Brief communication: Light-absorbing impurities can reduce the density of melting snow

Brief communication: Light-absorbing impurities can reduce the density of melting snow

Climatic effects of black carbon (BC) deposition on snow have been proposed to result from reduced snow albedo and increased melt due to light-absorbing particles. In this study, we hypothesize that BC may decrease the liquid-water retention capacity of melting snow, and present our first data, wher...

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Main Authors: O. Meinander, A. Kontu, A. Virkkula, A. Arola, L. Backman, P. Dagsson-Waldhauserová, O. Järvinen, T. Manninen, J. Svensson, G. de Leeuw, M. Leppäranta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-05-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/8/991/2014/tc-8-991-2014.pdf

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