Empirical relationship between dust content and Arctic snow albedo

To provide empirical equations that quantify the effects of dust upon snow albedo and the radiation balance in a High Arctic environment, research was carried out at two sites, one within and the other outside the settlement of Resolute. At the settlement, the amount of dust on the snow was several orders of magnitude larger than outside Resolute. The main sources were the unpaved runway and roads. The dust reduced snow surface albedo, …