ice and snow morphology

Ice and snow studies at ELTE CMSRG Planetology Group

Publications
Ice morphology

Korzenszky, R.; Bérczi, Sz.; Hargitai, H.; Kereszturi, Á.; Hegyi, S.; Hudoba, Gy.; Pinter, A.; Varga, T.; Kabai, S.; Nagy, Sz.; Gucsik, A. (2008): Comparison of the Ice Cover Fissure Systems of Jovian Satellite Europa and Frozen Lake Balaton, Hungary. Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIX #1391., p.2284
Kereszturi A. , M. Vincendon and F. Schmidt (2011) Water ice in the dark dune spots of Richardson crater on Mars. Planetary and Space Science 59, 26-42
Volent R., Kereszturi Á. (2006): Comparison of Ice Blocks on Earth, Mars, Europa and Ganymede. XXXVII LPSC, #1316
Volent Renáta (2006), Comparative analysis of icy surface structures on Earth, Mars, Europa and Ganymedes, XXVIII. OTDK konferencia (2006)
Sik András, Kereszturi Ákos, Hargitai Henrik (2005) A víz és a jég szerepe a Mars felszínfejlõdésében, [Role of water and ice in the surface evolution of Mars; in Hungarian] Földrajzi Közlemények CXXIX. (LIV), kötet, 3-4. szám, 159-176.o.
Hargitai Henrik (2010) : Jégvölgyek holdja, a Titán. [Titan, the moon of the ice valleys; in Hungarian] Természet Világa, 2010/9. sz. 394.
Illes-Almar E, Gesztesi A, Horvath A, Fejes I (2000) The Gray Bands on Europa Advances in Space Research, Volume 26, Issue 10, p. 1677-1680.
Bérczi Sz., Horváth A., Illés E.: Comparison of the cracking and fracturing systems of Phobos and Europa. Extended abstract, VI. IMC (International Mars Conf.) JPL Pasadena, USA. 20-25. July 2003.
E. Illés-Almár: Planetary evolution: comparison of the tectonics of the rocky and icy planetary bodies. in.: Evolution of extraterrestrial materials and structures, pp. 95-101, Eds.: B. Lukács et al., KFKI-1994-22/C, Budapest, 1994.

Methods to study ice morphology

T. Földi, H. Hargitai, S. Hegyi, Gy. Hudoba, Zs. Kovács, F. Roskó, Sz. Tóth, A. Pintér, Sz. Bérczi (2005): Europa analog ice-splitting measurements and experiments with Ice-Hunveyor on the frozen Balaton-lake, Hungary. 36th LPSC, #1147. LPI, Houston.
T. Földi, Sz. Bérczi: (2001) Indicating The Deep Structure (Below The Icy And Liquid Layers) Of Europa And Titan By Measurements With A Giant Solenoid System On Board Of An Orbiting Space Probe Forum on Innovative Approaches in Outer Planet Exploration 2001-2020 conference 2001. Mar.
Hegyi S, B. Drommer, A. Hegyi, T. Biró, A. Kókány, Gy. Hudoba, G. Rudas, Zs. Kovács, T. Földi, Sz. Bérczi: (2007) Several Husar rovers around the Hunveyor lander: specific research strategy and educational model system of universities in Hungary. Seventh International Conference on Mars #3026
Hudoba Gy., Zs. I. Kovács, A. Pintér, T. Földi, S. Hegyi, Sz. Tóth, F. Roskó, Sz. Bérczi (2004): New experiments (in meteorology, aerosols, soil moisture and ice) on the new Hunveyor educational planetary landers of universities and colleges in Hungary. 35th LPSC, #1572, LPI, Houston

Ice meteorites

Sz. Bérczi and B. Lukács (2001): Existence, survival and recognition of icy meteorites on Antarctica with respect to palaeotemperatures. Acta Climatologica et Chorologica Universitatis Szegediensis, Tom. 34-35, 2001, 51-68.
Hargitai, H. (2000): Water Ejecta of Marine Impacts and Ice Meteorites. 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, (Lunar and Planetary Science XL), held March 23-27, 2000 in The Woodlands, Texas, id.2439

