Comparative analysis of morphological, mineralogical and spectral properties of cryoconite in Jakobshavn Isbræ, Greenland, and Canada Glacier, Antarctica

dc.contributor.authorTedesco, Marco
dc.contributor.authorForeman, Christine M.
dc.contributor.authorAnton, J.
dc.contributor.authorSteiner, N.
dc.contributor.authorSchwartzman, T.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T21:43:19Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T21:43:19Z
dc.date.issued2013-07
dc.description.abstractWe report the results of a comparative analysis focusing on grain size, mineralogical composition and spectral reflectance values (400–2500 nm) of cryoconite samples collected from Jakobshavn Isbræ, West Greenland, and Canada Glacier, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. The samples from the Greenland site were composed of small particles clumped into larger rounded agglomerates, while those from the site in Antarctica contained fragments of different sizes and shapes. Mineralogical analysis indicates that the samples from Jakobshavn Isbræ contained a higher percentage of quartz and albite, whereas those from Canada Glacier contained a higher percentage of amphibole, augite and biotite. Spectral measurements confirmed the primary role of organic material in reducing the reflectance over the measured spectrum. The reflectance of the samples from the Antarctic site remained low after the removal of organic matter because of the higher concentration of minerals with low reflectance. The reflectance of dried cryoconite samples in the visible region was relatively low (e.g., between ~ 0.1 and ~ 0.4) favouring increased absorbed solar radiation. Despite high reflectance values in the shortwave infrared region, the effect of the presence of cryoconite is negligible at infrared wavelengths where ice reflectance is low.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTedesco M, Foreman CM, Anton J, Steiner N, Schwartzman T, "Comparative analysis of morphological, mineralogical and spectral properties of cryoconite in Jakobshavn Isbræ, Greenland, and Canada Glacier, Antarctica," Annals Glaciology, July 2013 54(63):147-157.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0260-3055
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholarworks.montana.edu/handle/1/12471
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcodeen_US
dc.titleComparative analysis of morphological, mineralogical and spectral properties of cryoconite in Jakobshavn Isbræ, Greenland, and Canada Glacier, Antarcticaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
mus.citation.extentfirstpage147en_US
mus.citation.extentlastpage157en_US
mus.citation.issue63en_US
mus.citation.journaltitleAnnals of Glaciologyen_US
mus.citation.volume54en_US
mus.contributor.orcidForeman, Christine M.|0000-0003-0230-4692en_US
mus.data.thumbpage8en_US
mus.identifier.categoryChemical & Material Sciencesen_US
mus.identifier.categoryEngineering & Computer Scienceen_US
mus.identifier.categoryLife Sciences & Earth Sciencesen_US
mus.identifier.doi10.3189/2013aog63a417en_US
mus.relation.collegeCollege of Agricultureen_US
mus.relation.collegeCollege of Engineeringen_US
mus.relation.collegeCollege of Letters & Scienceen_US
mus.relation.departmentCenter for Biofilm Engineering.en_US
mus.relation.departmentChemical & Biological Engineering.en_US
mus.relation.departmentChemistry & Biochemistry.en_US
mus.relation.departmentEcology.en_US
mus.relation.departmentEnvironmental Engineering.en_US
mus.relation.departmentMicrobiology & Immunology.en_US
mus.relation.researchgroupCenter for Biofilm Engineering.en_US
mus.relation.universityMontana State University - Bozemanen_US

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