Matrix of Research Topics (Discipline vs. Platform)

Along the vertical axis is Discipline (interpreted broadly) and the horizontal axis is Platform from which the work will be performed. The intersections show the measurement to be taken. Some of these data (in particular the satellite work) is already done or ongoing. There is no intent to prioritize here - it is transcribed from the general discussion in random order.

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	Satellite	Air	Vessel	Coring	Computation	Ground
Climate	•Temp •Acc Rate, •Sea Ice	•Air Sampling, Chem •Air Sampling — biota & microparticles		•Temp (t) •Acc. Rate (ITASE, WAIScore) •Biota & microparticles	•Atm. Circ Model	•AWS •Air Sampling •Air Snow TX
Ocean	•Sea Ice •Ice Shelf Elev	•Ice Shelf Elev	•Temp Profile •Current Prof. •Bathymetry •Sed. core •Pressure	•Ocean Chem(t) •Ocean Temp	•Ocean Circ. Model •Tide Model	•GPS (ice shelf) •Tide gauge, Pressure
Mass Balance	•Ice Shelf Elev •Ice Sheet Elev •Icebergs •Gravity •Katabatics •Velocity divergence	•Int. Layers •Surface Elevation	•Icebergs •Salinity •Clay (proxy for melt) •Meltwater sediment load	•Accum Rate (t)	•Firnification •Coupled Air/Ice GCM •Sub shelf model	•Int Layers •Katabatic •Coffeecans •Ice shelf basal melt (radar)
Ice Dynamics	•Velocity-InSAR •Vel-Feature Track •Calving proc •Relict flow	•Ice Thick •Bed Character •Surf Slope •Crevasses	•Bathymetry •Bed Character •Sed Thickness •Sed cores	•Elevations (t) •Physical Prop (fabric, dens, fold, bubbles)	Ice Sheet models	•Geochron •Exposure Date •GPS controls (stat/kin)
Geological Framework	•Gravity/Mag •Imagery-Vis,SAR	•Bed •Char/Morph •Grav/Mag •Photogramm	•Grav/Mag •Bathymetry •Sed/Basin distro •Crustal •Vel/Thick	•Volcanics	•Lith Rebound •Potential Fields	•Geol Mapping •Crustal Vel/Thick •Plate motion/GPS •Abs Grav.

In addition to the matrix we identified a number of "Target/Hypothesis-testing" experiments that would be conducted in conjunction with or after the "Matrix" experiments.

• Climate
  • Coring: Shallow Cores
  • Computation: Firnification
  • Ground: AWS
• Ocean
  • Computation: Shelf basal melt
• Ice dynamics
  • Air: Fabric from radar; Grounding Line processes
  • Vessel: Retreat chronology
  • Ground: Raymond bumps; Bed character/seismics; Bed char/radar; heat flux; Fabric/radar; Fabric/seismics; Ground. line proc.; Physical prop. of bed
• Mass Balance
  • Core: Shallow cores
  • Computation: Firnification
• Geological Framework
  • Vessel: Heat Flux
  • Ground: Retreat/Trimlines; Heat flux.