Carbonaceous aerosols recorded in a southeastern Tibetan  glacier: analysis of temporal variations and model estimates  of sources and radiative forcing

Wang, M.; Xu, B.; Cao, J.; Tie, X.; Wang, H.; Zhang, R.; Qian, Y.; Rasch, P. J.; Zhao, S.; Wu, G.; Zhao, H.; Joswiak, D. R.; Li, J.; Xie, Y.

doi:10.5194/acp-15-1191-2015

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Carbonaceous aerosols recorded in a southeastern Tibetan glacier: analysis of temporal variations and model estimates of sources and radiative forcing

M. Wang, B. Xu, J. Cao, X. Tie, H. Wang, R. Zhang, Y. Qian, P. J. Rasch, S. Zhao, G. Wu, H. Zhao, D. R. Joswiak, J. Li, and Y. Xie

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Short summary

Carbonaceous aerosols recorded in a Tibetan glacier present a distinct seasonal dependence and an increasing trend after 1980, which has important implications for the accelerated glacier melting. We use a global aerosol--climate model to quantify the aerosol source--receptor relationships, showing that emissions in South Asia had the largest contribution. The emission inventories and historical fuel consumption in South Asia are consistent with our ice-core analysis and model results.