Table 5.
Fatty acid composition of the red snow samples collected in 2012 and 2013. Fatty acid compounds are reported as percentage of total fatty acids.
| Compound | Glacier | C16:0 | C16:1 | C18:0 | C18:1 | C18:2 | C18:3 | SFA | MUFA | PUFA | UFA | Ratio SFA/UFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICE-12_2 | Drangajökull | 20 | 8 | 0 | 58 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 67 | 13 | 80 | 0.2 |
| ICE-12_3 | Drangajökull | 18 | 8 | 10 | 52 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 60 | 9 | 69 | 0.4 |
| ICE-12_5 | Laugafell | 16 | 3 | 57 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 3.6 |
| ICE-12_6 | Hofsjökull | 18 | 2 | 18 | 53 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 55 | 7 | 63 | 0.6 |
| ICE-12_7 | Hofsjökull | 14 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 27 | 0 | 22 | 48 | 31 | 78 | 0.3 |
| ICE-13_1 | Snaefellsjökull | 16 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 29 | 9 | 39 | 1.0 |
| ICE-13_2 | Snaefellsjökull | 19 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 17 | 43 | 0.9 |
| ICE-13_4 | Eyafjallajökull | 94 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 16.0 |
| ICE-13_5 | Eyafjallajökull | 25 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 52 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 1.2 |
| ICE-13_6 | Eyafjallajökull | 21 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 41 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 0.9 |
| ICE-13_8 | Mýrdalsjökull | 42 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ICE-13_9 | Mýrdalsjökull | 38 | 0 | 38 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 75 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 3.1 |
| ICE-13_12 | Vatnajökull | 22 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 40 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 0.7 |
| ICE-13_14 | Vatnajökull | 26 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 29 | 49 | 5 | 44 | 50 | 0.98 |
| ICE-13_15 | Vatnajökull | 26 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 60 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 2.4 |
| ICE-13_16 | Langjökull | 24 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 45 | 18 | 36 | 53 | 0.8 |
| ICE-13_18 | Langjökull | 25 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 65 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 1.9 |
| ICE-13_19 | Langjökull | 33 | 2 | 49 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 88 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 7.0 |
| ICE-13_21 | Snaefellsjökull | 27 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 16 | 44 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 0.9 |
| ICE-13_24 | Snaefellsjökull | 28 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 61 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 2.0 |
Most prominent fatty acids (full table see SI) are reported as well as total saturated (SFA), total monounsaturated (MUFA), total polyunsaturated (PUFA), total unsaturated (UFA) fatty acids, and the ratios of saturated to unsaturated fatty acids.