Mo's Slough 2 Gallery
Date Observed: Feb 12, 2010
A section of open water in Mo's Slough is surrounded by thinner areas of ice, suggesting a large portion of the slough is not stable. Processes Observed |
Small pockets of thin ice can develop in shallow sloughs, like Mo's Slough. Processes Observed |
Knut Kielland tests a spot of suspicious ice in Mo's Slough. Processes Observed |
Knut Kielland talks about a combination of thick ice, solid ice, thin ice, and open water all in one area in Mo's Slough. Processes Observed |
Knut Kielland shows how snow can cover and hide bad, thin and dangerous ice in Mo's Slough. Processes Observed |
Knut Kielland talks about the insulating effect of snow on the ice in Mo's Slough. Processes Observed |
Knut Kielland uses an ax to test thick and thin ice within close proximity to each other in Mo's Slough, and Sam Demientieff talks about the effect of snow compaction under the snowmachine trail. Processes Observed |
Date Observed: Mar 8, 2010
Area of open water along the edge of Mo's Slough. Iron oxidizing bacteria is present in the shallow, slow moving water. Processes Observed |
The overhanging slab of ice in Mo's Slough shows how water can undercut and eventually collapse large sections of ice. Processes Observed |
Sam Demientieff discusses ice being undercut by water to create an exposed ice shelf. Processes Observed |