Ada Loewen
I am a PhD student working with Drs. Derek Mueller and Gregory Crocker on a project that started during my MSc at Carleton studying the physical processes that make landfast sea ice in Admiralty Inlet (Northern Baffin Island, Nunavut) susceptible to breaking up. During the spring break-up of sea ice, oceanic conditions can be highly variable, making travel over ice or on the water difficult and potentially dangerous. Melting of ice near the shore (shore leads), and cracks that form in the ice are believed to be important precursors for break-up in Admiralty Inlet but can be difficult to monitor. I am interested in bringing together in-situ and satellite observations of sea ice and Inuit Knowledge to better understand these processes.