A darker cryosphere in a warming world

Dust and black carbon deposition in high-mountain Asia darkens snow and ice, increases sunlight absorption and causes melt — a reinforcing feedback. Now research shows the increasing importance of dust over black carbon at higher altitude, and the sensitivity of aerosol transport and delivery to Arc...

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Published inNature climate change Vol. 10; no. 11; pp. 979 - 980
Main Author Di Mauro, Biagio
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.11.2020
Nature Publishing Group
Subjects
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Aerosol transport
Aerosols
Algae
Altitude
Arctic sea ice
Atmospheric particulates
Black carbon
Carbon
Climate Change
Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts
Cryosphere
Design
Dust
Dust storms
Earth and Environmental Science
Emissions trading
Environment
Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice
Environmental policy
Glaciers
Ice melting
Interdisciplinary aspects
Mountains
News & Views
news-and-views
Remote sensing
Schedules
Sea ice
Snow
Snow and ice
Summer
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Summary:Dust and black carbon deposition in high-mountain Asia darkens snow and ice, increases sunlight absorption and causes melt — a reinforcing feedback. Now research shows the increasing importance of dust over black carbon at higher altitude, and the sensitivity of aerosol transport and delivery to Arctic sea-ice melt.
ISSN:1758-678X
1758-6798
DOI:10.1038/s41558-020-00911-9