Dr. Peter's Ice

Dr. Peter's Ice

FRIZION : The Frozen Visions

Captivated by the Antarctic Ice : Genesis of the FROZEN VISION

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Meteorites on Antarctic Blue Ice : The Cosmic Connection

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Blue Ice thin section from Alan Hills, Antarctica

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Thin sections and polarized light with Dr. Tony Gow in Antarctica 1961

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History of Winter Ice Sampling at Cascade Lake, New York (2001-15)

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Making thin sections

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Cascade Lake thin sections viewed under polarized light

Under polarized light, Cascade Lake ice was embedded with spiral bubble patterns related to methane from decaying bottom vegetation. This unusual petal pattern was associated with the bubble patterns and revealed that ice growth patterns could be controlled… to some extent.

Vertical Thin Section reveals layers – Tupper Lake, New York

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Unique strata of speed skating oval vertical thin section

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Hockey rink thin section – Herb Brooks Arena

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Thin section of Curve 12 at Bobsled / Luge track

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The Artistic Leap – Polarized light becomes a paintbrush

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How the magic happens…

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Peter embraced the frozen continent and has been back on different expeditions and more recently on cruise ships. During an early exploration near the base of the Antarctic Peninsula Peter trod where no human had set foot before and there stands an ancient volcano that bears his name – Mount Wasilewski. Later expeditions would have him collecting meteorites on the pale blue ice near the Trans-Antarctic mountains. He would sample this blue ice and use polarized light to learn about the “color” and shape of the ice crystals that could be seen in thin sections of the ice. Later Peter would paint with polarized light on a canvas of ice.