The long-lasting cold snap in December provided a perfect opportunity for an artificial ridge study to be undertaken at SERF, as the ice would be thick enough to support the weight of a pressure ridge. Ice blocks were cut out of the ice and piled in an elongated pattern on the surface of the ice, creating an artificial pressure ridge. The project used a C-band scatterometer, a LiDAR laser scanner, and physical ice measurements to sample backscatter from eight ridges. Read more...