DEEP PURPLE: darkening of the Greenland Ice Sheet

Project Information

DEEP PURPLE

Grant agreement ID: 856416

DOI 10.3030/856416

EC signature date 14 November 2019

Start date 1 January 2020

End date 31 December 2025

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Total cost € 11 007 344,00

EU contribution € 11 007 344,00

Coordinated by

AARHUS UNIVERSITET
Denmark

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (25)

SNICAR-ADv4: A physically based radiative transfer model to represent the spectral albedo of glacier ice

Author(s): Chloe A. Whicker; Mark Flanner; Cheng Dang; Charles S. Zender; Joseph Cook; Alex S. Gardner
Published in: The Cryosphere, Issue 16, 2022, Page(s) 1197–1220, ISSN 1994-0424
Publisher: Copernicus Publications
DOI: 10.5194/tc-16-1197-2022

Mineral phosphorus drives glacier algal blooms on the Greenland Ice Sheet

Author(s): Jenine McCutcheon, Stefanie Lutz, Christopher Williamson, Joseph M. Cook, Andrew J. Tedstone, Aubry Vanderstraeten, Siobhan A. Wilson, Anthony Stockdale, Steeve Bonneville, Alexandre M. Anesio, Marian L. Yallop, James B. McQuaid, Martyn Tranter, Liane G. Benning
Published in: Nature Communications, Issue 12/1, 2021, ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20627-w

Light absorption and albedo reduction by pigmented microalgae on snow and ice

Author(s): Chevrollier L, Cook JM, Halbach L, Jakobsen H, Benning LG, Anesio AM and Tranter M
Published in: Journal of Glaciology, Issue 69 (274), 2022, Page(s) 333 - 341, ISSN 0022-1430
Publisher: International Glaciological Society
DOI: 10.1017/jog.2022.64

Biological albedo reduction on ice sheets, glaciers, and snowfields

Author(s): Scott Hotaling, Stefanie Lutz, Roman J.Dial, Alexandre M.Anesio, Liane G.Benning, Andrew G. Fountain, Joanna L.Kelley, Jenine McCutcheon, S. McKenzie Skiles, Nozomu Takeuchi, Trinity L. Hamilton
Published in: Earth-Science Reviews, Issue 220, 2021, ISSN 0012-8252
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103728

Sulfur- and iron-rich mineralogical features preserved in permafrost in the Canadian High Arctic: Analogs for the astrobiological exploration of Mars

Author(s): Lau GE, Trivedi CB, Grasby SE, Spear JR, Cosmidis J and Templeton AS
Published in: Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, Issue 9, 2022, ISSN 2296-987X
Publisher: Frontiers
DOI: 10.3389/fspas.2022.825019

Interactions of Fungi and Algae from the Greenland Ice Sheet

Author(s): L. Perini; C. Gostinčar; M. Likar; J. C. Frisvad; R. Kostanjšek; M. Nicholes; C. Williamson; A. M. Anesio; P. Zalar; N. Gunde-Cimerman
Published in: Environmental Microbiology, 2022, ISSN 1462-2920
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-022-02033-5

Pigment signatures of algal communities and their implications for glacier surface darkening

Author(s): Halbach L, Chevrollier L, Doting E, Cook JM, Jensen MB, Benning LG, Bradley JA, Hansen M, Lund-Hansen LC, Markager S, Sorrell BK, Tranter M, Trivedi CB, Winkel M and Anesio AM
Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 12(1):17643, 2022, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-22271-4

Seasonality of Glacial Snow and Ice Microbial Communities

Author(s): Matthias Winkel, Christopher B Trivedi, Rey Mourot, James A Bradley, Andrea Vieth-Hillebrand , Liane G Benning
Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022, ISSN 1664-302X
Publisher: Frontiers Media
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.876848

DNA/RNA Preservation in Glacial Snow and Ice Samples

Author(s): Christopher B Trivedi, Christoph Keuschnig, Catherine Larose, Daniel Vasconcelos Rissi, Rey Mourot, James A Bradley, Matthias Winkel, Liane G Benning
Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022, ISSN 1664-302X
Publisher: Frontiers Media
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.894893

The Impact of Bare Ice Duration and Geo-Topographical Factors on the Darkening of the Greenland Ice Sheet

Author(s): Feng S, Cook JM, Naegeli K, Anesio AM, Benning LG and Tranter M
Published in: Geophysical Research Letters, Issue 51(1), 2023, ISSN 0094-8276
Publisher: American Geophysical Union
DOI: 10.1029/2023gl104894

Active and dormant microorganisms on glacier surfaces

Author(s): Bradley JA, Trivedi CB, Winkel M, Mourot R, Lutz S, Larose C, Keuschnig C, Doting E, Halbach L, Zervas A, Anesio AM and Benning LG
Published in: Geobiology, Issue 21(2), 2022, Page(s) 244-261, ISSN 1472-4677
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
DOI: 10.1111/gbi.12535

The exometabolome of microbial communities inhabiting bare ice surfaces on the southern Greenland Ice Sheet

Author(s): Eva L. Doting, Marie B. Jensen, Elisa K. Peter, Lea Ellegaard-Jensen, Martyn Tranter, Liane G. Benning, Martin Hansen, Alexandre M. Anesio
Published in: Environmental Microbiology, Issue 26(2), 2024, ISSN 1462-2912
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.16574

Optimal estimation of snow and ice surface parameters from imaging spectroscopy measurements

