NOTES
The 'Notes' page is for general notes about ice rings
1) The visibility of features is greatly affected the thickness the bubble layers the ice sheet. Features that are seen easily in one setting are obscured by snow ice in others.
2) The thickness of star and ring formations are thought to be a couple inches thick or less.
3) The ring families look like contour lines. This is an optical illusion. Individaul rings often like
like they vertical relief orthaganol to the to the ring but they do not.
History of sitings of ice ring formations
1987: Dr Knight published a paper on slush in particualr and lake stars in particular. It refers to a ring shaped feature that is around 10 feet in diameter. In the associated picture there are a couple
March 2002, Shelburne Pond (VT). Pictures taken from Ian Worley's plane. 24 images. These pictures show many details that are not seen in other observations events.
2014 March, Dead Creek, VT, Particularly large center centar stars.
December 13, 2016 Lincoln Pond NY: shows images with a fair amount of snowfall, with windblown snow. The ring families are relatively small as a result of growing into near by ring families and stars'
1016 Shelburne Pond, VT
2018 Shelburne Pond: Many ring families and pictures and showing features seen from standing on the ice.
2019 Norway Pond, NH This formed in a 18" snow storm so many of the features that were seen at other events.
2020: January Winnipesauke, The Broads, Deep water, other features of interest
