Evaluation of MODIS Albedo Product over Ice Caps in Iceland and Impact of Volcanic Eruptions on Their Albedo

• Published in: Remote Sensing
• Main Authors: Gascoin, Simon, Guðmundsson, Sverrir, Adalgeirsdottir, Gudfinna, Pálsson, Finnur, Schmidt, Louise, Berthier, Etienne, Björnsson, Helgi
• Other Authors: Jarðvísindastofnun (HÍ), Institute of Earth Sciences (UI), Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI), Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2017
• Subjects: Glacier; Albedo; Volcanic eruption; Jöklar; Eldgos; Drangajökull; Langjökull; Vatnajökull; Eyjafjallajökull; glacier; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/334; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9050399

Albedo is a key variable in the response of glaciers to climate. In Iceland, large albedo variations of the ice caps may be caused by the deposition of volcanic ash (tephra). Sparse in situ measurements are insufficient to characterize the spatial variation of albedo over the ice caps due to their l...