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N. Takeuchi, Naoko Nagatsuka, J. Uetake, R. Shimada

2014Bulletin of Glaciological Research

DOI: 10.5331/bgr.32.85

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Spatial variations in impurities (cryoconite) on glaciers in northwest Greenland were investigated, with abundance ranging from 0.36 to 119 g m^-2.

Abstract

Spatial variations in impurities (cryoconite) on the glacier surface were investigated on Qaanaaq Ice Cap and Tugto Glacier in the northwest Greenland in the melting season of 2012. Abundance of impurities ranged from 0.36 to 119 g m -2 (dry weight, mean: 18.8 g m -2 ) on bare ice and from 0.01 to 8.7 g m -2

Citation format

TAKEUCHI, N., et al. Spatial variations in impurities (cryoconite) on glaciers in northwest greenland. Bulletin of Glaciological Research, 2014, 32: 85–94.