Objective The objective of the MAIRES proposal is to develop methodologies for satellite monitoring of Arctic glaciers, sea ice and icebergs. Methodologies to retrieve quantitative information from the ESA and RKA data will be developed, and examples of satellite derived products for each of the three thematic areas will be presented. The main satellite data will be Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), optical and infrared images, radar altimeter data, passive microwave data and geoid data from GOCE. Results from the proposal can contribute to improved understanding of climate change and provide useful data for scientists, policy-makers and the general public. The MAIRES project will demonstrate the benefits of combining Earth Observation data from European and Russian satellites for operational mapping, interpretation and forecast of land and sea ice variations in the Eurasian Arctic. Satellite-derived data collected over many years can show seasonal and interannual variability of land ice, sea ice and icebergs. The results will be disseminated to users groups including climate research and operational users. The project will establish cooperation between ongoing GMES projects related to the cryosphere and Russian scientists, users and stakeholders. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringsatellite technologyengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsradio technologyradarnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changesnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesphysical geographyglaciology Programme(s) FP7-SPACE - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Space Topic(s) SPA.2010.3.2-01 - EU-Russia Cooperation in GMES (SICA) Call for proposal FP7-SPACE-2010-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP-SICA - Small/medium-scale focused research project for specific cooperation actions dedicated to international cooperation partner countries(SICA) Coordinator STIFTELSEN NANSEN SENTER FOR MILJOOG FJERNMALING Address Jahnebakken 3 5007 Bergen Norway See on map Region Norge Vestlandet Vestland Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Lars Gunnar Veland (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 190 015,00 Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all JOANNEUM RESEARCH FORSCHUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH Austria EU contribution € 162 795,00 Address Leonhardstrasse 59 8010 Graz See on map Region Südösterreich Steiermark Graz Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Aleksey Sharov (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Scientific foundation Nansen International Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre Russia EU contribution € 109 680,00 Address 14th line street 7a 199034 St. petersburg See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Leonid Bobylev (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window FEDERAL STATE EDUCATIONAL BUDGET INSTITUTION OF HIGHER VOCATIONAL TRAINING MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY OF GEODESY AND CARTOGRAPHY Russia EU contribution € 37 500,00 Address Gorokhovsky 4 105064 Moskva See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Gleb Demyanov (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window
