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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-6875-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-6875-2021
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Present-day radiative effect from radiation-absorbing aerosols in snow
Paolo Tuccella
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
Center of Excellence in Telesensing of Environment and Model
Prediction of Severe Events (CETEMPS), University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
Giovanni Pitari
Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
Valentina Colaiuda
Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
Center of Excellence in Telesensing of Environment and Model
Prediction of Severe Events (CETEMPS), University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
Edoardo Raparelli
Center of Excellence in Telesensing of Environment and Model
Prediction of Severe Events (CETEMPS), University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
Department Information Engineering, Electronics and
Telecommunications, Sapienza Università di Roma, 00185 Rome, Italy
Gabriele Curci
Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
Center of Excellence in Telesensing of Environment and Model
Prediction of Severe Events (CETEMPS), University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
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Short summary
We calculate the radiation-absorbing aerosol quantity in snow with a global chemical and transport atmospheric model, validated with global observations. The perturbation to snow albedo and related climatic impact are assessed. The resulting average radiative flux change in snow is 0.068 W m−2. Black carbon is a major contributor (+0.033 W m−2), followed by dust (+0.012 W m−2) and brown carbon (+0.0066 W m−2). The impact is also characterized by significant seasonal and geographical variability.
We calculate the radiation-absorbing aerosol quantity in snow with a global chemical and...
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