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08 Feb 2021
Research article |
| 08 Feb 2021
| 08 Feb 2021
Annual and inter-annual variability and trends of albedo of Icelandic glaciers
University of Iceland, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hjardarhagi 2-6, 107 Reykjavík, Iceland
Landsvirkjun, Department of Research and Development, 107 Reykjavík, Iceland
Sigurdur M. Gardarsson
University of Iceland, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hjardarhagi 2-6, 107 Reykjavík, Iceland
Finnur Pálsson
Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland, Sturlugata 7, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland
Tómas Jóhannesson
Icelandic Meteorological Office, Bústaðavegi 7–9, 105 Reykjavík, Iceland
Óli G. B. Sveinsson
Landsvirkjun, Department of Research and Development, 107 Reykjavík, Iceland
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Short summary
Surface albedo quantifies the fraction of the sunlight reflected by the surface of the Earth. During the melt season in the Northern Hemisphere solar energy absorbed by snow- and ice-covered surfaces is mainly controlled by surface albedo. For Icelandic glaciers, air temperature and surface albedo are the dominating factors governing annual variability of glacier surface melt. Satellite data from the MODIS sensor are used to create a data set spanning the glacier melt season.
Surface albedo quantifies the fraction of the sunlight reflected by the surface of the Earth....
