Insulation effects of Icelandic dust and volcanic ash on snow and ice

• Published in: Arabian Journal of Geosciences
• Main Authors: Dragosics, Monika, Meinander, Outi, Jonsdottir, Tinna, Durig, Tobias, De Leeuw, Gerrit, Palsson, Finnur, Dagsson-Waldhauserova, Pavla, Thorsteinsson, Throstur
• Other Authors: Department of Physics
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer-Verlag 2017
• Subjects: Iceland; Insulation; Ash; Dust; Snow; Albedo; LIGHT-ABSORBING IMPURITIES; DEPOSITION; ERUPTION; 114 Physical sciences; 1171 Geosciences; Arctic; Eyjafjallajokull; albedo; glacier
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/212582

In the Arctic region, Iceland is an important source of dust due to ash production from volcanic eruptions. In addition, dust is resuspended from the surface into the atmosphere as several dust storms occur each year. During volcanic eruptions and dust storms, material is deposited on the glaciers w...