Copy of iceprop

Surveys

Drilling the line. A tag-team approach to measuring ice thickness along a survey line. Three researchers process an ice core in the top of the photograph.

When time and ice conditions permitted, surveys of snow depth and ice thickness were conducted along 20 to 100-m-long lines. These survey lines were laid out on the ice and snow depth, freeboard, and ice thickness were measured every meter along the line. This was a team effort with individual people working a 1 m auger, a 2 m auger, snow pits, and an ice thickness tape. Ice cores were also taken to provide a detailed look at ice properties and structure. These surveys were conducted at 10 sites and are summarized in a table.

Distributions of snow depth, ice thickness, and freeboard determined by combining results from all thickness survey results.

Summary of survey sites
        Robert
        TR1
        TR2
        TR3
        TR4
        TR5
        TR10
        Billy
        Ferdinand
        Yoga