{
  "id": 2198847,
  "title": "2018 ISSM Workshop",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/2018-issm-workshop",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-20T18:43:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NASA Science",
    "slug": "nasa-science",
    "url": "https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/imvi/issm/workshops/issm-workshop-2018/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The 2018 Ice Sheet System Model (ISSM) Sea-Level Workshop took place on June 11-12 at the University of Hawaii Sea Level Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. This was the first ISSM workshop dedicated solely to Sea-Level Science. Organized by the University of Hawaii Sea Level Center in collaboration with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the University of California at Irvine, the workshop was hosted by Prof. Phil Thompson and sponsored by the N-SLCT NASA Science Team.\n\nThe event featured interactive sessions tailored for both beginner and advanced users, as well as developers seeking to learn how to utilize ISSM. Updates to ISSM since the 2016 Workshop were presented, emphasizing user-requested features. Specific focus was given to tutorials demonstrating how to use ISSM's SESAW capabilities, such as computing sea-level fingerprints using GRACE-based estimates of ice-mass changes, utilizing high-resolution meshes to refine sea-level estimates in specific regions, and calculating resulting stresses in the Earth's crust, including lateral and vertical displacements.\n\nAttendees were encouraged to present their work through an open poster session, and science talks were organized around pertinent topics. A heartfelt thank you was extended to all participants for their contribution to the workshop.",
  "summary": "The University of Hawaii Sea Level Center, in collaboration with the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and University of California at Irvine hosted the 2018 Ice Sheet System Model (ISSM) Sea-Level Workshop. It was the first time an ISSM workshop was dedicated to Sea-Level Science and took place June 11-12 at the at the East-West Center on the campus of the University […] The post 2018 ISSM Workshop…",
  "key_points": [
    "2018 ISSM Sea-Level Workshop held in Honolulu, Hawaii",
    "Workshop focused on Sea-Level Science and ISSM updates",
    "Poster session and science talks featured attendee presentations"
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}