The
focus of the symposium was on observation techniques, data assimilation
concepts and modelling tools for research and monitoring the water
cycle and runoff in cold regions.
The
Report on Session
Summaries and Discussion is availble here.
To
download the available presentations click on
the title.
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Day 1, Wednesday 28 April 2010
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Opening Session
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08:30
– 09:00
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Meeting
Registration, Badges
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09:00
– 09:05
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Welcome
and Organisational Matters
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H.
Rott (ENVEO & University of Innsbruck, Austria)
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09:05
– 09:20
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Welcome
by Co-Sponsors (FFG-ALR, CliC, ICSIH, GLASS)
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09:20
– 09:40
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Welcome;
ESA Earth Observation Science Activities
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S.
Briggs (ESA)
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09:40
– 09:55
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Workshop
Background and Objectives
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H.
Rott (ENVEO & University of Innsbruck, Austria)
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Session: CoReH2O
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09:55
– 10:10
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CoReH2O,
Earth Explorer Core Mission Candidate: Mission and
Science Overview
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M.
Kern (ESA)
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10:10
– 10:25
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CoReH2O,
Earth Explorer Core Mission
Candidate: System
Overview
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A.
Lécuyot (ESA)
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10:25
– 10:40
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CoReH2O,
Earth Explorer Core Mission
Candidate: Payload and Technology Overview
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F.
Hélière (ESA)
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10:40
– 11:10
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Break
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Session: Snow Accumulation Patterns -
Observations and Models
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11:10
– 11:30
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Distributed Snow
Hydrological Modeling: the
Importance of Appropriate Input Data
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T.
Jonas (WSL Institute for Snow & Avalanche Research SLF, CH)
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11:30
– 11:50
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Comparison
of Two Spatial Interpolation Methods for estimating Snow Distribution
in an Alpine Region
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F.
Demontis (CIMA Research Foundation, Italy)
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11:50
– 12:10
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Modelling
the Spatial Variability of the Snowmelt Energy Balance and Meltwater
Runoff in an Arctic Catchment
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S.
Pohl (Environment Canada, Canada)
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12:10
– 12:30
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Simulating
Patterns of Snow Accumulation over Mountain Basins from Limited Data
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A.
Winstral (USDA-ARS NWRC USA)
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12:30
– 14:00
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Lunch
Break
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Session: Snow Backscatter Theory and Inversion
Methods
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14:00
– 14:20
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The
Development and Validation of a Multi-layer Multi-scattering Snow Model
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J.
Shi (University
of California, USA)
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14:20
– 14:40
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Retrieval
of Snow Mass from Ku- and X-Band Radar Backscatter Measurements
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H.
Rott (ENVEO & University of Innsbruck, Austria)
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14:40
– 15:00
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Evaluation
of Vegetation Effect on the Retrieval of Snow Parameters from
Backscattering Measurements
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G.
Macelloni (IFAC – CNR, Italy)
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15:00
– 15:20
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Global
SWE Mapping by Combining Passive and Active Microwave Data: the
Globsnow Approach and CoReH2O
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J.
Pulliainen (Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finland)
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15:20
– 16:00
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Oral Announcements of Posters
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16:00
– 16:30
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Break
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Session: Snow Processes - Measurements and
Models
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16:30
– 16:50
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Integrated
Observations and Hydrologic Modeling over a Snow-Dominated Mountain Basin
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D.
Marks (USDA-AR, USA)
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16:50
– 17:10
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Inclusion
of Soil Physics in a Snow Mass and Energy Balance Model
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M.
Sandells (NCEO, University of Reading, UK)
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17:10
– 17:30
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Parameterize
a Snow Slide Routine (SnowSlide) on the Basis of Remotely Sensed Data.
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M.
Bernhardt (LMU, Germany)
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17:30
– 18:00
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Discussion:
Snow Accumulation and Snow Processes
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18:00
– 18:30
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Poster
Presentation
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18:30
– 19:30
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Cocktail
Reception by ENVEO
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Day 2, Thursday 29 April 2010
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Session: Field Experiments on Microwave
Signatures AND SNOW RETRIEVALS
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08:40
– 09:00
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Assessment
and Development for SWE/Snow Depth Retrieval from Active and Passive
Microwave Data
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M.
Tedesco (CUNY – CCNY USA)
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09:00
– 09:20
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Observations
of Snowpack Properties to Evaluate Ground-Based Microwave Remote Sensing
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N.
Rutter (Northumbria
University, UK)
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09:20
– 09:40
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The
Canadian CoReH2O Snow and Ice Experiment
(Can-CSI) 2009: Overview and Early Results
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C.R.
Duguay (University
of Waterloo, Canada)
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09:40
– 10:00
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Nordic
Snow Radar Experiment
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J.
Lemmetyinen (Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finland)
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10:00
– 10:20
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Dual-Frequency
Remote Sensing Radar Observations of Deep Snowpack in Grand Mesa,
Colorado
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S.
Yueh (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA)
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10:20
– 11:00
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Break
and Poster Presentation
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Session: SAR Signatures of Snow and Ice
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11:00
– 11:20
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Coherent
Scatterers Detection for Glacier Monitoring by Means of TerraSAR-X Data
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M.J.
