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Research article
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26 May 2020
Research article |
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| 26 May 2020
Deposition of brown carbon onto snow: changes in snow optical and radiative properties
Nicholas D. Beres
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV, USA
Department of Physics, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, NV, USA
Aerosol and Environmental Physics, University of Vienna, Vienna,
Austria
Deep Sengupta
Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV, USA
Department of Physics, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, NV, USA
Vera Samburova
Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV, USA
Andrey Y. Khlystov
Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV, USA
Hans Moosmüller
Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV, USA
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Short summary
Brown carbon (BrC) aerosol can be produced by the smoldering combustion of peat, a wildland fuel common at high latitude, often adjacent to the cryosphere. However, little is known about how BrC deposition onto snow changes snow optical and radiative properties. Here, we artificially deposited BrC onto natural snow surfaces, monitored changes of the spectral surface albedo, characterized optical properties of deposited aerosol, and compared to modeled values of albedo and radiative forcing.
Brown carbon (BrC) aerosol can be produced by the smoldering combustion of peat, a wildland fuel...
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