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CRYSYS is Canada's contribution to NASA's Earth Observing System
(EOS) Program.  Its mission is to develop capabilities to monitor and
better understand variations in major components of the cryosphere
(sea ice, lake ice, snow cover, glaciers, ice caps and frozen
ground/permafrost).

CRYSYS was initiated by Canadian scientists in 1988 in response to
NASA's request for research related to its Earth Observing System
Program ( EOS).  CRYSYS offers Canadian scientists opportunities to
play a significant role in developing methods for extracting
information on the cryosphere from conventional and remote sensing
systems as part of EOS.  CRYSYS also provides Canadian scientiests
with a link to the data and information system of EOS (EOSDIS),
 and allows CRYSYS investigators access to the huge volumes of
satellite data being archived under the EOS program.  In 1993, the
Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment Canada, took over the
role of principal sponsoring agency for CRYSYS.  CRYSYS currently
involves over 30 researchers from 14 universities and 4 federal
agencies.

The basic scientific goals of CRYSYS are:

- to develop capabilities for monitoring and understanding regional and North
American variations in cryospheric variables;
- to develop and validate local, regional and global models of climate/
cryospheric processes and dynamics to improve understanding of the role of the
cryosphere in the climate system;
- to assemble, maintain and analyze key historical, operational and research
cryospheric data sets to support climate monitoring and model validation."""@en ;
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