English Dictionary

cryoconite hole

名詞

a hollow or pond formed in a layer of snow or ice, commonly on the surface of a glacier or in polar regions, where a dark patch of cryoconite absorbs sunlight, generating heat so that it melts its way into the white, reflective ice.

日本語の意味

氷河や極地において、雪や氷の層に形成される窪地または池のこと。表面に存在する暗いクライオコナイトが日光を吸収し、熱を発生させることで、白い反射性の氷を溶かして形成される。

The researcher carefully sampled a cryoconite hole on the glacier to study the microbial life thriving in its sun-warmed water.

研究者は、暗い堆積物が太陽光を吸収してできた氷河表面のくぼみを慎重に採取し、日光で温められた融水に生息する微生物群集を研究した。

意味（1）

a hollow or pond formed in a layer of snow or ice, commonly on the surface of a glacier or in polar regions, where a dark patch of cryoconite absorbs sunlight, generating heat so that it melts its way into the white, reflective ice.

...cryoconite holes, thick ice covered lakes, nunataks, and subglacial environments may have played a role as refuges for microorganisms and other biota during periods of glaciation and therefore favoured the development of endemic species.

cryoconite holes （ plural ）