Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 12:37:30 -0700
From: Rick Wessels <rwessels@flagmail.wr.usgs.gov>
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To: Siri Jodha Singh Khalsa <sjsk@nsidc.org>
Subject: Re: GLIMS ASTER data update

Hi,

username:  glimsguest
password:  ber1ng789   (note that the middle character is a "one" and NOT a
capital I : )

I hope you have a good long weekend...
Rick

Siri Jodha Singh Khalsa wrote:

>  Hey Rick,
>
> can I get the username, password for the how-to guides section of the glims
> website?
>
> thanks
>
> sjs khalsa
>
> At 01:50 PM 5/11/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>
>> Dear GLIMS Colleagues,
>>
>> We are pleased to announce that by the end of next week, glims.org will
>> become
>> our official website address.  We will also be reached by glims.net, but
>> glims.com is already use by a private software company.  Several additions
>> have
>> been made to both our main GLIMS website and our protected website.  The
>> biggest addition is a link to a new web page with an interactive map
>> showing
>> ASTER scenes for all Regional Centers at:
>> http://wwwflag.wr.usgs.gov/GLIMS/astermaps.html This map presents a
>> web-based
>> searchable version of our Flagstaff ASTER database in ArcView.  For those
>> of
>> you who have the latest version of ArcView or ArcExplorer, you may also
>> access
>> this data as a map service to add the map layers to your existing ArcView
>> maps.  Please check the linked ArcIMS help files if you are unfamiliar with
>>
>> ArcIMS or ArcView.
>>
>> As reflected in the above map service, the ASTER scene lists by Regional
>> Center
>> have finally been updated for each regional center on our protected website
>> (We
>> have added a link to the protected site on the GLIMS homepage).  As of
>> April
>> 25, there were over 9400 images over glaciers with 4100 acquired using
>> GLIMS
>> appropriate gain settings.  Due to a major system upgrade at EDC, few
>> scenes
>> were added to the EDG since April 26.  They should be back up to speed
>> soon.
>> We've also added a new example of ASTER data (in a gzipped HDF format)
>> acquired
>> with GLIMS gain settings from the North Patagonia Ice Field in Chile.
>>
>> In addition to the image lists for each regional center, we've again posted
>> a
>> table (procrc.tab) that contains scene statistics for all glacier areas and
>>
>> each Regional Center. The first entry of the procrc.tab file represents a
>> count
>> of all ASTER scenes listed at EDG that cover glacier areas(see below). This
>>
>> entry is followed by a block for each RC.  This file is the best place to
>> find
>> each area's RC number so that the appropriate RC#.tab file may be
>> downloaded by
>> individual groups.
>>
>>  File=/farm/hhk1/aster/GLIMS/searches/glacierbyregion_oct11-apr25.txt
>> # scenes: total, 1A, 1B, other=  9435  8916   519     0    GLIMS=4101
>>         OFF  HIGH  NORM   LOW  Low1  Low2    ON
>>   Sub     0     1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9
>>  VNIR     0  4467  4831    75     0     0    62     0     0     0
>>  3aft    62    37  9261    75     0     0     0     0     0     0
>>  SWIR    62  4175  5123     0     0    75     0     0     0     0
>>   TIR    62     0     0     0     0     0  9373     0     0     0
>> ----------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> As we've stated before, many of these scenes may be cloud-covered.  The
>> listed
>> cloud values in the image list are not dependable except that very low
>> values
>> often accurately reflect clear scenes.
>>
>> PLEASE NOTE:  The format for the ASTER image lists (RC#.tab) has changed
>> slightly from the previous files.  Instead of center lat/long and scene
>> twist,
>> we now list the four scene corners.  This provides more accurate plotting
>> of
>> scene boundaries within GIS applications.  We have also listed the four
>> instrument gain settings as four numbers in the V3ST column.  The file
>> format
>> and values are explained in theRC_header_description.txt file on the web
>> page.
>>
>> We are sorry for the delay in posting new data and any inconvenience we may
>>
>> have caused for you.  Please contact us if you have any questions.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> -- Rick Wessels
>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> Rick Wessels, Ph.D.      rwessels@flagmail.wr.usgs.gov
>> U.S. Geological Survey      Phone  (520)-556-7022
>> 2255 N. Gemini Drive        FAX             -7014
>> Flagstaff, AZ 86001         Main Office     -7000
>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Siri Jodha Singh Khalsa, Ph.D. %%% Emergent Technology Services, Inc.
> ECS Science Coordinator for the National Snow and Ice Data Center
> Campus Box 449 / 1540 30th St.
> Boulder, CO 80309
> Phone: (303) 492-1445 FAX: (303) 492-2468
> http://spot.colorado.edu/~khalsa

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Rick Wessels                rwessels@flagmail.wr.usgs.gov
U.S. Geological Survey  Phone(928)-556-7022 <-- Note new area code
2255 N. Gemini Drive     FAX                 -7014      as of June 2001
Flagstaff, AZ 86001        Main Office      -7000
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