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Logistics Meeting 1: 27 - 30 Oct. 08 - schedule  Meeting 2: 18 - 20 May 09 - 21 May is Ascension holiday - Weather: ~7-18�C (45-65�F), rainy - Other teams at ISSI this week - schedule: Logistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travel tips, directions to Bern Directions to Hotel Pergola, ISSI Directions to Hotel Kreuz, ISSI (above map had an error that was fixed on 30.04.09 -- redownload if necessary!) Places to lunch near ISSI Places to eat dinner in Bern Questions about hotel, visa, etc.? Urgent Messages  Upcoming Team Deadlines:
Next Telecon: TBD   |
TEAM OBJECTIVES One of the most important recurring themes in reviews of the state of Mars polar science is an emphasis on the need for detailed characterization of the stratigraphy of the polar layered deposits with a realistic means of tying it to a timescale (Thomas et al., 1992; Clifford et al., 2000; Fishbaugh et al., 2008). While crater counts indicate a young, Late Amazonian surface age for these deposits, with a maximum estimate of 100 Myr in the south (Plaut et al., 1988; Herkenhoff and Plaut, 2000; Koutnik et al., 2002), the age of the oldest layers is unknown, and estimates based on stratigraphic analysis range up to 1 Byr (Tanaka et al., 2008), while estimates from ice stability modeling range up to 5 Myr (Jakosky et al., 1993). This uncertain age leads to great difficulty in determining how the water-rich polar deposits have affected and been affected by changing climate on Mars and the resultant effects on the Mars water cycle. We bring together a team of geoscientists with expertise in martian and terrestrial polar stratigraphy with atmospheric and climate scientists to study the relationship between the martian poles and the planet’s climate history. Our goals include improving cross-discipline information flow, examining the areas of overlap between various datasets and differing viewpoints, and submitting the results of our studies as a review paper.  Part of the
competitively selected
International Space Science Institute (ISSI) International Science Teams program  |
Team
Members Kathryn Fishbaugh (team leader) Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Shane Byrne University of Arizona Fran�ois Forget CNRS Laboratoire de M�t�orologie Dynamique Kenneth Herkenhoff U.S. Geological Survey Jack Holt University of Texas Christine Hvidberg U. Copenhagen, Center for Ice and Climate Yaroslaw Illyushin Moscow State University Anton Ivanov Planetary Science Institute/EPFL Michelle Koutnick University of Washington Jean Baptiste Madeleine CNRS Laboratoire de M�t�orologie Dynamique Sarah Milkovich Jet Propulsion Laboratory Franck Montmessin CNRS Service d'A�ronomie Jeffrey Plaut Jet Propulsion Laboratory Nathaniel Putzig Southwest Research Institute Ali Saffaenili Jet Propulsion Laboratory Isaac Smith University of Texas Anders Svensson U. Copenhagen, Center for Ice and Climate Kenneth Tanaka U.S. Geological Survey Nicolas Thomas University of Bern Mai Winstrup U. Copenhagen, Center for Ice and Climate Associate Members Angelo Pio Rossi ISSI Ganna Portyankina University of Bern Pierre-Yves Meslin LMD, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace |
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