[GLIMS] Glacier Mass Balance PTAA project

[wendell Tangborn]

>   *Hello all,*
>> * *
>> *I have been in contact with each one of you at least once during the
>> past few weeks regarding the PTAA Glacier Mass Balance project.  There has
>> been such a tremendous and encouraging response to the request I made
>> earlier for collaborators. directly to me and on Cryolist.org,that it
>> seems necessary to now update you on the current status of this proposed
>> project.*
>>
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>>  *It is fortunate that I made contact with Jeff Kargel and learned that
>> GLIMS (Global Land-Ice Measurements from Space)has been collecting glacier
>> surface area-altitude(AA)distributions worldwide for over a year. Glacier AA
>> profiles are precisely one of the variables used in the PTAA model. The
>> other needed variables are long-term and accurate daily observations of
>> precipitation, maximum and minimum temperatures collected at weather
>> stations near (but not too near) each glacier. Collecting these data in some
>> parts of the world is, of course, more difficult than in other regions.
>> Therefore, obtaining a satisfactory data-set of these meteorological
>> observations that can be applied to all 200 glaciers is going to take
>> considerable effort and time. *
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>>  *I have started writing a proposal to the National Science Foundation
>> for PTAA Project financial support, and plan to submit it by next week. If
>> or when it is funded, I will be seeking a Project Manager who will oversee
>> the initiation and running of the project. There also will be a need for 2-3
>> experienced people to assist the Project Manager. Birbal Rana and I (my
>> health and age permitting)will be available to assist in all the tasks
>> associated with getting the project underway and following it to
>> completion.    *
>>
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> *More detailed explanations regarding the PTAA model can be found in the
> published articles and MS thesis listed under PTAA postings on
> http://glacierchange.org/2011/06/the-ptaa-glacier-mass-balance-model/*
>
>>  **
>> **
>> *Regards*
>> * *
>> *Wendell*
>> * *
>> *Wendell Tangborn
>> HyMet
>> 13629 Burma Rd SW
>> Vashon Island, WA 98070
>> **206 567 4077* <206%20567%204077>
>> *hymet01 at gmail.com* <hymet01 at gmail.com>
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Wendell Tangborn
HyMet
13629 Burma Rd SW
Vashon Island, WA 98070
206 567 4077
hymet01 at gmail.com
www.hymet.com
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