Compiling analysis-ready ice data across cryosphere disciplines

Abstract

Ice is omnipresent in our Solar System: on Earth, on different planetary bodies, and on moons in the outer Solar System. In the past, terrestrial and extraterrestrial cryosphere science mostly developed as independent research fields whereas synergies may shed light on both fields. In fact, close cooperation across different cryosphere research communities is a necessary prerequisite for designing future planetary exploration missions. An in-depth knowledge of similarities and differences between ice regimes on Earth and beyond paves the way for a mission preparation that optimally orchestrates terrestrial analogue field test, lab experiments, and simulation-based extrapolation to hypothesized ice regimes at the target body.The authors of this contribution constitute the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) team Bridging the gap: from terrestrial to icy moons cryospheres, which started in 2023 and brings together scientists of different focus in terrestrial and extra-terrestrial cryosphere research. The overall goal of our project is to make knowledge hidden in the vast amounts of existing data from different research groups accessible by consolidating it into a comprehensive meta-data enriched compilation of ice properties including uncertainty margins if available. This extends to relevant physical regimes and different scales on both Earth, and icy moons including data from field campaign measurements, laboratory experiments, and planetary missions. A particular focus of our work will be to increase the analysis readiness of the data for subsequent data-driven or simulation-based analysis. This approach will provide us with the unique opportunity to transfer and extrapolate the information from the Earth to the outer Solar System bodies.Here, we will introduce the project and its rationale, describe our approach to selecting and compiling the data, as well as how we will make them accessible, and present first results.

Authors 16

1. Julia Kowalski Aachen

   RWTH Aachen University

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   RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

2. Ana‐Catalina Plesa corresponding

   Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)

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   German Aerospace Center (DLR), Berlin, Germany

3. Marc S. Boxberg Aachen

   RWTH Aachen University

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   RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

4. Jacob Buffo

   Dartmouth College

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   Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA

5. Klára Kalousová corresponding

   Charles University

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   Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

6. Johanna Kerch corresponding

   University of Göttingen

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   University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany

7. María-Gema Llorens corresponding

   Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas · Geociencias Barcelona

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   Geosciences Barcelona GEO3BCN - CSIC, Barcelona, Spain

8. Mâurine Montagnat corresponding

   Université Grenoble Alpes

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   University Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France

9. Tina Rückriemen‐Bez corresponding

   Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)

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   German Aerospace Center (DLR), Berlin, Germany

10. Dustin M. Schroeder corresponding

    Stanford University

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    Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA

11. Anna Simson Aachen

    RWTH Aachen University

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    RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

12. C. Sotin

    Nantes Université

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    Nantes Université, Nantes, France

13. Katrin Stephan corresponding

    Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)

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    German Aerospace Center (DLR), Berlin, Germany

14. Benjamin Terschanski Aachen

    RWTH Aachen University

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    RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

15. Gabriel Tobie

    Nantes Université

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    Nantes Université, Nantes, France

16. Natalie S. Wolfenbarger corresponding

    Stanford University

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    Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA