Sampling, Filtering, and Analysis Protocols to Detect Black Carbon, Organic Carbon, and Total Carbon in Seasonal Surface Snow in an Urban Background and Arctic Finland (>60 ° N)

• Published in: Atmosphere
• Main Authors: Outi Meinander, Enna Heikkinen, Minna Aurela, Antti Hyvärinen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020
• Subjects: snow; seasonal; black carbon; organic carbon; brown carbon; carbon; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Arctic; Sodankylä
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11090923; https://doaj.org/article/09f7648edfbb490eb9713eebbbe7df7f

Black carbon (BC), organic carbon (OC), and total carbon (TC) in snow are important for their climatic and cryospheric effects. They are also part of the global carbon cycle. Atmospheric black and organic carbon (including brown carbon) may deposit and darken snow surfaces. Currently, there are no s...