Elemental and Mineralogical Characterization of Light Absorbing Particles in Seasonal Snow and Glacial Ice using Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy on a Scanning Electron Microscope


Riley Blanchard1, Susan Kaspari1, Angela Halfpenny1, Celia LaPorta2 and Melanie Swick3, (1)Central Washington University, Department of Geological Sciences, Ellensburg, WA, United States, (2)Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, Department of Geography, Geology, and the Environment, Slippery Rock, PA, United States, (3)Central Washington University, Geological Sciences, Ellensburg, WA, United States