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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-4581-2020
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Research article
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16 Dec 2020
Research article |
| 16 Dec 2020
| 16 Dec 2020
Measurements and modeling of snow albedo at Alerce Glacier, Argentina: effects of volcanic ash, snow grain size, and cloudiness
Julián Gelman Constantin
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
División de Química Atmosférica, Gerencia de Química, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, Av General Paz 1499, San Martin, B1650KNA Buenos Aires, Argentina
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina
Lucas Ruiz
IANIGLA, Gobierno de Mendoza, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, CONICET, CCT-Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina
Gustavo Villarosa
Instituto Andino Patagónico de Tecnologías Biológicas y Geoambientales (IPATEC), CONICET-UNCo, Bariloche, Argentina
Departamento de Geología y Petróleo, Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Bariloche, Argentina
Valeria Outes
Instituto Andino Patagónico de Tecnologías Biológicas y Geoambientales (IPATEC), CONICET-UNCo, Bariloche, Argentina
Facundo N. Bajano
División de Química Atmosférica, Gerencia de Química, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, Av General Paz 1499, San Martin, B1650KNA Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cenlin He
Research Applications Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, USA
Hector Bajano
División de Química Atmosférica, Gerencia de Química, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, Av General Paz 1499, San Martin, B1650KNA Buenos Aires, Argentina
Laura Dawidowski
División de Química Atmosférica, Gerencia de Química, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, Av General Paz 1499, San Martin, B1650KNA Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Remote Sensing-Based Simulation of Snow Grain Size and Spatial–Temporal Variation Characteristics of Northeast China from 2001 to 2019 F. Zhang et al. 10.3390/rs15204970
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Short summary
We present the results of two field campaigns and modeling activities on the impact of atmospheric particles on Alerce Glacier (Argentinean Andes). We found that volcanic ash remains at different snow layers several years after eruption, increasing light absorption on the glacier surface (with a minor contribution of soot). This leads to 36 % higher annual glacier melting. We find remarkably that volcano eruptions in 2011 and 2015 have a relevant effect on the glacier even in 2016 and 2017.
We present the results of two field campaigns and modeling activities on the impact of...