Author(s): Niklas Bohn, Thomas H. Painter, David R. Thompson, Nimrod Carmon, Jouni Susiluoto, Michael J. Turmon, Mark C. Helmlinger, Robert O. Green, Joseph M. Cook, Luis Guanter
Published in: Remote Sensing of Environment, Issue 264, 2021, ISSN 0034-4257
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2021.112613

Greenland Ice Sheet Surfaces Colonized by Microbial Communities Emit Volatile Organic Compounds

Author(s): Doting, Eva L.; Davie-Martin, Cleo L.; Johansen, Anders; Benning, Liane G.; Tranter, Martyn; Rinnan, Riikka; Anesio, Alexandre M.
Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022, ISSN 1664-302X
Publisher: Frontiers Media
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.886293

Long time series (1984–2020) of albedo variations on the Greenland ice sheet from harmonized Landsat and Sentinel 2 imagery

Author(s): Feng S, Cook JM, Anesio AM, Benning LG and Tranter M
Published in: Journal of Glaciology, 2023, ISSN 0022-1430
Publisher: International Glaciological Society
DOI: 10.1017/jog.2023.11

Dark ice in a warming world: advances and challenges in the study of Greenland Ice Sheet's biological darkening

Author(s): Halbach L, Chevrollier LA, Cook JM, Stevens IT, Hansen M, Anesio AM, Benning LG and Tranter M
Published in: Annals of Glaciology, Issue 63 (87-89 ), 2023, Page(s) 95-100, ISSN 0260-3055
Publisher: International Glaciological Society
DOI: 10.1017/aog.2023.17

Spatially consistent microbial biomass and future cellular carbon release from melting Northern Hemisphere glacier surfaces

Author(s): Stevens IT, Irvine-Fynn TDL, Edwards A, Mitchell AC, Cook JM, Porter PR, Holt TO, Huss M, Fettweis X, Moorman BJ, Sattler B and Hodson AJ
Published in: Communications Earth & Environment, Issue 275, 2022, ISSN 2662-4435
Publisher: Springer Nature
DOI: 10.1038/s43247-022-00609-0

Compositions of dissolved organic matter in the ice-covered waters above the Aurora hydrothermal vent system, Gakkel Ridge, Arctic Ocean

Author(s): Sert MF, Niemann H, Reeves EP, Granskog MA, Hand KP, Kekäläinen T, Jänis J, Rossel PE, Ferré B, Silyakova A and Gründger F
Published in: Biogeosciences, Issue 19, 2022, Page(s) 2101-2120, ISSN 1726-4189
Publisher: Copernicus Publ.
DOI: 10.5194/bg-19-2101-2022

Dissolved Nitrogen Speciation and Concentration During Spring Thaw in the Greenland Ice Sheet Dark Zone: Evidence for Microbial Activity

Author(s): Holland AT, Williamson CJ, Tedstone AJ, Anesio AM, Tranter M
Published in: Frontiers in Earth Science, Issue 10 - 2022, 2022, ISSN 2296-6463
Publisher: Frontiers
DOI: 10.3389/feart.2022.711560

Remote sensing of ice albedo using harmonized Landsat and Sentinel 2 datasets: validation

Author(s): Feng S, Cook JM, Onuma Y, Naegeli K, Tan W, Anesio AM, Benning LG and Tranter M
Published in: International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2023, ISSN 0143-1161
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2023.2291000

Exploring microbial diversity in Greenland Ice Sheet supraglacial habitats through culturing-dependent and -independent approaches

Author(s): Jaarsma, Sipes, Zervas, Jiménez, Ellegaard-Jensen, Thøgersen, Stougaard, Benning, Tranter and Anesio
Published in: FEMS Microbiology Ecology, Issue 99(11), 2023, ISSN 0168-6496
Publisher: Blackwell
DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiad119

Genotyping by sequencing for estimating relative abundances of diatom taxa in mock communities

Author(s): Çiftçi O, Wagemaker CAM, Mertens A, van Bodegom P, Pirovano W and Gravendeel B
Published in: BMC Ecology and Evolution, Issue 23(1):4, 2023, ISSN 2730-7182
Publisher: Springer Nature
DOI: 10.1186/s12862-023-02104-2

Homologs of Ancestral CNNM Proteins Affect Magnesium Homeostasis and Circadian Rhythmicity in a Model Eukaryotic Cell

Author(s): Sergio Gil, Helen K. Feord, Gerben van Ooijen
Published in: International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Issue 24(3), 2023, ISSN 1422-0067
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/ijms24032273

The dark art of cultivating glacier ice algae

Author(s): Jensen MB, Perini L, Halbach L, Jakobsen H, Haraguchi L, Ribeiro S, Tranter M, Benning LG and Anesio AM
Published in: Botany Letters, 2023, ISSN 1253-8078
Publisher: Societe Botanique de France
DOI: 10.1080/23818107.2023.2248235

The apparent effect of orbital drift on time series of MODIS MOD10A1 albedo on the Greenland ice sheet

Author(s): Feng S, Wehrlé A, Cook JM, Anesio AM, Box JE, Benning LG and Tranter M
Published in: Science of Remote Sensing, Issue 9, 2023, ISSN 2666-0172
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.srs.2023.100116

Conference proceedings (1)

The Undiscovered Biosynthetic Potential of the Greenland Ice Sheet Microbiome

Author(s): Jaarsma, Sipes, Zervas, Jiménez, Smith, Svendsen, Ellegaard-Jensen, Thøgersen, Stougaard, Benning, Tranter and Anesio
Published in: ARPHA Conference Abstracts, Issue 6, 2023, ISSN 2603-3925
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
DOI: 10.3897/aca.6.e108004