International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Commission VIII - Remote Sensing Applications and Policies Working Group VIII / 8- Alpine and Polar Research, 2004 - 2008 Picture Credits

General Plan of Activities Events International Polar Year Performed tests, distributed datasets WG Correspondence Become a member Letters to WG Members Annual Reports WG Members Resources and links ISPRS Archives (online proceedings) ISPRS Highlights (online newsletter) ISPRS Calendar Resources at ISPRS WEB page

Announcement Special Session on Observation and Monitoring of Polar Regions at the XXI Congress of ISPRS, 3-11 July 2008, Beiging, China Special Session ISPRS WG VIII/8 Polar and Alpine Research (Geonorth 2007) Welcome to the ISPRS WG on Polar and Alpine Research Our working group has been founded in 2004 to bring together scientists and professionals interested in studying the cryosphere. We promote collaborations in various fields, such as polar and alpine research and studies of snow cover, permafrost and sea ice. Terms of Reference: Identifying and conducting remote sensing initiatives supporting the International Polar Year (2007-2008) Improving the retrieval of geophysical parameters relevant to the different elements of the cryosphere Developing strategies and algorithms for assimilating remotely sensed data in models of polar processes Developing long-term records and studying on-going changes in polar and alpine regions, for example changes in terrestrial polar ecosystems, ice sheet and glacier mass balance, and sea-ice cover

WG Officers:

Chair Bea Csatho Assistant Professor Geology Department, University at Buffalo 876 Natural Sciences Complex Buffalo NY 14260, USA Phone: 1-716-645-6800 (x3921) Fax: 1-716-645-3999 E-mail: bcsatho@buffalo.edu Web:http://rsl.geology.buffalo.edu	Co-Chair Marc A. D'Iorio Director CCRS Applications Division & Terrain Sciences Division Natural Resources Canada Government of Canada 601 Booth Street Ottawa, Canada K1A 0E8 Phone: 613-992-2451 fax: 613-992-0190 E- mail: diorio@NRCan.gc.ca	Co-Chair Hongxing Liu Assistant professor Department of Geography Texas A&M 814C Eller O&M Building College Station, TX 77843, USA Phone: 1-979-845-7998 E- mail: liu@geog.tamu.edu Web:http://geog.tamu.edu/faculty/liu.htm
Regional Coordinator Petri Pellikka University of Helsinki Department of Geography Helsinki Finland Tel: + 358-9-191 51068 Tel: + 358-50-5706336 Fax: + 358-9-19150760 E-mail: petri.pellikka@helsinki.fi Web: http://www.helsinki.fi/	Regional Coordinator Xiao Cheng Institute of Remote Sensing Applications CAS P.O.Box 9718, Beijing 100101 China Tel: + 86 10 6484 8730 E-mail: xcheng@irsa.ac.cn Web: http://lab.irsa.ac.cn/~xiaoxiao	Web Master           Taehun Yoon Research Technician Geology Department, University at Buffalo 876 Natural Sciences Complex Buffalo NY 14260, USA E-mail:tyoon2@buffalo.edu