Dark ice in a warming world: advances and challenges in the study of Greenland Ice Sheet's biological darkening

Dark ice in a warming world: advances and challenges in the study of Greenland Ice Sheet's biological darkening

The surface of the Greenland Ice Sheet is darkening, which accelerates its surface melt. The role of glacier ice algae in reducing surface albedo is widely recognised but not well quantified and the feedbacks between the algae and the weathering crust remain poorly understood. In this letter, we sum...

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Main Authors: Laura Halbach, Lou-Anne Chevrollier, Joseph M. Cook, Ian T. Stevens, Martin Hansen, Alexandre M. Anesio, Liane G. Benning, Martyn Tranter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2022-09-01
Series:Annals of Glaciology
Subjects:
Albedo
BioSNICAR
glacier ice algae
growth
hydrology
model
mortality
weathering crust
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0260305523000174/type/journal_article

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