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NASA Polar Program

NASA Polar Program. Kim Partington. Key science questions. Can we expect climate changes of consequence during the next decades and century, and what will be the causes for such change? Will polar ice sheets change in ways that would seriously affect global sea level?

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NASA Polar Program

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  1. NASA Polar Program Kim Partington Polar Program

  2. Key science questions • Can we expect climate changes of consequence during the next decades and century, and what will be the causes for such change? • Will polar ice sheets change in ways that would seriously affect global sea level? • Is climate currently varying in ways we can understand and predict? • How can the integrated effect of fast atmospheric, land and ocean surface processes be included in large-scale climate models? Polar Program

  3. Polar Budget: IDS $1.8M Data Analysis R&A $3M $6.4M Non-polar Antarctica Ice sheets Arctic Greenland Polar oceans Southern Ocean Snow and glaciers Polar Program

  4. NRC DAAC Review • NRC undertook review of the DAACs starting late 1997 and their recommendations have recently been reviewed at NASA HQ • NSIDC praised • Recommendations TBD: • working more closely with ASF • encouraging scientist working visits • Dr. Asrar will provide formal response to NRC recommendations Polar Program

  5. NRC Polar Products Review • National Research Council Polar Research Board managing review (Sept. 1999-Sept. 2000) • Review the direction and strategy for providing the polar research community with NASA data-sets (gaps, inefficiencies, technical issues, opportunities, etc.) • pathfinder products, RGPS, polar altimetry data, POLES products, etc. • input needed from PODAG and at least one site visit to NSIDC • an opportunity to review where we are and to set a strategy Polar Program

  6. NASA NRA - pathfinders and Interdisciplinary science • NRA closed (9/27/99) • Pathfinders focus more on science and not just data analysis (encourage return on investment with each pathfinder) • Interdisciplinary science also covers some polar-related activities Polar Program

  7. NRA - SAR and allied data analysis • NRA getting signatures, NRA draft complete • Issue to do with RADARSAT MoU and access to SAR data beyond November 2000 • NRA designed to encourage use of derived SAR products (AMM-1, RGPS, Boreal forest data, etc.) as well as basic SAR products • NRA also encourages synergistic use of additional data-sets (e.g. from NSIDC) Polar Program

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