EGU General Assembly 2007

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	Quick Search Title + Author Title Author Abstract Number Schedule Number Programme Groups Great Debates Union Symposia Educational Symposia Atmospheric Sciences Biogeosciences Climate: Past, Present, Future Cryospheric Sciences Energy, Resources and the Environment Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology Geodesy Geodynamics Geomorphology Geosciences Instrumentation and Data Systems Hydrological Sciences Isotopes in Geosciences: Instrumentation and Applications Magnetism, Palaeomagnetism, Rock Physics & Geomaterials Natural Hazards Nonlinear Processes in Geosciences Ocean Sciences Planetary and Solar System Sciences Seismology Soil System Sciences Solar-Terrestrial Sciences Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology Tectonics and Structural Geology Medal Lectures EGU Short Courses Keynote Lectures Townhall Meetings Division Business Meetings Editorial Board Meetings Union Meetings Splinter Meetings Forums   Information - CR120 Observations of glaciers and ice sheets from space (co-listed in G & CL) Event Information Land ice, in the form of glaciers, ice caps and ice sheets, make an important contribution to global sea level, regional climate, water resources, natural hazards and tourism. Understanding their behaviour is, therefore, important to all these topics and the only practical way to do this, over a wide area, is from an airborne or spaceborne platform. Recent advances have been made in the development and implementation of new missions and methodologies for examining ice on the planet. NASA, for example, launched ICESat in 2002: the first dedicated cryospheric satellite mission. In addition to this, gravity missions such as CHAMP, GRACE and planned follow-ons and satellite altimeter missions such as ENVISAT and JASON-1 are providing unique data on the topography and mass balance of the cryosphere. This session invites presentations on all aspects of remote sensing (including airborne) of land ice ranging in scale from valley glaciers to ice sheets. The session is organised jointly between Geodesy and Cryospheric Sciences and we welcome contributions on geodetic or gravity observations of ice mass balance or topography as well as the use of visible and microwave sensors. Preliminary List of Solicited Speakers Co-Sponsorship General Statement The information contained hereafter has been compiled and uploaded by the Session Organizers via the "Organizer Session Form". The Session Organizers have therefore the sole responsibility that this information is true and accurate at the date of publication, and the conference organizer cannot accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made, and he makes no warranty, expressed or implied, with regard to the material published. Back to Session Programme

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