DDS and ice

Horváth A, Gánti T, Bérczi Sz, Gesztesi A, Szathmáry E: Annual Reappearance of Biogenic Dark Dune Spots on Southern Polar Region of Mars, In: Proceedings of 36th Vernadsky/Brown Microsymposium on Comparative Planetology, Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analitical Chemistry, Moscow ( CD-ROM), 2002
Gánti T, Horváth A, Gesztesi A, Bérczi Sz, Szathmáry E: Defrosting and Melting, not Defrosting Alone, In: Proceedings of Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIII. Conference (CD-ROM), Lunar and Planetary Inst., Houston, 2002,

Activities since 2001

Ice phenology; thickness and development We analize lake ice phenology (temporal) and thickness datasets available from 1908; with special focus on climate change. Ice monitoring today is made using public webcams installed on the shoreline.	Ice probes We develop methods for ice characterization, using various techniques ("Ice Hunveyor" university probe)	Acoustic modeling of ice development We record the sound of ice using hydrophone and microphone to get data about crack development; and use these data for Europa ice crust characterization Listen to the sound of ice
Satellite imagery We compare planetary landforms to Lake Ice macroscale landfroms using satellite and airborn imagery and other observations from the beginning of the 20th century	More than 100 years of observation We study ice landforms, based on a row of observations on Lake Balaton going back to more than a century of detailed study	Snow landforms When ice is covered by snow, we are able to study snow landforms from barchans to blowouts to wind streaks and compare them to planetary landforms to reveal their origin
Ice tectonics We compare planetary landforms of icy bodies, possible remnant ice on Mars and sea Ice on the Earth to micro- and mesoscale Lake ice landforms from in situ observations and measurements: tectonic landforms (fault lines) and ice block and multiple ice block development	Air and water in ice ... 'volcanic' lanforms (formed by melting from beneath), air bubbles and liquid lenses and layers (warmed by insulation)	Special landforms ... butterfly patterned ice ridges comparable to Europan ice landforms .... and a lot more....

Additional resources

Cholnoky J. (1907) A Balaton tudományos tanulmányozásának eredményei IV: A Balaton jege. (Results of the Scientific Observations of Balaton) in Hungarian. Kilián Frigyes M.K .Egyetemi Könyvárus Bizománya, Budapest 100p.
Lóczi L (1920) A Balaton földrajzi és társadalmi állapotainak leírása. V: A Balaton jege Budapest: Hornyánszky Viktor Császári és Királyi Udvari Könyvnyomdája pp 82-94
Cholnoki J (1936): Balaton. Budapest, Franklin A Balaton télen
Starosolszky Ö. (1984): A Balatoni jég mértékadó terhelésének becslése. (Estimation of the load of the Balaton Ice). In Hungarian. Budapest. Supplement: phenology database
Déri J (1990) Jégvédekezés helyzete, Kézirat. VITUKI No 5773.
Mayer I - Szepessy Gy (1994) Hidraulikai összefüggések fejlesztése és alkalmazása a jégmozgás leírásáara. Kézirat. VITUKI No 622
Déri J (1980) Országos Jégvédekezési Szabályzat; Vízügyi Mûszaki Segédler. Hidraulikai mérések, jelenségek. VITIKU 5344.4 VMS 231/7-78
Béll B és Talács L (1974) A Balaton éghajlata. Az OMSZ hivatalos kiadványa XL. köt. Bp. p 138-14
Starosolszky Ö (szerk.) (1977) Multilingual ice terminology. English: Kivisild H; Hungarian: Horváth S, Lászlóffy L
Starosolszky Ö (szerk.) (1980) Multilingual ice terminology. Addendum I. international Association for Hydraulic Research, Section on Ice Problems. Research centre for water resources (VITUKI) Budapest, 1980
Kravinszkaja G (2008): Hidrológia, A Balaton jégjelenségei az elmúlt 15 évben. In: Balatonvilágos településrendezési terv vizsgálat. Hidrológiai, part- és Mederszabályozási szakvélemény Club Aliga. URL: http://www.balatonvilagos.hu/telep/04_hidrologia/02.pdf