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17 Nov 2017
Research article |
| 17 Nov 2017
Quantifying bioalbedo: a new physically based model and discussion of empirical methods for characterising biological influence on ice and snow albedo
Department of Geography, University of Sheffield, Winter Street,
Sheffield, UK
College of Life and Natural Sciences, University of Derby, Kedleston
Road, Derby, UK
Andrew J. Hodson
Department of Geography, University of Sheffield, Winter Street,
Sheffield, UK
University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), Svalbard, Norway
Alex S. Gardner
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology,
Pasadena, USA
Mark Flanner
Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
Andrew J. Tedstone
Centre for Glaciology, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Christopher Williamson
Centre for Glaciology, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Tristram D. L. Irvine-Fynn
Centre for Glaciology, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Wales, UK
Johan Nilsson
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology,
Pasadena, USA
Robert Bryant
Department of Geography, University of Sheffield, Winter Street,
Sheffield, UK
Martyn Tranter
Centre for Glaciology, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Short summary
Biological growth darkens snow and ice, causing it to melt faster. This is often referred to as
bioalbedo. Quantifying bioalbedo has not been achieved because of difficulties in isolating the biological contribution from the optical properties of ice and snow, and from inorganic impurities in field studies. In this paper, we provide a physical model that enables bioalbedo to be quantified from first principles and we use it to guide future field studies.
Biological growth darkens snow and ice, causing it to melt faster. This is often referred to as...
