a slight change of plan

Last night in bed i had an idea. It has stayed with me all day. Instead of phase one of my thesis being all the polynyas around the entire coastline i am going to do the Mertz (MGT - Mertz Glacier Region) study area with the 1992-1999 hi-res data and then a look at 2009. I think this is exciting because

1. i can show a difference between a 1992-1999 analysis with the 2009 season


2. i have all the data at the moment


3. i can then make phase to ALL the other polynyas

What this really means i can stop freaking out about the amount of data and work (that goes with that data). I can finally have some result driven chapters FINISHED. I can then freak out about all the rest later. while still having results.

actual. results. written. up.

I got the idea from the shrinking sea ice areas of the northern hemisphere article i was reading the other night (i really would like to know for myself if any such changes are showing up yet in winter based southern hemisphere data. I mean they should) and looking over the following excellent article:

Massom, Robrt A., Recent iceberg calving events in the Ninnis Glacier region,East Antarctica,
Antarctic Science 15 (2): 303–313 (2003)

Dr Massom is the most awesome guy. I am inspired all over again to use my data analysis algorithms on a "real world" problem. To get off my arse and do something.

I am not trying to change to world or anything just finally be where and who i am suppose to to be.

I found this ships track last night. It hows each "days" plot of ship position during v199. It is so bizarre to think that ten years ago i was half way through this voyage. It was amazing. Also, do you have ANY IDEA AT ALL how difficult it was to get straight lines in sea ice??

*LOL*