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CATCOS Phase 2Glacier WorkPackage

Part UZH - Andes

Michael Zemp and Nico Mölg

World Glacier Monitoring Service, Department of Geography, University of Zurich

Switzerland

CATCOS Phase 1+ continue in-situ mass balance observations+ geodetic survey for

validation/calibration ofin-situ series

WGMS (2008)

international glacier monitoring strategy

Key tasks of a glacier observation programProcess understanding (and model calibration)Regional variability of glacier changesRepresentativeness of observation seriesGlobal coverage

Reanalysis of observation seriesAssessment of secondary impacts

Free and unrestricted international data sharing

Publication of results in international journals

Outreach activities

CATCOS Phase 2+ continue in-situ mass balance observations

+ reanalysis of obs. series+ publication of results

+ outreach

Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales (IDEAM)

Support the continuation of the glaciological mass balance program

Jointly analyse and publish the glaciological and geodetic data

Remote and on-site twinning Outreach activities

CATCOS-2 Actions in South America – Santa Isabel, COLOMBIA

Photo by J. Ramirez

Photo by M. ZempPhoto by M. Zemp

CATCOS-2 Actions in South America – Antizana Ice Cap, ECUADOR

Instituto Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología (INAMHI)

Support the continuation of the glaciological mass balance program

Complete the geodetic processing Jointly analyse and publish the

glaciological and geodetic data Remote and on-site twinning Outreach activities

Photo by S. KönigOrthophoto 2011, based

on images fromSIGTIERRAS.

Aerial image 1997 by Instituto Geográfico Militar, EC

Summer school in mass balance measurements and analysis

Date: JUN/JUL 2016

Venue: La Paz & Zongo Glacier, Bolivia

Local Organiser: A. Soruco, IGEMA,Universidad Mayor de San Andres, La Paz

Participants: c.12 from Andean countries

Teachers: c.5 from CH and FR

Training in and discussion of best practices

Direct contact to observers of ongoing glacier monitoring programmes

Strengthening the regional glacier monitoring network

CATCOS-2 Actions in South America – Summer School, BOLIVIA

Photo by M. Zemp

Photo in 2000 by M. Zemp

CATCOS-2 Actions in South America – Echaurren Norte, CHILE

Dirección General de Aguas (DGA) Support the Principal Investigator in

the reanalysis of the Echaurren Norte mass balance series

Remote and on-site support

Source: unknown

CATCOS-2 Actions in South America – PERU

Unidad de Glaciología y Recursos Hídricos (UGRH)

Support the Principal Investigators and the National Correspondent

Coordinate with other SDC-activities 2nd edition of Mountain Report to be

launched during the Climate Change Conference (COP20) in Lima, December 2014

CATCOS-2 Actions – Educational and Public Outreach

GlacierAppDissemination of global glacier change information for a wider publicIncreased visibility of worldwide glacier monitoring networkSpecial focus on

‘reference’ glaciers with long-term observatoin programmes

CATCOS regional partner series

¡ VAMOS !