Sastrugi are significant features in glaciology, providing valuable insights into wind patterns, snow dynamics, and surface processes. So although at first sight they may be easy to walk over (quite literally), their patterns and features can tell us more than you might think, so next time take a moment to look and see the story they have to tell… The Song of Sastrugi The wind’s icy b ...[Read More]
Image of the week: The Song of Sastrugi
Sastrugi on the Brunt Ice Shelf, Antarctica (Credit Emma Pearce).