The Black Ice Sheet

The process of the Greenlandic ice sheet darkening is a complex matter of melt, particle deposition and microbial growth.

The cold adapted microbes have a diverse composition and are different in different areas of the ice sheet, and the activity of the microbes vary with the position of the ice.  Herein lies the key to solving the enticing riddle of how and why the Greenlandic ice sheet turns black.

Get a closer look at the role cold adapted microbes play when the Greenlandic ice sheet turns black.

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