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DOI	10.1016/j.atmosenv.2021.118564
	Multi-layer distribution of Black Carbon and inorganic ions in the snowpacks of western Himalayas and snow albedo forcing
	Thakur R.C.; Arun B.S.; Gogoi M.M.; Thamban M.; Thayyen R.J.; Redkar B.L.; Suresh Babu S.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	1352-2310
卷号	261
英文摘要	The plausible impact of light-absorbing aerosols on snow darkening and subsequent retreating of glaciers is a global climatic concern. In this study, we present the characteristics of multi-layer distribution and effects of Black Carbon (BC) and inorganic ions in the snowpacks of Khardung (KG) and Phuche (PG) glaciers (>5 km a.s.l.) in the western Himalayas. We observed significant vertical heterogeneity of BC in the snowpacks of KG (~42–428 ng g−1) and PG (~59 and 299 ng g−1), with higher concentrations in aged snow. Similar to BC, ions in the multi-layer snowpack also depicted prominent vertical heterogeneity with strong crustal influence (as indicated by abundant nssCa2+) in the aged snow layers of KG, which also possess a higher snow-melt rate as compared to PG. Among the other inorganic ions, the vertical profiles of nssSO42− and NO3− indicated elution and refreezing effects. The computation of the effective snow albedo for different snow-darkening and snow-physical processes vindicated the need of considering the multilayer model for the accurate quantification of effects of heterogeneous distributions of light absorbing aerosols (LAA) in the snowpacks. Following this, the multi-layer simulations of snow-albedo in the SNICAR model demonstrated the change in snow albedo by 2.5–9.0% for the amount of LAA observed in our study. This resulted in snow albedo forcing of 49.2 Wm-2 for PG, 30.8 Wm-2 for KG1 and 29.6 Wm-2 for KG2 for the typical snow-physical properties in the study region. Comprehensive data sets comprising physical, morphological and chemical properties of aerosols and snow are imperative to predict aerosol-induced snow darkening and the associated anomalous melting of snow/glacier over the Himalayan region. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd
关键词	Black carbon Himalayas Inorganic ions Snow albedo forcing Snowpack
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Aerosols; Carbon; Snow; Solar radiation; Black carbon; Carbon ions; Himalayas; Inorganic ions; Layer distributions; Light absorbing aerosols; Multi-layers; Snow albedo forcing; Snowpack; Western himalayas; Ions; black carbon; ion; snow; albedo; black carbon; climate forcing; inorganic compound; melting; snowpack; albedo; altitude; Article; Asia; chemical composition; climate change; concentration (parameter); controlled study; deglaciation; elution; glacier; Himalayan Tibetan Plateau; melting point; particle size; radiative forcing; secondary organic aerosol; surface property; Himalayas
来源期刊	ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/248326
作者单位	Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, 00014, Helsinki, Finland; Space Physics Laboratory, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, India; Research Centre, Department of Physics, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, India; National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Goa, India; National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Thakur R.C.,Arun B.S.,Gogoi M.M.,et al. Multi-layer distribution of Black Carbon and inorganic ions in the snowpacks of western Himalayas and snow albedo forcing[J],2021,261.
APA	Thakur R.C..,Arun B.S..,Gogoi M.M..,Thamban M..,Thayyen R.J..,...&Suresh Babu S..(2021).Multi-layer distribution of Black Carbon and inorganic ions in the snowpacks of western Himalayas and snow albedo forcing.ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT,261.
MLA	Thakur R.C.,et al."Multi-layer distribution of Black Carbon and inorganic ions in the snowpacks of western Himalayas and snow albedo forcing".ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT 261(2021).