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Optimizing Airborne Observations of Sea Ice Thickness and Snow Depth through the Integration of Additional Data Sets Jackie Richter-Menge and Thorsten Markus. Goal : Optimize IceBridge sea ice results by leveraging other national and international activities and assets Specific objectives:
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Optimizing Airborne Observations of Sea Ice Thickness and Snow Depth through the Integration of Additional Data SetsJackie Richter-Menge and Thorsten Markus Goal : Optimize IceBridge sea ice results by leveraging other national and international activities and assets Specific objectives: • Identify potential cal/val opportunities • Interface with in-situ data collection efforts to: i) Optimize types of variables collected and the data management ii) Optimize measurement strategies addressing differences in spatial and temporal scales Sea Ice Team Leader: • Oversee team efforts to provide expert scientific guidance in areas of flight line planning, measurement strategies, data quality control, and data product development • Update IceBridge Level 1 requirements (complete by 12/2010) • Consider operational (versus climatological) applications