In-situ measurements of light-absorbing impurities in snow of glacier on Mt. Yulong and implications for radiative forcing estimates

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 581-582; pp. 848 - 856
• Main Authors: Niu, Hewen, Kang, Shichang, Shi, Xiaofei, Paudyal, Rukumesh, He, Yuanqing, Li, Gang, Wang, Shijin, Pu, Tao, Shi, Xiaoyi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.03.2017
• Subjects: absorption; altitude; Black carbon; carbon; China; climate; dust; energy; geophysics; Glacier melt; glaciers; gravimetry; ice; leaf area index; Light-absorbing impurities; melting; Mt. Yulong; radiative forcing; reflectance; snow; snowmelt; temporal variation; Tibetan Plateau; China; Mt. Yulong; Tibetan Plateau; Light-absorbing impurities; Glacier melt; Black carbon

The Tibetan Plateau (TP) or the third polar cryosphere borders geographical hotspots for discharges of black carbon (BC). BC and dust play important roles in climate system and Earth's energy budget, particularly after they are deposited on snow and glacial surfaces. BC and dust are two kinds o...