ENSO and Light-Absorbing Impurities and Their Impact on Snow Albedo in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia

Snow albedo is an important variable in the coupled atmosphere-earth system at the global level. Moreover, studying its behavior allows us to know the state of the cryosphere. The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (SNSM) is a glacier area and the northernmost tropical (10.82° N, 73.75° W) region in South...

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Main Authors: Tomás R. Bolaño-Ortiz, Viverlys L. Diaz-Gutiérrez, Yiniva Camargo-Caicedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Geosciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/10/11/437