Spatiotemporal variations in the specific surface area (SSA) of surface snow and ice grains observed over the Qaanaaq Ice Cap in western Greenland in the summer 2024

Teruo Aoki

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[J] Oral

A (Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Sciences ) » A-CC Cryospheric Sciences & Cold District Environment

[A-CC45] Glaciology

Wed. May 27, 2026 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM 106 (International Conference Hall, Makuhari Messe)

Chairperson:Onuma Yukihiko(Meteorological Research Institute), Saito Kazuyuki(Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology), Hata Shuntaro(National Institute of Polar Research)

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

[ACC45-07] Spatiotemporal variations in the specific surface area (SSA) of surface snow and ice grains observed over the Qaanaaq Ice Cap in western Greenland in the summer 2024

*Teruo Aoki¹, Motoshi Nishimura², Takumi Suzuki³, Masato Ono⁴, Kenshiro Arie³, Rigen Shimada³, Kino Kobayashi⁵ (1. Meteorological Research Institute, Japan Meteorological Agency, 2. Institute for Mountain Science, Shinshu University, 3. Earth Observation Research Center, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 4. Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, 5. Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Chiba University)

Keywords:Greenland, surface melting, albedo, snow grain size, specific surface area (SSA)