Snow Algae and Light Absorbing Particles in the Changing Alpine Cryosphere

Alia Lauren Khan1, Shannon Healy2, Stuart Illson2, Sally Vaux2, Ted A Scambos3, Peng Xian4 and Heidi M Dierssen5, (1)Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, United States, (2)Western Washington University, Bellingham, United States, (3)University of Colorado, Boulder, CIRES, Earth Science and Observation Center, Boulder, United States, (4)Naval Research Lab, Marine Meteorology Division, Monterey, CA, United States, (5)University of Connecticut Avery Point, Groton, CT, United States