Sanjuan-Ferrer (German Aerospace Centre, Germany)
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11:20
– 11:40
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Snow
Properties Retrieval in Alpine Regions with Full Polarimetric Radarsat2
Data
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J.P.
Dedieu (CNRS, France)
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11:40
– 12:00
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Role
of Wetlands in the Seasonal Distribution of Discharge of the Poluy,
Nadym, Pur and Taz Rivers
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E.A.
Zakharova (LEGOS-OMP, France)
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12:00
– 12:30
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Discussion:
Backscatter Signatures, Field Experiments, Inversion Methods
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12:30
– 14:00
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Lunch
Break
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Session: Regional Snow Models and Data
Assimilation
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14:00
– 14:20
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Snow
Data Assimilation
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R. Essery (University of Edinburgh, UK)
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14:20
– 14:40
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Modelling
of the Seasonal Snow Cover : the Example of the Safran-Crocus-Mepra Tool
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P.
Etchevers (METEO-France, France)
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14:40
– 15:00
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Sub-Grid
Scale analysis of Snow Cover Variability in Mountains
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M.
Lehning (SLF, CH)
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15:00
– 15:20
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Revised
Snow Scheme in the ECMWF Land Surface
Model: Offline Validation and Impacts on EC-EARTH
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E.
Dutra (University
of Lisbon, Portugal)
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15:20
– 15:40
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Using
Satellite-derived Snow Cover Data to Implement a Snow Analysis in the
Met Office Global NWP Model
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S.
Pullen (Met Office,
UK)
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15:40
– 16:30
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Break
and Poster Presentations
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16:30
– 16:50
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Assimilation
of Satellite Derived Snow Information in the Canadian
Land
Data Assimilation System
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C.
Derksen (Environment Canada, Canada)
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16:50
– 17:10
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Synergistic
Use of Satellite Radar Observations and Meteorological Data for
Modelling Glacier Mass Balance and Runoff
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T.
Nagler (ENVEO, Austria)
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17:10
– 17:30
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Retrieving
Glacier Albedo Using Remote Sensing and Albedo Assimilation into a Snow
Model to Simulate Mass Balance
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M.
Dumont, Y. Arnaud (IRD, France)
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17:30
– 18:00
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Discussion:
Regional Snow Models and Data Assimilation
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Day 3, Friday 30 April 2010
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Session: Hydrological Modelling
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08:40
– 09:00
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Quantitative
Evaluation of Different Hydrological Modeling Approaches of a
Glacionival Watershed in Switzerland
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J.
Magnusson (WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Switzerland)
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09:00
– 09:20
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Statistical
Estimation and Re-analysis of Precipitations over French Mountain
Ranges using Weather Patterns, Water
Balances and Snow
Measurements Assimilation
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F.
Gottardi (EDF – DTG, France)
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09:20
– 09:40
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Simulation
of the Hydrologic Response to Snowmelt and Summer Precipitation Events
Using a Snowmelt-Rainfall-Runoff Model
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W.
Bolton (University
of Alaska Fairbanks
, USA)
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09:40
– 10:00
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The
Contribution Potential of Glaciers and Snow Cover to River Runoff in
Different Climate Regimes
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G.
Kaser (University
of Innsbruck, Austria)
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10:00
– 10:20
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Hydrological
Modelling at Echaurren
Norte
Glacier
Basin,
Central Chile,
and Future Projections
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G.
Casassa (CECS, Chile)
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10:20
– 10:50
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Break
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10:50
– 11:10
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Using
Remote Sensing Information on Snow Fraction for Hydrological
Applications in the Period of Melting
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I.
Appel (IM Systems Group, USA)
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11:10
– 11:30
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Use
of SWE Derived from Passive Microwave in a Hydrologic Modeling
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C.
Vuyovich (CRREL,
USA)
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11:30
– 11:50
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Response
and Role of Ice Cover in Lake-Climate Interactions:Observational Needs,
Network Status, and Remote-sensing
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C.R.
Duguay (University
of Waterloo, Canada)
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11:50
– 12:30
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Discussion:
Hydrological Modelling
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12:30
– 14:00
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Lunch
Break
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Session: Satellite Systems for Snow Observations
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14:00
– 14:20
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A
High Latitude and Arctic
Satellite Proving Ground for Next-Generation Hydrometeorologic Products
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J.
Cherry (University
of Alaska Fairbanks,
USA)
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14:20
– 14:40
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Recent
Advance in Precipitation Bias Correction and Application
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D.
Yang (CliC Int. Project Office, Norway)
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14:40
– 15:00
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Snow
Accumulation Mapping in the Yukon
Territory, Canada,
Using Combined MODIS, AMSR-E and In Situ Measurements
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R.
Kelly (University
of Waterloo, Canada)
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15:00
– 15:20
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Synergy
of Satellite Optical and Microwave Observations for Better Snow Cover
Monitoring
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P.
