Scientists Research Ice Scallops Form and Melt Rates

Using the ULS 100 Laser Scanner from 2G Robotics, Dr. David Holland and Mitch Bushuk of New York University, Department of Math & Atmospheric Ocean Science, conducted Ice Scallop research which they hope will help them understand the conditions under which Ice Scallops form and their melt rates as a function of time and space.

“This on going study is a work in progress”, says Mitch Bushuk. “We are trying to improve climate models to understand melt rates of ice sheets and sea ice and alike.”

Credible projection models can provide more accurate climate projections resulting in better predictions of climate change and reaction over the next 100 years.

The research was conducted at the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) in Hanover, New Hampshire. A sheet of ice was created with the purpose of scanning the underside of the ice sheet. The underside of the sheet is depicted to your left and shows the notable scallop formation which was under review. ULS – 100 Laser Scanner from 2G Robotics created a continuous scan of the Scallops. A 3D model was then generated illustrating the time lapse changes.

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Press Release, June 26, 2013