Milestone name

Work package(s) involved

Lead beneficiary

Expected month

Draw up list of stakeholders

W1.2

NERC-BAS

9

M1.2-2

Initiation of stakeholder review with first mailing

W1.2

12

M2.1-1

Hierarchy of models including longitudinal stress-gradients

W2.1

12

M2.2-1

Decide locations for hot-water drilling

W2.2

1

M2.2-2

Preliminary model version test

W2.2

12

M2.2-3

Installation of water pressure sensor and termistor strings

W2.2

14

M2.2-4

End of primary target glacier fieldwork

W2.2

16

M2.3-1

Field studies and data acquisitions

W2.3

12

M2.3-2

Setting up the models for idealized geometries

W2.3

12

M2.4-1

Field campaign

W2.4

15

M2.4-2

Field campaign

W2.4

27

M2.4-3

Field campaign

W2.4

39

M3.1-1

Fieldwork 2009 and 2010

W3.1

20

M3.1-2

All new and existing ice cores dated

W3.1

30

M3.2-1

Time series of elevation change

W3.2

24

M3.2-2

Grounding line fluxes for Antarctic and Greenland

W3.2

24

M3.2-3

Data integration methodology completed

W3.2

24

M3.2-4

Complete, combined time series of mass change for both ice sheets

W3.2

36

M4.2-1

Results available from simulation

W4.2

12

M4.2-2

Decision about domain size for ARCMs and surface topography

W4.2

7

Analysis completed of simulation

W4.2

18

M4.3-1

Model adaptation for latest ice shelf cavern geometries and gridding of forcing fields

W4.3

M4.3-2

Model implementation and integration for 200 years

W4.3

M4.3-3

Analysis of model output and preparation for transfer to W5.2,3

W4.3

M4.3-4

Plausibility (oceanic) check of new ice shelf geometries from W5.3

W4.3

M4.3-5

Model integration for 100 years (2100-2200) with new ice shelf geometries

W4.3

M4.3-6

Model intercomparison (50-year runs for selected scenarios)

W4.3

M5.2-1

Antarctica – Complete incorporation of parameterizations

W5.2

18

M5.2-2

Greenland – Assessment of model’s ability to reproduce observed changes

W5.2

18

M5.2-3

Greenland – Provision of initial conditions for experiments on future climate change

W5.2

18

M5.2-4

Antarctic – Assessment of model’s ability to reproduce observed changes

W5.2

24

M5.2-5

Antarctic – Provision of initial conditions for experiments on future climate change

W5.2

24

M5.3-1

Input of preliminary glacier inventory data from W3.3

W5.3

24

M5.3-2

Input of final glacier inventory data from W3.3

W5.3

36

M6.1-1

Completion of emulator and software to create PDFs

W6.1

35

M6.1-2

Completion of end-to-end test of software

W6.1

39

M6.5-1

Identification of key conferences to target

W6.5

NERC-BAS

44