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IPICS
agenda
International Partnerships for Ice Core Science
Workshop Agenda
Algonkian Regional Park, Sterling, VA, USA
Saturday (March 13, 2004)
Arrival of participants
Sunday (March 14)
9:30-10:30 Brunch
10:30 Bus to Washington D.C
17:00 Leave Washington D.C and return to Algonkian
18:30 Welcome dinner and lecture
Challenges for the International Ice Core Community
Richard Alley
Monday (March 15)
7:30-8:15 Breakfast
Session 1: Building a Common Framework
Session chair: Ken Taylor
The desired outcome of this session is to develop a common understanding of the goals of this meeting and the long-range goals of the international community of ice core researchers.
8:30 Welcome and purpose of meeting
Ken Taylor
8:40 Remarks from the U.S. National Science Foundation
Karl Erb and Julie Palais
8:55 Remarks from the European Polar Board
Paul Edgerton
9:10 What are the most significant science issues for ice core research?
Presentation and discussion: Thomas Stocker
Session 2: Opportunities for International Ice Coring Programs
Session Chairs: Ken Taylor and Eric Wolff
The desired outcome for this session is to improve the science plans for projects that have been suggested, to consider other projects that may be proposed as a result of the discussions, and to determine how international collaboration could facilitate the suggested projects.
9:45 A project to recover the longest possible ice core paleoclimate record
Jean Jouzel
10:00 Discussion of a project to recover the longest possible ice core paleoclimate record
10:20 Break
10:40 A project to recover Eemian ice from Northwest Greenland
Dorthe Dahl-Jensen
10:55 Discussion of a project to recover Eemian ice from Northwest Greenland.
11:15 An inland Antarctica array of ice cores
Paul Mayewski
11:30 Discussion of an Antarctic inland array
11:50 A coastal Antarctica array of ice cores
Jim White
12:05 Discussion of an Antarctic coastal array
12:25 Lunch
14:00 An Arctic array of ice cores
Joe McConnell
14:15 Discussion of an Arctic array
14:35 An ice coring program for non polar regions
Margit Schwikowski
14:50 Discussion of an ice coring program for non-polar regions
14:10 Break
14:40 Discussion of collaboration:
Discussion led by Ed Brook
What do we mean by collaboration?
Why collaborate?
Examples of collaboration that worked and why did they work?
Examples of collaboration that did not work and why did they not work?
How can we collaborate on the projects we just discussed?
15:20 End of meetings for the day
Session 3: Drilling Technology and Other Topics
The desired outcome of this session is to exchange ideas on drilling technology by physically examining drill components.
17:30 Posters and appetizers. Posters on drilling technology are strongly encouraged. Posters are other topics are also welcome.
Attendees are encouraged to bring interesting parts of their drills to the meeting to
show and discuss with each other.
8:30 Dinner
Tuesday (March 16)
7:30-8:15 Breakfast
Session 4: Improving Ice Core Drilling and Recovery
Session Chairs: Joan Fitzpatrick and Jakob Schwander
The desired outcome of this session is to identify ways to improve core quality and the efficiency of drilling operations.
8:30 Introduction and summary of a survey on the technical challenges associated with ice core drilling and recovery.
Joan Fitzpatrick
8:45 Replicate coring:
15 minute talk: Bill Mason; 10-minute discussion
Suggestions for a system to collect replicate cores from depths of special interest.
9:10 Options for drilling fluids:
15 minute talk: Michael Gerasimoff; 10 minute discussion: Joan Fitzpatrick
What fluids have been used? What fluids can be used in future? What do we need to do
to evaluate a new fluid?
9:35 Break
10:00 Problems and solutions related to drilling brittle ice:
Jakob Schwander
(15 minute talk, 20 minute discussion)
What is brittle ice? Can we measure brittleness? Why does it occur? How have different
groups dealt with brittle ice? What is the best way to drill and handle brittle ice?
10:40 Problems and solutions related to drilling warm ice:
Laurent Augustin
(15 minute talk, 20 minute discussion)
What is warm ice? What problems has it caused? How have different groups dealt with
warm ice? What is the best way to drill and handle warm ice?
11:20 Lunch
Session 5: Moving Forward
Session Chairs: Eric Wolff and Ken Taylor
Meeting participants are expected to have determined how their nationÕs interests can be best represented in the discussions in this session. The desired outcome of this session is to identify ways international collaboration can facilitate the suggested projects and technology improvements.
12:40 Break into working groups and discuss the listed topics.
The working groups will be:
Deep ice cores:
Facilitated by: Eric Wolf
How can international collaboration facilitate these projects?
How much interest is there in these projects?
How do these projects fit in with the International Polar Year?
What steps need to be taken to move these projects forward?
Spatial arrays of shallow and intermediate ice cores:
Facilitated by: Ken Taylor
How can international collaboration facilitate these projects?
How much interest is there in these projects?
How do these projects fit in with the International Polar Year?
What steps need to be taken to move these projects forward?
Ice drilling technology:
Facilitated by: Joan Fitzpatrick
What are the advantages and disadvantages of international collaboration
on drilling efforts?
What steps need to be taken to develop better collaboration between drilling groups?
14:00 Reports from working groups
14:45 Break
15:00 Discussions led by Ken Taylor and Eric Wolff
How can international collaboration be facilitated to maximize the science we produce?
How does the International Polar Year factor into our plans?
What are specific actions should we take to move these projects forward?
What suggestions or recommendations do we want to make?
Should we plan a follow up meeting?
Who will take the lead, and who will assist, writing specific sections of the
workshop report?
16:45 End of meeting
Arrangements will be made for transportation to the Airport. Do not plan on catching
flights that leave prior to 21:00. Most people will spend the night at the meeting venue.
18:30 Dinner
Wednesday (March 17)
7-8 Light Breakfast in cabin 7
Arrangements will be made for transportation to the airport for flights leaving at any time.
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