Evolution of the Svalbard annual snow layer during the melting phase
Understanding and monitoring the evolution of annual snow is an important aspect of cryosphere research. Changes in physical proprieties such as hardness, presence of melt layers, or the shape and size of crystals can completely modify the robustness, propriety and quality of the snow. Evaluating th...
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ftuniveneziairis:oai:iris.unive.it:10278/3666871 2024-04-14T08:12:03+00:00 Evolution of the Svalbard annual snow layer during the melting phase Spolaor, Andrea BARBARO, ELENA Christille, Jean Marc KIRCHGEORG, TORBEN Giardi, Fabio Cappelletti, David TURETTA, Clara Bernagozzi, Andrea Björkman, Mats P. Bertolini, Enzo BARBANTE, Carlo Spolaor, Andrea Barbaro, Elena Christille, Jean Marc Kirchgeorg, Torben Giardi, Fabio Cappelletti, David Turetta, Clara Bernagozzi, Andrea Björkman, Mats P. Bertolini, Enzo Barbante, Carlo 2016 http://hdl.handle.net/10278/3666871 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12210-015-0500-8 http://www.springerlink.com/content/120941/ eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000382669200015 volume:27 firstpage:147 lastpage:154 numberofpages:8 journal:RENDICONTI LINCEI. SCIENZE FISICHE E NATURALI http://hdl.handle.net/10278/3666871 doi:10.1007/s12210-015-0500-8 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-84957971540 http://www.springerlink.com/content/120941/ Chemical composition Melting event Snow evolution Settore CHIM/01 - Chimica Analitica info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2016 ftuniveneziairis https://doi.org/10.1007/s12210-015-0500-8 2024-03-21T18:12:47Z Understanding and monitoring the evolution of annual snow is an important aspect of cryosphere research. Changes in physical proprieties such as hardness, presence of melt layers, or the shape and size of crystals can completely modify the robustness, propriety and quality of the snow. Evaluating these changes can inform the study and prediction of avalanches. The annual snow layer is also a sink for several compounds and elements. In the polar environment, many compounds can be accumulated during winter depositions, especially during the polar night. During the spring, the combination of solar radiation and the melting of annual snow can release these compounds and elements into the atmosphere and groundwater. An in-depth investigation of the evolution of the first meter of the annual snow layer was conducted in the glacier of Austre Brøggerbreen, Svalbard, between the 27th of March and the 31st of May, in concomitance with the start of the melting phase. The present monitoring study mainly aimed to evaluate changes in the thermal profile and water content during the formation of a new ice layer as well as the re-allocation of the total dissolved salts in the different snow layers. Understanding and monitoring the evolution of annual snow is an important aspect of cryosphere research. Changes in physical proprieties such as hardness, presence of melt layers, or the shape and size of crystals can completely modify the robustness, propriety and quality of the snow. Evaluating these changes can inform the study and prediction of avalanches. The annual snow layer is also a sink for several compounds and elements. In the polar environment, many compounds can be accumulated during winter depositions, especially during the polar night. During the spring, the combination of solar radiation and the melting of annual snow can release these compounds and elements into the atmosphere and groundwater. An in-depth investigation of the evolution of the first meter of the annual snow layer was conducted in the glacier of ... Article in Journal/Newspaper glacier polar night Svalbard Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia: ARCA (Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca) Svalbard Rendiconti Lincei 27 S1 147 154 |
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Understanding and monitoring the evolution of annual snow is an important aspect of cryosphere research. Changes in physical proprieties such as hardness, presence of melt layers, or the shape and size of crystals can completely modify the robustness, propriety and quality of the snow. Evaluating these changes can inform the study and prediction of avalanches. The annual snow layer is also a sink for several compounds and elements. In the polar environment, many compounds can be accumulated during winter depositions, especially during the polar night. During the spring, the combination of solar radiation and the melting of annual snow can release these compounds and elements into the atmosphere and groundwater. An in-depth investigation of the evolution of the first meter of the annual snow layer was conducted in the glacier of Austre Brøggerbreen, Svalbard, between the 27th of March and the 31st of May, in concomitance with the start of the melting phase. The present monitoring study mainly aimed to evaluate changes in the thermal profile and water content during the formation of a new ice layer as well as the re-allocation of the total dissolved salts in the different snow layers. Understanding and monitoring the evolution of annual snow is an important aspect of cryosphere research. Changes in physical proprieties such as hardness, presence of melt layers, or the shape and size of crystals can completely modify the robustness, propriety and quality of the snow. Evaluating these changes can inform the study and prediction of avalanches. The annual snow layer is also a sink for several compounds and elements. In the polar environment, many compounds can be accumulated during winter depositions, especially during the polar night. During the spring, the combination of solar radiation and the melting of annual snow can release these compounds and elements into the atmosphere and groundwater. An in-depth investigation of the evolution of the first meter of the annual snow layer was conducted in the glacier of ... |
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Evolution of the Svalbard annual snow layer during the melting phase |
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Evolution of the Svalbard annual snow layer during the melting phase |
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