Land Ice User Workshop
Dates
27 October 2026 13:00–17:00
Location
Fram Centre, Tromsø [NO]

This workshop, co-organised with the Svalbard Cryosphere Digital Twin (SvalbardDT) project, aims to showcase the current status and progress of TerraDT and SvalbardDT, engaging key users to demonstrate the project output's possibilities and receiving input that will be useful for future development. 

The event is organised in conjuction with the IGS Nordic Branch Meeting 2026

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13:00–13:05Welcome and introductionTero Aalto (CSC)
13:05–13:30Overview of TerraDT and updatesDevaraju Narayanappa (CSC)
13:30–14:00

Overview of the Land ice DTC and IM

Thomas Zwinger (CSC)

Hauke Schmidt (MPI-M)

14:00–14:30

Overview of SvalbardDT

  • Combining glacier, snow and sea ice measurements
  • AI methods to harmonise data and explore interconnections
  • Forecasting short-term cryosphere changes for operational safety
William Harcourt (ABDN)
14:30–15:00Coffee break
15:00–15:20

Land ice data in TerraDT

  • Glacier masks, ice thickness, surface velocity, frontal ablation
  • Svalbard as a pilot case
Geir Moholdt (NPI)
15:20–15:40TBDWard van Pelt (UU)
15:40–16:20

Open discussion

  • Collaboration between projects
  • DestinE integration
  • Model output
  • Shared datasets
TBD
16:20–17:00

Interactive session

Diana Urquiza (BSC)

Antonia Frangeskou (BSC)

Devaraju Narayanappa

CSC

Technical coordinator of the TerraDT project. Climate scientist and experienced researcher with a demonstrated history of working in the research Institutions. Skilled in Ecosystem-Climate interactions, Climate Change, Mathematical Modeling, Large Data Analysis using Python. 

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Antonia Frangeskou

Barcelona Supercomputing Centre

Antonia Frangeskou is a Product Designer and part of the Knowledge Integration Team in Earth Sciences in the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, with a strong focus on user centered design approach with stakeholder and user engagement in climate and environmental research digital products. Currently in TerraDT, one of hair main focus is the definition, desing and implementation of the storytellin plaftform of TerraDT project.

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Tero Aalto

CSC

After being the programme manager of the Nordic Cryosphere Digital Twin, Tero Aalto continues his work at CSC as Senior Coordinator focussing on Strategic European Engagement and Coordination. His current efforts focus on user and stakeholder engagement for Destination Earth, Climate DT and TerraDT.

 

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Diana Urquiza

Barcelona Supercomputing Centre

Diana leads the Product Design team in the Earth Sciences Department at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center. She designs products and services for the Earth System Services Group, focusing on climate, air quality, and the intersection of climate and health. Diana champions a Human-Centered Design approach, aiming to create experiences that promote safety and equity.

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The workshop will take place in Fram Centre [Google Maps], in Tromsø, Norway.