The Story of Snow - Jon's Blog - Latest Comments on Slush Fingering and Other Pond Patterns https://www.storyofsnow.com/blog1.php?disp=comments en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 jnelson [Member] in response to: Slush Fingering and Other Pond Patterns Mon, 29 Jan 2024 16:52:04 +0000 [Member] c95@https://www.storyofsnow.com/ <p>Hi Bev, <br /> That is an interesting observation. I can only guess about the angular nature. If there had been fingers such as those in the top images, the melting from the center may proceed along nearly straight fronts between the fingers. For example, in the top image, there are 7 main fingers, so if the melting fronts were straightish between fingers, the shape would be a 7-sided figure. If two fingers are very close, the fronts may join, making it 6-sided. </p> <p>Just a guess. I may have seen something like this in the past. Will keep my eyes open for it. Thanks for asking&#8211;</p> <p>Jon</p> Hi Bev,
That is an interesting observation. I can only guess about the angular nature. If there had been fingers such as those in the top images, the melting from the center may proceed along nearly straight fronts between the fingers. For example, in the top image, there are 7 main fingers, so if the melting fronts were straightish between fingers, the shape would be a 7-sided figure. If two fingers are very close, the fronts may join, making it 6-sided.

Just a guess. I may have seen something like this in the past. Will keep my eyes open for it. Thanks for asking–

Jon

]]> https://www.storyofsnow.com/blog1.php/slush-fingering-and-other-pond-patterns#c95 Bev Meier [Visitor] in response to: Slush Fingering and Other Pond Patterns Sat, 27 Jan 2024 15:56:08 +0000 Bev Meier [Visitor] c94@https://www.storyofsnow.com/ <p>I have a roundish pond on which the melting pattern of several days is a definite trapezoid. In a larger of my ponds, the thawing is also angular. Why? It seems that it might follow the shape of the pond…but aside from that, WHY would these thaw in ANGULAR patterns?</p> I have a roundish pond on which the melting pattern of several days is a definite trapezoid. In a larger of my ponds, the thawing is also angular. Why? It seems that it might follow the shape of the pond…but aside from that, WHY would these thaw in ANGULAR patterns?

]]> https://www.storyofsnow.com/blog1.php/slush-fingering-and-other-pond-patterns#c94 jnelson [Member] in response to: Slush Fingering and Other Pond Patterns Wed, 21 Jun 2017 20:16:48 +0000 [Member] c78@https://www.storyofsnow.com/ <p>Thanks Ray. </p> <p>I&#8217;ve never heard of Zooniverse, but I look forward to checking out your link.</p> Thanks Ray.

I’ve never heard of Zooniverse, but I look forward to checking out your link.

]]> https://www.storyofsnow.com/blog1.php/slush-fingering-and-other-pond-patterns#c78 Ray Perry [Visitor] in response to: Slush Fingering and Other Pond Patterns Sat, 25 Feb 2017 14:04:47 +0000 Ray Perry [Visitor] c77@https://www.storyofsnow.com/ <p>Hi,<br /> I came across similar dendritic patterns on Eskimo Lakes ice whilst browsing Google Maps <a href="https://www.google.de/maps/@69.509159,-131.539675,971m/data=!3m1!1e3" class="linebreak" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.google.de/maps/@69.509159,-131.539675,971m/data=!3m1!1e3</a> and have started a discussion on Zooniverse Planet Four terrains <a href="https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/mschwamb/planet-four-terrains/talk/9/192678?comment=329756&amp;page=1" class="linebreak" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/mschwamb/planet-four-terrains/talk/9/192678?comment=329756&amp;page=1</a> . I would appreciate your comments.</p> Hi,
I came across similar dendritic patterns on Eskimo Lakes ice whilst browsing Google Maps https://www.google.de/maps/@69.509159,-131.539675,971m/data=!3m1!1e3 and have started a discussion on Zooniverse Planet Four terrains https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/mschwamb/planet-four-terrains/talk/9/192678?comment=329756&page=1 . I would appreciate your comments.

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