Overview
The Program for Arctic Regional Climate Assessment (PARCA) began in 1993 with the primary goal of measuring and understanding the mass balance of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Approximately 25 investigations used in situ measurements and satellite and aircraft remote sensing to study this issue. In many cases, these investigators have agreed to make their data available through their own Web sites; however, some investigators have asked NSIDC to host their data. NSIDC provides summaries and links to these data as a service to our users. Questions about these data should be directed to the individual technical contacts responsible for each data set.
Cryospheric Change Analysis Web Services Project
The Cryospheric Change Analysis Web Services (CCAWS) project is developing a scalable cryospheric analysis portal for the study of Greenland’s ice mass balance. This portal will include interactive data analysis tools, seamless data access, and interoperable information services. To make this possible, a set of existing subsetting, gridding, projection, and visualization tools at NSIDC will be made into modular Web services. Also, as part of this project, NSIDC will bring in several new data sets.
CCAWS is a two year Advancing Collaborative Connection for Earth System Services (ACCESS) proposal funded by NASA, and started August 2008.
