EuroClim

Updated 2004-03-15

Mapping and monitoring of the snow cover with use of satellitte born optical instruments for (1) direct use of observations of climate change and (2) use of observations in climate modelling. Measurements of the snows spectral reflectance and other physical properties.

Status: Completed
Project time span: 2001 - 2005
Data collection: not specified
Data processing: not specified
Data reporting: not specified

Contact information

Contact person: Rune Solberg
Address: Norsk Regnesentral Postboks 114 Blindern 0314 Oslo Norway
Phone: +47 22 85 25 00
Fax: +47 22 85 76 60
Email: on.rn@greblos.enur
Other project contacts: Jan Gunnar Winther Norwegian Polar Institute Polar Environmental Centre 9296 Tromsø Norway

Parameters and Media

Not specified

Geography

Regions studied: Scandinavia; Scandinavia; Scandinavia; Scandinavia
Stations or areas where observations are made: - Arctic Ocean (sea ice) - Greenland (land ice) - Fenoscandia (snow) - Svalbard (glaciers and snow)

Data availability

Samples/specimens archived in specimen banks?: No

Methods & Procedures

Procedures and methodology used for, e.g., sampling and sample storage, sample pretreatment, extraction and analysis, including which laboratories are involved, references to methods employed, etc.: Climate

Additional Information

Is this a bi- AND multi-lateral project (i.e. a project involving cooperation between different countries)?: No