environment Institute, Finland) Northern Hemisphere Fractional Snow mapping with VIIRS: First experiments in ESA DUE GlobSnow-2 Abstract (pdf), Presentation (ppt) |
| ESA Globsnow 2: User consultation meeting All participants of the workshop are cordially invited to attend |
|
|---|---|
| 9:00 - 9:10 |
Simon Pinnock (European Space Agency, Italy) Introduction |
| 9:10 - 9:30 |
Kari Luojus (Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finland) Assessment of Snow Water Equivalent Estimates of CMIP5 Climate Model Simulations and Satellite-Based Data Abstract (pdf), Presentation (pdf) |
| 9:30 - 9:50 |
Chris Derksen (Environment Canada, Canada) Climate Modeling Applications of the ESA GlobSnow Data Record Abstract (pdf), Presentation (pptx) |
| 9:50 - 10:10 |
Katharina Klehmet (Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Germany) A regional climate model hindcast for Siberia – added value assessment of snow water equivalent Abstract (pdf), Presentation (pdf) |
| 10:10 - 11:40 |
Samantha Pullen (Met Office, United Kingdom) Assessing satellite snow products for assimilation into the UK regional forecasting model Abstract (pdf), Presentation (pdf) |
| 10:40 - 11:10 |
Coffee break |
| 11:10 - 11:30 |
Nando R. Foppa (MeteoSwiss, Switzerland) Snow White: A community white paper on the future of satellite snow monitoring |
| 11:30 - 12:00 |
All participants User needs and user requirements |
| 12:00 - 12:30 |
All participants Towards Snow ECV Products |
| 12:30 - 12:50 |
Stefan Wunderle (Univ. of Bern) / Kari Luojus (FMI, Finland) Wrap up of EARSeL workshop and ESA Globsnow user consultation meeting |
| 12:50 - 13:00 |
Stefan Wunderle (Univ. of Bern) End of LISSIG Workshop |
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