We are investigating how dark particles (black) and microbial processes (Bloom) drive the melt of the Greenland Ice Sheet.
We recently published a paper in The Cryosphere which examines the dynamics of dark ice in south-west Greenland. Some of the largest declines in the albedo of the ice sheet … Continue Reading Summary: Dark ice dynamics of the south-west Greenland Ice Sheet
The final field team of the season exited the field on Saturday 20th August, challenging the Sikorsky S-61’s pilots to take off with a packed-to-the-rafters helicopter at 100% power. After … Continue Reading First field season is over
It’s not just the large lab and mess tents that we had to shift every few days – our personal tents were also constantly on the move as we tried … Continue Reading Moving house on the Greenland Ice Sheet, part II
Over the coming months we are going to use all the detailed data gathered in the field to guide our analysis of thousands of satellite images which have been acquired … Continue Reading What does our field site look like from above?
The latest in our series of interviews by Peter Sinclair – introducing Joe Cook. Joe introduces the different controls on the reflectivity, or albedo, of the Greenland Ice Sheet, that … Continue Reading Interview with Joe Cook
