Diversity and dynamics of bacterial and algal communities during snow to firn transformation on the Kongsvegen and Holtedahlfonna glaciers

Firn cores will be collected along a longitudinal transect on Kongsvegen and Holtedahlfonna glaciers (Spitzbergen, Svalbard islands) to evaluate spatial variability and to assess the contribution of marine aerosols to their composition. Comparison of snow samples of 2018 and firn samples from spr...