The award 'ESA and EGU's team award – 2023 Earth Observation Excellence' was awarded to the team of researchers in geomatics from the University of Oslo, for their work on the project: Global Glacier Mass Continuity.
The winning team consisted of team leader Andreas Max Kääb, and the participants: Désirée Treichler, Solveig Havstad Winsvold, Luc Girod and Bas Altena.
In the project, the team of researchers measured changes in glacier volume and glacier flow with unprecedented accuracy using ground observations/satellites. In their research, they combined the variables, glacier volume changes and glacier flow, to better understand how the world's glaciers are responding to climate change.
The jury for the prize gave this statement: «The winner of the 2023 team award is the Global Glacier Mass Continuity project, for their work measuring and analysing glacier thickness changes, using satellite laser and radar altimetry, satellite optical stereo, and other digital elevation models; with unprecedented accuracy. »
The prize 'ESA og EGUs team award – 2023 Earth Observation Excellence' was presented at a prize ceremony at the EGU General Assembly 2023 in April.
Read more about the award:
ESA–EGU 2023 Excellence Award winners (ESA, 28.03.23)
Read more about the EGU General Assembly:
The EGU General Assembly is one of the main conferences in geosciences in Europe and in the world. Every year thousands of researchers, professionals, students and others gather in Vienna, Austria. This year the conference was 23–28 April 2023 and had over 20,000 participants.
Read more about the congress EGU General Assembly 2023 (EGU23).