Experimental evidence that microbial activity lowers the albedo of glaciers

Geochemical Perspectives Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 106-116

  Musilova, M ^a,b   Tranter, M ^a   Bamber, J L ^a   Takeuchi, N ^c   Anesio, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Slovak Organisation for Space Activities (SOSA)   (Slovakia)

^c CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; CARBON FIXATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GLACIAL DEBRIS; GLACIER DYNAMICS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; GREENLAND ICE SHEET;

EID: 84975732873     PISSN: 2410339X     EISSN: 24103403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7185/geochemlet.1611     Document Type: Article

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