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Impact of impurities and cryoconite on the optical properties of the Morteratsch Glacier (Swiss Alps)
Biagio Di Mauro
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Remote Sensing of Environmental Dynamics Laboratory, Earth and
Environmental Sciences Department, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126
Milan, Italy
Giovanni Baccolo
Earth and Environmental Sciences Department, University of
Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy
National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN), Section of
Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
Roberto Garzonio
Remote Sensing of Environmental Dynamics Laboratory, Earth and
Environmental Sciences Department, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126
Milan, Italy
Claudia Giardino
Institute for Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment, National
Research Council of Italy, Milan, Italy
Dario Massabò
Department of Physics, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN), Genoa, Italy
Andrea Piazzalunga
Water & Life Lab SRL, Entratico (BG), Italy
Micol Rossini
Remote Sensing of Environmental Dynamics Laboratory, Earth and
Environmental Sciences Department, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126
Milan, Italy
Roberto Colombo
Remote Sensing of Environmental Dynamics Laboratory, Earth and
Environmental Sciences Department, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126
Milan, Italy
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Short summary
In the paper, we demonstrate the potential of field and satellite hyperspectral reflectance data in characterizing the spatial distribution of impurities on the Morteratsch Glacier. In situ reflectance spectra showed that impurities reduced ice reflectance in visible wavelengths by 80–90 %. Satellite data also showed the outcropping of dust during the melting season in the upper parts of the glacier. Laboratory measurements of cryoconite showed the presence of elemental and organic carbon.
In the paper, we demonstrate the potential of field and satellite hyperspectral reflectance data...