Present-day radiative effect from radiation-absorbing aerosols in snow

• Published in: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• Main Authors: Tuccella, Paolo, Pitari, Giovanni, Colaiuda, Valentina, Raparelli, Edoardo, Curci, Gabriele
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2021
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; Arctic; Raa; albedo; black carbon; Climate change
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-6875-2021; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00056494; https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00056145/acp-21-6875-2021.pdf; https://acp.copernicus.org/articles/21/6875/2021/acp-21-6875-2021.pdf

Black carbon (BC), brown carbon (BrC), and soil dust are the most important radiation-absorbing aerosols (RAAs). When RAAs are deposited on the snowpack, they lower the snow albedo, causing an increase in the solar radiation absorption. The climatic impact associated with the snow darkening induced...