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Articles | Volume 24, issue 4
Articles | Volume 24, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-2059-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-2059-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 24, issue 4
Research article
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19 Feb 2024
Research article |  | 19 Feb 2024

Increase in precipitation scavenging contributes to long-term reductions of light-absorbing aerosol in the Arctic

Dominic Heslin-Rees, Peter Tunved, Johan Ström, Roxana Cremer, Paul Zieger, Ilona Riipinen, Annica M. L. Ekman, Konstantinos Eleftheriadis, and Radovan Krejci

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Light-absorbing atmospheric particles (e.g. black carbon – BC) exert a warming effect on the Arctic climate. We show that the amount of particle light absorption decreased from 2002 to 2023. We conclude that in addition to reductions in emissions of BC, wet removal plays a role in the long-term reduction of BC in the Arctic, given the increase in surface precipitation experienced by air masses arriving at the site. The potential impact of biomass burning events is shown to have increased.
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