Romanov (University
of Maryland, USA)
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15:20
– 16:30
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Closing
Session: Reports of Session Chairs; Summary of Discussions
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Poster Presentations
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SNOW
PROPERTIES AND PROCESSES
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Effect
of Forest Litter Production on Snow Surface Albedo
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S.
Boon (University of Lethbridge, Canada)
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Multi-source
testing of Distributed Energy Based Snow Model
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J.
Parajka (Vienna University of Technology, Austria)
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Snow
Melt Energy Balance in a Burned Versus Healthy Forest Stand, Crowsnest
Pass, Alberta, Canada
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K.
Burles (University of Lethbridge, Canada)
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A
25 Year Snowcover Simulation to Assess the Potential Impact of Climate
Warming on Mountain Snowcovers
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M.
Reba (USDA-ARS, USA)
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Densities
of Freshly Fallen Snow in the Eastern Alps
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C.
Teutsch (University of Innsbruck, Austria)
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Spatio-temporal
Variability of Snowmelt Generated by Soil Heat Flux: Implications for
Catchment Hydrology
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R.
Smith (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
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SNOW
AND GLACIER HYDROLOGY AND MASS BALANCE
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Adaptations
of a Physical-Based Hydrological Model for Alpine Catchments.
Application to the Upper Durance Catchment.
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M.
Lafaysse (LTHE, France)
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SWE
and Mass Balance in an Alpine Catchment Through the Model GEOtop
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M.
Dall'Amico (Mountaineering SRL, Italy)
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Studying
the Impact of Climate Change on the Discharge of an Alpine Headwater
Catchment with a Process-based
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M.
Bavay (SLF, Switzerland)
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Inventorying
and Monitoring Afghanistan's Glaciers Using Spaceborne Platforms and
Parametric Analysis
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B.
Molnia (US Geological Survey, USA)
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Past
and Future Glacier Evolution and Consequences for Mountain Hydrology
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A.
Bauder (ETH, Switzerland)
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Deriving
Mass Balance from Direct Glaciologiocal Measurements, DEMs and Repeated
Optical Imagery
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A.
Fischer (University of Innsbruck, Austria)
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Modelling
Runoff in a Highly Glacierized Alpine Catchment Area
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B.
Hynek (ZAMG, Austria)
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Using
Snow Cover Data from Remote Sensing, Hydrological Modeling and Ground
Measurements for Water Budget Estimation
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C.
Notarnicola (EURAC, Italy)
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Assimilating
Remote Sensed Data into a Hydrological Model for Catalonia
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A.
Reppucci (Starlab, Spain)
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Model
Concepts for Snow and Glacier Melt Modelling and the Improvement
Potential by Remote Sensing Techniques
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H.
Holzmann (BOKU, Austria)
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Assessing
the Current Contribution of Snow- and Ice-melt to Streamflow in the
Eastern Himalaya Using Remote Sensing
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A.
Racoviteanu (University of Colorado, USA)
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Cold
Regions Hydrology in the Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) Project
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D.
Yang (CliC Int. Project Office, Norway)
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MICROWAVE
SIGNATURE RESEARCH
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The
Development of a Parameterized Snow Scattering Model
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J.
Du (Institute of Remote Sensing Applications, China)
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Radar
Backscatter (2-18 GHz) and Travel-Time Measurements of Ice and Snow
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H.P.
Marshall (Boise State University, USA)
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Time
Domain Reflectivity Imaging (TDRi) - A New Technique for Snow
Measurement
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K.
Morrison (Cranfield University, UK)
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X-
to Ku-Band Scatterometer (SnowScat) in Support of the CoReH2O
Mission
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A.
Wiesmann (GAMMA Remote Sensing AG, Switzerland)
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Interpretation
of Multi3Scat Radar Backscatter Data Obtained at C-, X-, and Ku-Band
During Winter 2007/08 near Innsbruck
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S.
Kern (University of Hamburg, Germany)
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Development
of a UAV-borne Ku-band SAR-platform for Experimental Work related to
CoReH2O and Cryosat-2
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E.
Malnes (Norut, Norway)
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The
Importance of Snow Grain Size and Density in Measuring Snow Mass by
Remote Sensing
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I.
Davenport (University of Reading, UK)
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Giant
Ice Rings on Lake Baikal Ice – Potential Causes, Development
and Satellite Monitoring
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A.
Kouraev (LEGOS-UPS, France)
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Mapping Swiss Seasonal Wet Snow Dynamics with ASAR
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D. Small (University of Zurich, CH)
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SNOW
AND GLACIER REMOTE
SENSING - OPTICAL
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Remote
Sensing of Snow Properties using MERIS Onboard ENVISAT
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A.
Kokhanovsky (University of Bremen, Germany)
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Snow
Cover Variations in Eastern Turkey as Observed from NOAA AVHRR
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A.
Erturk (Turkish State Meteorological Service, Turkey)
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Satellite
Mapping of Snow Cover Extent on Mt Kenya, 2000-2009
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L.
Nicholson (University of Innsbruck, Austria)
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Himalayan
Snow Cover: Variability, Effects on Radiative Heat Balance, and
Amplified Warming
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B.
Akbar (University of Oxford, UK)
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