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Space-borne monitoring of Antarctic sea ice
 
3rd meeting, Bern, May/June 2012

IPADS-derive ice motion off East Antarctica, Envisat ASAR image @ESA 2008

Team workshop at the
International Space Science Institute
Bern, Switzerland

Agenda
Tue, 29 May, to Fr, 01 June 2012



Participants:
  • Andreas Cziferszky (British Antarctic Survey, UK)
  • Cathy Geiger (University of Delaware, USA)
  • Petra Heil (Australian Antarctic Division & ACE CRC, Australia, co-ordinator)
  • Jennifer Hutchings (University of Alaska, USA)
  • Katherine Leonard (Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research, Switzerland)
  • Stefan Kern (Institute for Marine Science, Germany)
  • Edward Maksym (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA)
  • Rob Massom (Australian Antarctic Division & ACE CRC, Australia)
  • Burcu Ozsoy-Cicek (Istanbul Technical University, Turkey)
  • Roberto Saldo (DTU, Denmark)
  • Sandra Schwegmann (AWI, Germany)

    • Student participant:
  • Lera Selyuzhenok (AWI, Germany)

    • External participant:
  • Ernesto Trujillo-Gomez (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape - WSL, Switzerland)
  • Lars Smedsrud (Bergen Geophysical Institute, Norway)


    • The structure for this workshop will allow participants to interact and to get involved in working on some of the data, analysis techniques and identified issues. The oral presentations will form the backbone of our workshop. In addition we will revisit related ESA Cal/Val and relevant research projects, their current status as well as of the analysis techniques applied.

    Presentations, free discussions and demonstrations on project related topics are also welcome for this workshop.


    Note: General discussions are highlighted in colour.


    Tuesday, 29.05.2012:
    1030 - 1050PetraWelcome, Introduction, and workshop goals.
    1050 - 1110PetraSummary of activities from 2010 workshop.
    1110 - 1230D: AllUpdates and progress reports on individual projects.
  • Rob
  • Petra
  • Burcu
  • Stefan
  • Roberto
  • Cathy
  • Jenny
  • Sandra
  • Ted
  • Andreas
    • 1230 - 1330Lunch break
    1330 - 1400RobAntarctic fast-ice variability derived from IPADS.
    1400 - 1420SandraChanges of sea ice drift and deformation in the Weddell Sea
    1420 - 1450StefanFreeboard of Sea ice in the Weddell Sea: Sensitivity to retrieval parameters and ways for freeboard-to-thickness conversion
    1450 - 1520CathySupersites for sea-ice observations
    1520 - 1545Break
    1545 - 1605Burcu & StefanFreeboard-to-thickness conversion for Antarctic sea ice: Recent insights from in-situ observations
    1605 - 1625JennyArctic ice deformation
    1625 - 1645PetraIPADS-derived Antarctic sea-ice motion
    1525 - 1700D: AllDiscussion towards synthesis of various products.


    Wednesday, 30.05.2012:
    0900 - 0940StefanFreeboard of Sea ice in the Weddell Sea: Sensitivity to retrieval parameters and ways for freeboard-to-thickness conversion
    0940 - 1030CathyIce thickness (science and forthcoming open source product at NIC)
    1030 - 1110PetraIPADS validation & Fram Strait case study
    1110 - 1130Break
    1130 - 1210JennyArctic ice deformation
    1210 - 1300D: AllSynthesis:
  • Technical paper: EOS or similar:
    Comparison of methods (RGPS, IPADS, DTU) and linking into GlobICE, PolarView or other data streams.
  • Science paper: Spin-off ideas
    ==> Case studies: Cape Darnley, Mertz, Weddell Sea, Dalton region
    ==> Identification of regions of persistent higher deformation (link to atm and oc forcing)
    ==> Interannual variability
  • Linking Antarctic ice-motion with ice volume (with view of 2012 ISSI proposal)
    • 1300 - 1400Lunch break
    1400 - 1430Stefan & PetraISSI 2012 proposal: Preparations and initial tasks
    1430 - 1450CathyAntarctic ice volume at the large scale
    1450 - 1530Discussion Scoping of ice-volume data
    1530 - 1555Break
    1555 - 1650Discussion Scoping of ice-volume data cont.
    1650 - 1730StefanSummary


    Thursday, 31.05.2012:
    0920 - 0950Andreas Antarctic PolarView update
    0950 - 1020RobertoDTU products and 2012 SAR data via ESA.
    1020 - 1035CathyUDel ice-motion product
    1035 - 1100Break
    1100 - 1130Petra Analysis of ASAR archieve: Postprocessing and tools
    1130 - 1210Discussion Satellite-data needs: 2012 and after cont.
    1210 - 1240JennyArctic Ocean dynamic study
    1240 - 1400Lunch break
    Validation and field studies
    1400 - 1430Rob & PetraSIPEX 2012 overview
    1430 - 1450PetraSIPEX 2012 buoy array(s)
    1450 - 1520TedSIPEX 2012 surface survey
    1520 - 1550Break
    1550 - 1620Katie & ErnestoSIPEX 2012 snow survey
    1620 - 1700Discussion What are the gaps in field observations?


    Friday, 01.06.2012:
    0900 - 0910PetraIntroduction to fast-ice studies
    0910 - 1020RobTowards interannual variability in Antarctic fast-ice extent
    1030 - 1100LeraLaptev Sea fast-ice study
    1100 - 1130Break
    1130 - 1230D: All Fast- & Pack-ice seasonal and interannual trends and variability
    1250 - 1400Lunch break
    1440 - 1530Discussion Identification of sub-projects after this ISSI project.
    1530 - 1555Break
    1555 - 1630Discussion Mapping active collaborations for next 12-18 months (incl. joint publications).
    1630 - 1700PetraWorkshop wrap-up

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