Thursday,

12^th June

Topic

Leads / Conveners

09:00 – 09:15

Registration

09:15 – 10:00

Workshop Opening

JCOMM ETSI chair

Welcome and Introduction of Local Host

Organizing Committee

Official Welcome

BSH

Opening Remarks and workshop goals

Organizing Committee

Workshop logistics

Local host

Participant Introductions

All

Adoption of Agenda

Organizing Committee

10:00 – 12:00

Presentations/reports by national services on ice mapping systems and techniques

10-15 minutes for report/presentation for each ice service present

11:00– 11:15

Coffee break

12:00 – 13:00

Identification of strategy for comparison and formation of regional groups

12:00 – 12:20

Presentation of online resources to be used during case-studies

Local host

12:20 – 12:40

Experts identify key parameters for comparison and develop strategy for analysis

All

12:40 – 13:00

Experts from individual national ice services form 3-4 regional groups (Arctic winter & summer, Baltic sea, Antarctic)

workshop coordinator,

regional coordinators, all

13:00 – 14:00

Cafeteria Lunch

14:00 – 17:30

Case study 1: Differences in presentation of ice parameters on selected satellite imagery (SAR/visible/IR) analyzed before the workshop

14:00 – 16:00

Experts break for comparison analysis by regions

Regional coordinators

16:00– 16:15

Coffee break

16:00 – 17:30

Regional groups join for plenary presentation of regional summaries and analysis of results

Regional coordinators

17:30 – 17:45

Summary for the 1^st day

Workshop coordinator

18:00 – 19:30

Icebreaker reception onboard Deneb

Hosted by BSH, F.Laeisz and Scandlines

Friday,

13^th June

Topic

Leads / Conveners

09:00 – 09:05

Daily logistics

Workshop coordinator

10:05 – 15:00

Case study 2: Results of the online analysis of selected satellite imagery (SAR/passive microwave/visible/IR) by regions and national services

10:05 – 12:00

Experts break for individual online analysis and compilation of ice informational products (charts and/or annotated imagery)

All, regional coordinators

11:00– 11:15

Coffee break

12:00 – 13:00

Experts join into regional groups for intercomparison and compilation of regional summaries

Regional coordinators

13:00 – 14:00

Cafeteria Lunch

14:00 – 15:00

Regional groups join for plenary presentation and analysis of results

Regional coordinators

15:00 – 17:30

Case study 3: Differences in routine ice charts for the past season 2007-2008 by regions and national ice services

15:00 – 16:00

Experts break for comparison analysis by regions

Regional coordinators

16:00– 16:15

Coffee break

16:15 – 17:30

Regional groups join for plenary presentation of regional summaries and analysis of results

Regional coordinators

17:30 – 17:45

Summary for 2^nd day

Workshop coordinator

Saturday,

14^th June

Topic

Leads / Conveners

09:00 – 09:05

Daily logistics

Workshop coordinator

09:05 – 11:00

Round-table discussion 1: Identification of sea ice parameters uncertainties on routine ice charts by regions, seasons and sensors

Leif Pedersen

11:00– 11:15

Coffee break

11:15 – 16:00

Case study 4: Assessment of uncertainties in the historical series of the ice charts since the start of the routine ice mapping using ice charts from the Baltic sea ice services for 1950s-2008 as a model

11:15 – 12:00

Presentation of the historical material

BSH

12:00 – 13:00

Identification of changes in presentation schemes of the key sea ice parameters (nomenclature, codes)

Baltic sea regional coordinator

13:00 – 14:00

Cafeteria Lunch

14:00 – 15:00

Identification of changes in observational means and processing systems

Baltic sea regional coordinator

15:00 – 16:00

Statistical analysis of the differences of the ice charts from the national ice services for 1950s – 2000s from the “Global Digital Sea Ice Data Bank”

ETSI chair

16:00– 16:15

Coffee break

16:15 – 17:30

Round-table discussion 2: Identification of uncertainties in the climatological series of the ice charts by regions, seasons and time intervals

Holly Titchner

17:30 – 17:45

Summary for 3^rd day

Workshop coordinator

19:00

Workshop dinner,

Captain's Room at "Zur Kogge"

Hosted by BSH, F.Laeisz and Scandlines

Monday,

16^th June

Topic

Leads / Conveners

09:00 – 09:05

Daily logistics

Workshop coordinator

09:05 – 11:00

Round-table discussion 3: Identification of uncertainties and verification of the passive microwave ice informational products (based on results from case study #2)

Leif Pedersen

11:00 – 11:15

Coffee break

11:15 – 12:00

Assimilation of the ice charts into numerical forecasting systems – existing practices, constraints and potential

GHRSST – PP, all

12:00 – 13:00

Integration of the ice charts into climatological studies

GCOS expert

13:00 – 14:00

Cafeteria Lunch

14:00 – 14:30

Review of existing sea ice regulatory publications

ETSI chair, all

14:30 – 16:00

Round-table discussion 4: Constraints of the ice charts in comparison to other ice informational products and needs for Sea Ice Nomenclature and symbology amendments and updates

ETSI chair

16:00– 16:15

Coffee break

16:15– 17:30

Round-table discussion 5: Practices and formats harmonization, potentials for integrated ice mapping services

Juergen Holfort

17:30 – 17:45

Summary for 4^th day

Workshop coordinator

Tuesday,

17^th June

Topic

Leads / Conveners

09:00 – 09:05

Daily logistics

Workshop coordinator

09:05 – 11:00

Development of a summary for ice charts uncertainties for operational practices and climatological analysis

All

11:00 – 11:15

Coffee break

11:05 – 12:00

Structure and proposals for content for a JCOMM Technical publication summarizing workshop proceedings

Workshop coordinator, WMO Secretariat, all

12:00 – 12:20

Review of Workshop actions Items

Workshop coordinator, WMO Secretariat, all

12:20– 12:30

Final Comments

All, organizing Committee

12:30

End of workshop