SIDARUS
Sea Ice Downstream Services for Arctic and Antarctic Users and Stakeholders
| Coordinatore | STIFTELSEN NANSEN SENTER FOR MILJOOG FJERNMALING
Organization address
address: THORMOHLENSGATE 47 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Norway [NO] |
| Sito del progetto | http://sidarus.nersc.no/ |
| Totale costo | 3˙474˙730 € |
| EC contributo | 2˙498˙507 € |
| Programma | FP7-SPACE
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Space |
| Code Call | FP7-SPACE-2010-1 |
| Funding Scheme | CP |
| Anno di inizio | 2011 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2011-01-01 - 2013-12-31 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
STIFTELSEN NANSEN SENTER FOR MILJOOG FJERNMALING
Organization address
address: THORMOHLENSGATE 47 contact info |
NO (BERGEN) | coordinator | 618˙707.00 |
| 2 |
ALFRED-WEGENER-INSTITUT HELMHOLTZ- ZENTRUM FUER POLAR- UND MEERESFORSCHUNG
Organization address
address: Am Handelshafen 12 contact info |
DE (BREMERHAVEN) | participant | 450˙220.00 |
| 3 |
THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Organization address
address: The Old Schools, Trinity Lane contact info |
UK (CAMBRIDGE) | participant | 382˙748.00 |
| 4 |
METEOROLOGISK INSTITUTT
Organization address
address: HENRIK MOHNS PLASS 1 contact info |
NO (OSLO) | participant | 311˙400.00 |
| 5 |
COLLECTE LOCALISATION SATELLITES SA
Organization address
address: RUE HERMES 8 contact info |
FR (RAMONVILLE ST AGNE) | participant | 301˙032.00 |
| 6 |
UNIVERSITAET BREMEN
Organization address
address: Bibliothekstrasse 1 contact info |
DE (BREMEN) | participant | 300˙000.00 |
| 7 |
B.I. Stepanov Institute of Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Organization address
address: Nezavisimosti Ave 68 contact info |
BY (Minsk) | participant | 90˙000.00 |
| 8 |
Scientific foundation Nansen International Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre
Organization address
address: 14th Line Street 7A contact info |
RU (St. Petersburg) | participant | 44˙400.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'The overall objective of SIDARUS is to develop and implement a set of sea ice downstream services in the area of climate research, marine safety and environmental monitoring. SIDARUS will extend the present GMES services with new satellite-derived sea ice products, ice forecasting from regional models and validation of sea ice products using non-satellite data. The demand for improved sea ice information in the Arctic and Antarctic by many user groups is growing as a result of climate change and its impact on environment and human activities. The presently observed reduction of the Arctic sea ice extent, in particular during the summer months and an increasing demand for natural resources are key mechanisms driving human activities in these areas. In Antarctic, ice discharge from several ice shelves is a significant climate indicator, leading to enhanced iceberg population in the Southern Ocean. SIDARUS will develop, validate and demonstrate five sea ice services using satellites as the major source of data. The services include (1) high-resolution sea ice and iceberg mapping by SAR, (2) sea ice albedo from optical sensors, (3) sea ice thickness from satellite radar altimeter and passive microwave data, (4) ARGOS tracking of marine mammals combined with sea ice maps, and (5) ice forecasting based on numerical models and satellite data. In addition to analysis of satellite earth observation data, the project will analyze in situ, airborne and under-ice data from previous and new field campaigns. These are essential data for validation of satellite retrievals. Data products with large or unknown accuracy are of limited values for most users. It is therefore of high priority that data products from past, present and future satellites are validated for quality control and error estimation. SIDARUS will be implemented by a consortium of six partners all with long experience in observation of sea ice and icebergs and implementation of operational services.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
Climate change and its impact on human activities and the environment have increased the need for improved information about sea ice in the Arctic and Antarctic. Researchers have recently improved sea ice data processing and forecasting using new available data, thanks to an EU initiative.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
Summer sea ice has been significantly reduced over the last few decades due to the warming of the ocean. One result has been increased human activities in the region in the form of shipping and offshore exploration for fossil fuels.
The EU-funded 'Sea ice downstream services for Arctic and Antarctic users and stakeholders' (http://sidarus.nersc.no/ (SIDARUS)) project helped to provide the latest sea ice maps, information and predictions. The initiative used satellite data, as well as airborne and undersea data sources.
Project partners developed five products for commercial and academic end users. These were sea ice and iceberg mapping, sea ice albedo (how much sunlight it reflects), sea ice thickness, marine mammal tracking and ice forecasting. Sea ice thickness data proved particularly useful for the validation of other satellite data.
These products required the development of new algorithms and software tools. Included in the list were tools for the classification and movement tracking of icebergs and sea ice, and the calculation of sea ice albedo. The tools provide local sea ice information for areas around planned drilling locations and along sailing routes, activities that are expected to increase as the ice decreases.
SIDARUS results benefit climate research, marine safety and environmental monitoring. They are particularly useful to offshore industry and shipping in the polar regions as well as scientists conducting climate and environmental research. Outcomes also support efforts to protect sea ice habitats and to conserve threatened species such as polar bears and walruses.