Perspiration after fieldwork
The hard grind of processing and analysing our field samples is well underway, some two months after the field season ended. Most of us would die for even the 1% … Continue Reading Perspiration after fieldwork
Quantifying bioalbedo: A new physically-based model and critique of empirical methods for characterizing biological influence on ice and snow albedo
Joe Cook has had a paper accepted in Cryosphere too. The link and abstract follow. https://www.the-cryosphere-discuss.net/tc-2017-73/ The darkening effects of biological impurities on ice and snow have been recognized as … Continue Reading Quantifying bioalbedo: A new physically-based model and critique of empirical methods for characterizing biological influence on ice and snow albedo
Dark ice dynamics of the south-west Greenland Ice Sheet
Andrew Tedstone has just had a paper accepted in The Cryosphere. The link and abstract for the paper are given below. https://www.the-cryosphere-discuss.net/tc-2017-79/ Runoff from the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) has increased … Continue Reading Dark ice dynamics of the south-west Greenland Ice Sheet
First team return to Kanger tomorrow morning
A mix of white snow, darkening bare ice and blue melt streams near the snow line on the Greenland Ice Sheet last summer, in the vicinity of our camp. The … Continue Reading First team return to Kanger tomorrow morning
Melting restarts in earnest
I just chatted to the field team. They remain in very good spirit. The melt has been very limited by cloud and low temperatures over the last week, and there … Continue Reading Melting restarts in earnest
Lab Manager Andy Connelly was new to the ice. Here’s his blog.
New to the ice By Andy Connelly I am writing this on the way home after a successful eighteen days working on the Greenland ice sheet. As a lab manager … Continue Reading Lab Manager Andy Connelly was new to the ice. Here’s his blog.
Ewa’s blog of the first 16 days…….
We have just had a partial crew change, with Andy and Jim returning to Leeds and Alex A(nesio), Liane and Laura coming into camp. The transition has been pretty smooth, and … Continue Reading Ewa’s blog of the first 16 days…….
Field Team managing the slush comfortably so far
News from the team is that the melt is proceeding quickly now, but that they are dealing with the slush relatively easily. We are fortunate that the snow depth in … Continue Reading Field Team managing the slush comfortably so far
The melt is on……
Chris called from camp this morning and reports that the melt is on. Bizarrely, the surface around the camp seems to have gone up by about 5 cm, presumably because … Continue Reading The melt is on……
Snow is melting slowly
A text from the field team’s satellite phone says that the snow is starting to melt slowly. The snowmelt chemist in me is very excited now, because melting and freezing cycles … Continue Reading Snow is melting slowly
Waiting on a sunny day…..
All is well at the snow camp, morale is high and the team are still busy sampling snow. Last night was cloudy, and they were on high alert for a … Continue Reading Waiting on a sunny day…..
Snowpack ready to melt
Jim and Andy have the met station up and running, and air temperatures are down to -6 C at night and above freezing during the day. Alex, Chris and Jenine have been … Continue Reading Snowpack ready to melt
All well and warm in camp
News from the team is that the first day and night went. They are all warm, happy and comfortable. The mess and science tents have been erected, and the six … Continue Reading All well and warm in camp
Slush puppies camped on snow and ice
Sampling snow last year – compare how bright the white snow surface is with the image below. The first team was successfully deployed on the ice sheet this afternoon, and … Continue Reading Slush puppies camped on snow and ice
Progress since returning from the field
It’s been about six weeks since we returned from the field, and time has flown. Most of us caught up on holiday, and Ewa top trumped all of us by … Continue Reading Progress since returning from the field
Tris’s Blog – a day in the life of an ice camper
A day in the life of Camp Black & Bloom It’s pretty bright outside, the tent walls glow hues of the orange flysheet. Time to get the day rolling; on … Continue Reading Tris’s Blog – a day in the life of an ice camper
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