Observations and modelling of algal growth on a snowpack in north-western Greenland

Onuma, Yukihiko; Takeuchi, Nozomu; Tanaka, Sota; Nagatsuka, Naoko; Niwano, Masashi; Aoki, Teruo

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-2147-2018

Articles | Volume 12, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-2147-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-2147-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 6

Research article

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27 Jun 2018

Research article |

| 27 Jun 2018

Observations and modelling of algal growth on a snowpack in north-western Greenland

Yukihiko Onuma, Nozomu Takeuchi, Sota Tanaka, Naoko Nagatsuka, Masashi Niwano, and Teruo Aoki

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Final revised paper (published on 27 Jun 2018)
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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Review Comment', Anonymous Referee #1, 16 Dec 2017
- AC1: ''Reply to Reviewer#1', Yukihiko Onuma, 27 Mar 2018', Yukihiko Onuma, 27 Mar 2018
- AC3: ''Revised manuscript', Yukihiko Onuma, 27 Mar 2018', Yukihiko Onuma, 27 Mar 2018
RC2: 'Reviewer feedback', Anonymous Referee #2, 23 Feb 2018
- AC2: '''Reply to Reviewer#2', Yukihiko Onuma, 27 Mar 2018', Yukihiko Onuma, 27 Mar 2018
- AC3: ''Revised manuscript', Yukihiko Onuma, 27 Mar 2018', Yukihiko Onuma, 27 Mar 2018
AC3: ''Revised manuscript', Yukihiko Onuma, 27 Mar 2018', Yukihiko Onuma, 27 Mar 2018

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Yukihiko Onuma on behalf of the Authors (24 Apr 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (12 Jun 2018) by Marco Tedesco

AR by Yukihiko Onuma on behalf of the Authors (18 Jun 2018) Manuscript

Short summary

Snow algal bloom can substantially increase melt rates of the snow due to the effect of albedo reduction on the snow surface. In this study, the temporal changes in algal abundance on the snowpacks of Greenland Glacier were studied in order to reproduce snow algal growth using a numerical model. Our study demonstrates that a simple numerical model could simulate the temporal variation in snow algal abundance on the glacier throughout the summer season.