Ice structures, patterns, and processes: A view across the ice-fields

TL;DR

This paper reviews the diverse structures, patterns, and processes of ice across different environments on Earth, in the atmosphere, and in space, highlighting open research questions and future directions.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of ice research across multiple fields and discusses open questions in understanding ice structures and dynamics in various contexts.

Findings

Identifies key open questions in ice research.

Highlights the diversity of ice structures in different environments.

Suggests future research directions in ice dynamics and processes.

Abstract

We look ahead from the frontiers of research on ice dynamics in its broadest sense; on the structures of ice, the patterns or morphologies it may assume, and the physical and chemical processes in which it is involved. We highlight open questions in the various fields of ice research in nature; ranging from terrestrial and oceanic ice on Earth, to ice in the atmosphere, to ice on other solar system bodies and in interstellar space.