# Presentation: 577933

## CDMP/NSIDC FY2006

-  - *Continuing task:* Glacier Photograph 	       		Digitization Project (L-9) - *Continuing task:* Historical IPY Data and 	Bibliography (L-14)

## NSIDC/NOAA Glacier Photograph Digitization Project

***2006 Accomplishments:***
- 3,192 images currently available online (http://nsidc.org/data/docs/noaa/g00472_glacier_photos/)
- Addition of special collection of *Long-Term Change Photograph Pairs* in March 2006
- Mention in the *New York Times* in a *NYT Science Times* piece on June 13, 2006. See _[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/13/science/earth/_x000b_13norw.html?ex=1152676800&en=a7d457f2ecc2c8b2&ei=5070](http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/13/science/earth/13norw.html?ex=1152676800&en=a7d457f2ecc2c8b2&ei=5070)_
- Usage continues to increase, nearly tripling the number of users in 2006
- Slide provided to Congreesman Salazar’s office, by request
*Proposed Continuing Task** - 2006 Plans:*
- To continue digitizing and making available historic glacier photos from the NSIDC analog archives collection
- Include support materials associated with photographers in the collection, i.e. field notebooks from glacier expeditions
- Include moving film in the project

## NSIDC/NOAA Glacier Photograph Digitization Project

- On the left is a photograph of Muir Glacier taken on August 13, 1941, by glaciologist William O. Field; on the right, a photograph taken from the same vantage on August 31, 2004, by geologist Bruce F. Molnia of the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
- According to Molnia, between 1941 and 2004 the glacier retreated more than twelve kilometers (seven miles) and thinned by more than 800 meters (875 yards).
- Ocean water has filled the valley, replacing the ice of Muir Glacier; the end of the glacier has retreated out of the field of view. The glacier’s absence reveals scars where glacier ice once scraped high up against the hillside. In 2004, trees and shrubs grow thickly in the foreground, where in 1941 there was only bare rock.

## Glacier Photo Collection - Supporting Materials

- 22 field notebooks including:
- Field notebooks of noted glaciologist Harry F. Reid containing information about his research methods, photography techniques and locations, sketches of glaciers, as well as anecdotal materials about his life in the field in Glacier Bay, Alaska during 1890 and 1892.

- Microfilmed copies of the original notebooks (too fragile to be scanned) will be digitized.
- Data contained in notebooks are significant for glacier change research and  repeat photography of these glaciers.
- Some data will be keyed.

***IPY - the International Polar Year - 2007-2008***
***2006 Accomplishments:***
- Completed:
- Batch 1 – 15 IGY Reports
- Batch 2 – 1 microfilmed book copy
- In the queue:
- Batch 3 – 20 books from the NSIDC library
- Batch 4 – IGY film
*Proposed Continuing Task** - 2007 Plans:*
- Activities will concentrate on continuing to compile and ship batches as well as creating access via the web to the digitized materials
- Separately, we will cross link to NOAA’a IPY outreach efforts, e.g, Climate Program Office outreac (http://www.climate.noaa.gov/index.jsp?pg=./ipy/index.html)

***Historical IPY Materials: Database & Bibliography***

***Companion project at NSIDC - DAHLI:***
- Discovery and Access of Historic Literature from the IPYs:
- CDMP digitization activities are essential component
- IGY “Gold Club” component, recognizing contribuitions of the first IGY participants
- Proposal to NSF is pending
- “DAHLI will develop an online bibliography of records and publications from past International Polar Year (IPY) events: 1882-1883, 1932-1933, and 1957-1958. Materials may include scientific research, scientific observations and data, sociological data, and historical data. DAHLI will stimulate the discovery and preservation of these rare and uncatalogued items, estimated to be several thousand documents, in archives around the world.”
- “Discovery of literature will be ongoing through the IPY years and beyond. On this site, you will be able to find literature and view information about each participating institution's holdings. As each institution catalogues its holdings, you will be able to view a bibliography of materials. Some institutions may digitize materials for online access, as funding permits”
- - See the DAHLI Web site _[http://nsidc.org/dahli/](http://nsidc.org/dahli/)_ for more information

***Historical IPY Materials: Database & Bibliography***