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Research article
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10 Aug 2017
Research article |
| 10 Aug 2017
Possible climatic implications of high-altitude black carbon emissions
Gaurav Govardhan
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
Sreedharan Krishnakumari Satheesh
Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
Divecha Centre for Climate Change, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
Ravi Nanjundiah
Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
Divecha Centre for Climate Change, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
Krishnaswamy Krishna Moorthy
Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
Surendran Suresh Babu
Space Physics Laboratory, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Kerala, India
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Using a model, we show that black carbon emissions from aircraft are most likely responsible for the observed high-altitude BC layers over the Indian region. Our analysis of model simulations and CALIPSO data shows that such aircraft-emitted BC layers can be vertically transported into the UTLS region upon their interaction with the underlying strong monsoonal convection. Such lifted BC layers, which intrude into the stratosphere, can potentially harm the stratospheric ozone layer.
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