The Black Carbon Story: Early History and New Perspectives
A number of recent studies have suggested that black carbon (BC), the light-absorbing fraction of soot, is next to CO2 one of the strongest contributors to the global climate change. BC heats the air, darkens the snow and ice surfaces and could contribute to the melting of Arctic ice, snowpacks, and...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:3790137 2023-05-15T15:02:43+02:00 The Black Carbon Story: Early History and New Perspectives Novakov, Tica Rosen, Hal 2013-04-05 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3790137 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23558981 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-013-0392-8 en eng Springer Netherlands http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23558981 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13280-013-0392-8 © Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 2013 Review Text 2013 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-013-0392-8 2014-11-02T00:57:12Z A number of recent studies have suggested that black carbon (BC), the light-absorbing fraction of soot, is next to CO2 one of the strongest contributors to the global climate change. BC heats the air, darkens the snow and ice surfaces and could contribute to the melting of Arctic ice, snowpacks, and glaciers. Although soot is the oldest known pollutant its importance in climate modification has only been recently recognized. In this article, we trace the historical developments over about three decades that changed the view of the role of BC in the environment, from a pollutant of marginal importance to one of the main climate change agents. We also discuss some of the reasons for the initial lack of interest in BC and the subsequent rigorous research activity on the role of aerosols in climate change. Text Arctic black carbon Climate change PubMed Central (PMC) Arctic AMBIO 42 7 840 851 |
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A number of recent studies have suggested that black carbon (BC), the light-absorbing fraction of soot, is next to CO2 one of the strongest contributors to the global climate change. BC heats the air, darkens the snow and ice surfaces and could contribute to the melting of Arctic ice, snowpacks, and glaciers. Although soot is the oldest known pollutant its importance in climate modification has only been recently recognized. In this article, we trace the historical developments over about three decades that changed the view of the role of BC in the environment, from a pollutant of marginal importance to one of the main climate change agents. We also discuss some of the reasons for the initial lack of interest in BC and the subsequent rigorous research activity on the role of aerosols in climate change. |
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