Accomplishments as a Direct Consequence of STG Actions

1. Accomplishments as a Direct Consequence of STG Actions • CSA/MDA Radarsat-2 mapping of Antarctica and polarization map production • DLR TerraSAR-X mapping of fast glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica • ESA Envisat ASAR mapping of Antarctica • Expanded JAXA ALOS coverage in the Arctic • ESA four separate Envisat-ERS-2 tandem, or cross-InSAR, campaigns • NOAA expanded generation of polar winds and cloud products from MODIS and AVHRR in the Arctic and Antarctic at direct broadcast sites by adding sites. • CSA/DLR/ESA/JAXA InSAR acquisitions over Greenland and Antarctica with NASA commitment to process and distribute velocity products • Investigation to modify NOAA/EUMETSAT meteorological satellite data processing schemes to reach further into the Arctic • CNES SPIRIT project and extension to make more data available and to produce more DEMS. • CSA MODIS mosaic of the Arctic

2. Discussions Begun in the STG Environment • ESA/CSA/NASA options for filling SAR coverage over the Western Arctic for sea ice studies • Better integration of Atmospheric Chemistry requirements into GIIPSY and the STG list of objectives • Better integration of Polar Meteorology requirements into GIIPSY and the STG list of objectives • Integration of future missions (e.g. Arktika) into the STG framework • Encouragement of other space agencies to join the STG forum