Fwd: Re: GLIMS ASTER data update

Wed Jan 30 11:34:22 MST 2002

>Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 12:37:30 -0700
>From: Rick Wessels <rwessels at flagmail.wr.usgs.gov>
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>To: Siri Jodha Singh Khalsa <sjsk at 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 at 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
>
>--
>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>Rick Wessels                rwessels at 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
>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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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