For more information on the "SPIE's Third International Asia-Pacific
Environmental Remote Sensing Symposium 2002: Remote Sensing of the
Atmosphere, Ocean, Environment, and Space'' which will be held from 23 -
27 October 2002 at Hangzhou, China, an up-to-date program, or to submit
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DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS: 25 April 2002
Microwave Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere
Hangzhou, China
23-27 October 2002
DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS: 25 April 2002
The Cryosphere (Snow cover, sea ice, glaciers and ice sheets, river ice,
lake ice, seasonally frozen ground and permafrost) is an integral part
of the Earth's dynamic systems. Feedback processes of surface energy and
moisture exchange between the Cryosphere, the Hydrosphere and the
Atmosphere are a major factor in the evolution of global climate.
Weathering and landscape result from the movement of land ice and
changes in frozen ground, while storage of water in snow and ice is the
major source of freshwater for many of the Earth's hydrological systems.
Within the context of global change, concomitant changes in the extent
of the Cryosphere will have significant repercussions on climate,
landscape processes, hydrological reservoirs of freshwater and
associated socio-economic activities. Improved methods are needed to
track the dynamics of the cryosphere due to difficulties of
accomplishing this with standard point measurements. Methods for scaling
up from points to large areas must also be developed. Techniques of
remote sensing are proving valuable research tools in tracking the
evolution and elucidating processes of the cryosphere and in the
development of models for cryospheric systems.
Topics of interest solicited for this session include, but are not
limited to, the following:
- remote sensing of snow cover, snow water equivalent, synoptic-scale
snowmelt
- remote sensing of snow accumulation and ablation on glaciers and ice
caps
- remote sensing of glaciers and ice sheets
- remote sensing of sea ice, river ice, and lake ice
- remote sensing of frozen ground and freeze/thaw cycle
- remote sensing assessment of climatic change effects in cold regions