GIIPSY Documents

GIIPSY Proposal to ICSU/WMO Joint Committee on IPY
GIIPSY Endorsement Letter
Letter announcing ESA IPY AO
GIIPSY vu-graph package
Data Strategy 3.0 NEW!

GIIPSY Close Out Package

Powerpoint Package PPX file
PDF
Power Point Original Format PPT file

Science Data Requirements and Mission Planning

The following files summarize a community assessment of GIIPSY satellite data requirements. Detailed requirements and justifications are discussed in the GIIPSY Science Requirements Document. A consolidated and numbered set of science themes are listed in GIIPSY Thematic Objectives. These were presented and tentatively adopted by the Space Task Group. A spread sheet linking GIIPSY thematic objectives by number to specific observational requirements is included as the GIIPSY Check List. The GIIPSY check list also refers to image and digital maps listed below.

Documents and Maps

GIIPSY Science Requirements Document
GIIPSY Thematic Objectives
GIIPSY Check List

Image Maps of Coverage

Antarctica Ice Sheet

Antarctic Coastline
West Antarctic Ice Streams
Coates Land Ice Streams

Greenland Ice Sheet

Greenland Coast Line

Sea ice

Arctic Summer Sea Ice Extent
Arctic Winter Sea Ice Extent
Antarctic Summer Sea Ice Extent
Antarctic Winter Sea Ice Extent

Glaciers

Arctic Canada Ice Caps
Northern Ice Caps

Permafrost

Permafrost Extent

Lake and River Ice

Lake and River Locations
Lake and River Ice Description File (text file)

Digital Maps

Antarctica

1997 RAMP Coastline—Antarctica (SPA Format)
1997 RAMP Coastline—Arc Export

Greenland

Greenland Coastline—Arc Export

Glaciers

Arctic Canada Ice Caps (Shape file)

Sea Ice

Arctic Summer Sea Ice Extent (raster data)
Arctic Winter Sea Ice Extent
Antarctic Summer Sea Ice Extent
Antarctic Winter Sea Ice Extent
Sea ice data format (text file)

Permafrost

Permafrost extent (shape file)