The Northern View:Northern Monitoring for the Environment, Security, and Sustainable Development An Invitation

Tom HiroseApril 2003

Northern regions encompassing the Arctic and Subarctic, the boreal zone as well as all areas north (Cryosphere). This is an area of + 53M km2.

Wheres Our North?

Why The Northern View? Global significance Becoming more open due to technology and changing climate Harsh but pristine and fragile Need for policy development Many international bodies Not sufficient commercial drivers to obtain the information needed

Northern Issues (Sea Ice)Global Warming location, persistence, consistencyRisk from economic activity (O&G, Shipping)Biodiversity (marine and mammals habitat)Search and rescue (northern peoples)Transportation (navigation and access)TourismTraditional ways of life (northern peoples)

The Northern View Evolutionsea ice and/or met dataF.I.S.D.M.I.S.M.H.I.Policy MakerResearchInstituteGovt.Dept.N.G.O.informationdatadatadataPolicy MakerResearchInstituteGovt.Dept.N.G.O.informationdatadatadata..STRUCTURE TODAYN.M.IC.I.SI.M.O...IICWG...

GMES Technical ConsortiumVACs, Research Institutes, Otherssea ice and/or met dataSTRUCTURE IN 20 MONTHSIICWGPolicy Makers &Policy Driven UsersResearchInstituteGovt.Dept.N.G.O.informationPolicy Makers &Policy Driven UsersResearchInstituteGovt.Dept.N.G.O.information...limitedoperationalproductsData & ProductsEO dataother dataServ. Prov.OthersData & Products

Service Portfolio Roll OutRequirementsFeedback

ServiceProviders

Users

ResearchersDevelopers

SystemsEngineers

ProductDeliveryPromotionInfrastructureImproved ProductsNew Products1st Phase (10 mo) +1st-2nd Phases (20 mo) +2-10 years +

Service ProvidersIce Centers (IICWG?)C-CORENoetixRSISOSU of Stockholm---- Infrastructure ---MDACore/End UsersIntl Northern Policy OrgsSupporting Intl Analysis OrgsRegional Policy/Interest GroupsNatl Policy/OperationsResearchersAlfred Wagner InstCCRSCRYSYSHelsinki U of TechU of BonnUppsala UnivP. WadhamsBusiness StrategyHALESYS (UK)R. GibsonC-CORENoetixCPCC-CORE(Prime Contractor)Northern View Team

Oil Spill/DischargeSea Ice

IcebergsGlacial Trends & Run OffShort Term Service Portfolios

Interpreted RADARSAT image and Oil Slick Report Extract OIL DISCHARGE DETECTION End Users: Environment Canada Service Provider: RADARSAT International DFO

Future: Extend coverage to Russia Service Provider: KSAT & parts of Europe

FAST ICE ASSESSMENT End Users: Northern Communities

Service Provider: CIS & Noetix

Future: Engage INAC & others (funding) Expand into Alaska Work with Europeans/Russians for expansion in their regions

Other Projects:

Nearshore Ice Complex End Users: NRCan, GSCA

End Users: CNOPB, IIP

Service Provider: C-CORE

Future: Statistical AnalysisExpand to other regions and usersCombine with ship & discharge detection

ICEBERG RISK & DETECTIONRADARSAT Wide: March 20, 2003

Glacier Monitoring and Runoff Assessment End Users: Norwegian Water & Energy Directorate

Service Provider: Stockholm University (Initially)

Future: Extend to Canada and other glaciated areas

ALSO OVER THE NEXT NINE MONTHS WE HOPE TO: Involve additional End Users and Service providers (expand service portfolio(s))Engage CRYSYS, CLiC, IASC, & other science bodiesInclude climate change issuesDefine a coupled R&D program Add new service portfolio(s)But to make it to Phase 2, we need early wins!

Potential IICWG ParticipationProvision of products and services

Sea Ice Archive critical for environmental analysis

Current Charts seamless hemispheric ice charts on a routine basis (multiple applications)

Near-real time products support local/operational government needs

Forecasts for impact and adaptation (seasonal and medium/long term)

Extend service portfolios to your part of the world

Introduce new service portfolios

An Example Northern AboriginalsSubsidence living is more than an issue of food. integral to personal, family, community spirit important for health (diet, fitness)

Ice Issues:Retreat of ice pack increases costs (fuel and repairs)

Break-up of fast ice and slow freeze-up puts humans at risk

Weaker ice (thickness) and edge location over shallows required for walrus

Snow cover before rapid freeze increases human risk

Need information product(s) that better characterizes the sea ice for marine habitat and hunting

Potential Benefits to IICWGPromotion to policy sector will increase new uses/markets for ice center products

Secure funding to support services (e.g. users want the product, but cannot pay directly)

Collaborative r&D to transfer algorithms/techniques to operational level

An opportunity to share data/costs (Northern View have overlapping data needs)

The Northern View:Northern Monitoring for the Environment, Security, and Sustainable Development An Invitation Is Extended