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Keywords
Climate (campaign title)
Day
Equipment
Glacier melt
Glaciers
Ice
Icescapes
Men
One person
Outdoors
Research
Samples
Sampling (activity)
Scientists
Whirlpool & Crack on Petermann Glacier
Glaciologist Dr Jason Box gathers samples of cryoconite from the lower section of the Petermann glacier. Cryoconite is the term used to describe a collection of impurities which gather on the surface of the ice. Dr Box intends to have these analysed in a lab on return from Greenland. Previous samples taken from other glaciers in Greenland have contained traces of lead and cadmium. Cryoconite also effects the changing albedo (reflectance) of sections of Greenland's glaciers, because it adds a darker coating to the existing lighter ice; darker parts of the spectrum absorb more heat, thereby accelerating melt rates of the areas of ice immediately below the cryoconite layer. The Greenpeace ship MY Arctic Sunrise is in the background.
Unique identifier:
GP01S7Y
Type:
Image
Shoot date:
07/07/2009
Locations:
North America
,
Petermann Glacier
,
Western Greenland
Credit line:
© Nick Cobbing / Greenpeace
Ranking:
★★★★ (E)
Containers
Shoot:
Glaciology Research in Western Greenland
In summer 2009, the MY Arctic Sunrise sails to the Arctic to document the dire effects climate change has on one of the most fragile environments in the world. Independent scientists use the ship, helicopter, boats and assistance of the crew, to collect data and research the impacts of climate change. During this first section of the three-part tour, scientists conduct important glaciology research on Petermann and Humboldt glaciers in Western Greenland.
Related Collections:
Arctic Tour 2009 (Photo & Videos)
Petermann Glacier in Greenland
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