We present a method for inferring surface morphology of ice from scanning electron
microscope images. We first develop a novel functional form for the backscattered electron
intensity as a function of ice facet orientation; this form is parameterized using smooth ice
facets of known orientation. Three‐dimensional representations of rough surfaces are
retrieved at approximately micrometer resolution using Gauss‐Newton inversion within a
Bayesian framework. Statistical analysis of the resulting data sets permits characterization of …