What began as an undergraduate summer NSERC research position, resulted in the extraordinary opportunity to participate in the 2017 BaySys (Hudson Bay) system study currently underway.  This included flying by helicopter onto sea ice in Hudson Bay to deploy a CEOS designed ice-mass balance buoy.  Arctic sea ice plays a large role in the global climate, acting as a heat sink, influencing ocean circulation, as well as being a major contributor to the earth’s albedo. We can understand these relationships best through monitoring changes in the thickness and extent of sea ice, known as ice-mass balance, and using GPS to illuminate sea ice dynamics.  Read more....