Seasonal cycles of snow algal blooms intensify surface melting on Antarctic ice shelves

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 23139 - 19
• Main Authors: Liang, Dong, Zhang, Lu, Cheng, Qing, Zhu, Qi, Liu, Yiming, Bashir, Barjeece, Kong, Weidong, Kong, Lingyi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 02.07.2025; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 639/705/1046; 704/106/125; 704/172/4081; Algae; Algal blooms; Antarctic ice shelf; Antarctic Regions; Approximation; Big earth data; Biomass; Biotic factors; Causality; Climate Change; Climatic conditions; Correlation analysis; Data mining; Eutrophication; Freezing; Glaciers; Heat; Humanities and Social Sciences; Ice; Ice Cover; Ice shelves; MSI; multidisciplinary; Ocean circulation; Remote sensing; SAR; Satellites; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Sea level; Seasons; Snow; Snow algae; Snowmelt; Temperature; Trends; Antarctic Regions; Antarctica; Weddell Sea; Antarctic ice shelf; MSI; Snowmelt; Big earth data; SAR; Snow algae

Antarctic ice shelves play a pivotal role in global sea-level regulation, yet their sensitivity to temperature variations, freeze-thaw cycles, and biotic factors such as snow algae remains under-explored. This study addresses the critical question: how do snow algae influence the melting dynamics of...