Black carbon footprint of human presence in Antarctica
Black carbon (BC) from fossil fuel and biomass combustion darkens the snow and makes it melt sooner. The BC footprint of research activities and tourism in Antarctica has likely increased as human presence in the continent has surged in recent decades. Here, we report on measurements of the BC conce...
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ftunigroningenpu:oai:pure.rug.nl:publications/73664c84-4bb6-467b-b1fe-58b7155c1d56 2024-09-15T17:47:01+00:00 Black carbon footprint of human presence in Antarctica Cordero, Raúl R. Sepúlveda, Edgardo Feron, Sarah Damiani, Alessandro Fernandoy, Francisco Neshyba, Steven Rowe, Penny M. Asencio, Valentina Carrasco, Jorge Alfonso, Juan A. Llanillo, Pedro Wachter, Paul Seckmeyer, Gunther Stepanova, Marina Carrera, Juan M. Jorquera, Jose Wang, Chenghao Malhotra, Avni Dana, Jacob Khan, Alia L. Casassa, Gino 2022-12 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11370/73664c84-4bb6-467b-b1fe-58b7155c1d56 https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/73664c84-4bb6-467b-b1fe-58b7155c1d56 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28560-w https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/209744187/s41467_022_28560_w.pdf http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85125157697&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/73664c84-4bb6-467b-b1fe-58b7155c1d56 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Cordero , R R , Sepúlveda , E , Feron , S , Damiani , A , Fernandoy , F , Neshyba , S , Rowe , P M , Asencio , V , Carrasco , J , Alfonso , J A , Llanillo , P , Wachter , P , Seckmeyer , G , Stepanova , M , Carrera , J M , Jorquera , J , Wang , C , Malhotra , A , Dana , J , Khan , A L & Casassa , G 2022 , ' Black carbon footprint of human presence in Antarctica ' , Nature Communications , vol. 13 , no. 1 , 984 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28560-w article 2022 ftunigroningenpu https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28560-w 2024-07-01T14:49:24Z Black carbon (BC) from fossil fuel and biomass combustion darkens the snow and makes it melt sooner. The BC footprint of research activities and tourism in Antarctica has likely increased as human presence in the continent has surged in recent decades. Here, we report on measurements of the BC concentration in snow samples from 28 sites across a transect of about 2,000 km from the northern tip of Antarctica (62°S) to the southern Ellsworth Mountains (79°S). Our surveys show that BC content in snow surrounding research facilities and popular shore tourist-landing sites is considerably above background levels measured elsewhere in the continent. The resulting radiative forcing is accelerating snow melting and shrinking the snowpack on BC-impacted areas on the Antarctic Peninsula and associated archipelagos by up to 23 mm water equivalent (w.e.) every summer. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica University of Groningen research database Nature Communications 13 1 |
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Black carbon (BC) from fossil fuel and biomass combustion darkens the snow and makes it melt sooner. The BC footprint of research activities and tourism in Antarctica has likely increased as human presence in the continent has surged in recent decades. Here, we report on measurements of the BC concentration in snow samples from 28 sites across a transect of about 2,000 km from the northern tip of Antarctica (62°S) to the southern Ellsworth Mountains (79°S). Our surveys show that BC content in snow surrounding research facilities and popular shore tourist-landing sites is considerably above background levels measured elsewhere in the continent. The resulting radiative forcing is accelerating snow melting and shrinking the snowpack on BC-impacted areas on the Antarctic Peninsula and associated archipelagos by up to 23 mm water equivalent (w.e.) every summer. |
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Cordero, Raúl R. Sepúlveda, Edgardo Feron, Sarah Damiani, Alessandro Fernandoy, Francisco Neshyba, Steven Rowe, Penny M. Asencio, Valentina Carrasco, Jorge Alfonso, Juan A. Llanillo, Pedro Wachter, Paul Seckmeyer, Gunther Stepanova, Marina Carrera, Juan M. Jorquera, Jose Wang, Chenghao Malhotra, Avni Dana, Jacob Khan, Alia L. Casassa, Gino |
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Cordero, Raúl R. Sepúlveda, Edgardo Feron, Sarah Damiani, Alessandro Fernandoy, Francisco Neshyba, Steven Rowe, Penny M. Asencio, Valentina Carrasco, Jorge Alfonso, Juan A. Llanillo, Pedro Wachter, Paul Seckmeyer, Gunther Stepanova, Marina Carrera, Juan M. Jorquera, Jose Wang, Chenghao Malhotra, Avni Dana, Jacob Khan, Alia L. Casassa, Gino Black carbon footprint of human presence in Antarctica |
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Cordero, Raúl R. Sepúlveda, Edgardo Feron, Sarah Damiani, Alessandro Fernandoy, Francisco Neshyba, Steven Rowe, Penny M. Asencio, Valentina Carrasco, Jorge Alfonso, Juan A. Llanillo, Pedro Wachter, Paul Seckmeyer, Gunther Stepanova, Marina Carrera, Juan M. Jorquera, Jose Wang, Chenghao Malhotra, Avni Dana, Jacob Khan, Alia L. Casassa, Gino |
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Cordero , R R , Sepúlveda , E , Feron , S , Damiani , A , Fernandoy , F , Neshyba , S , Rowe , P M , Asencio , V , Carrasco , J , Alfonso , J A , Llanillo , P , Wachter , P , Seckmeyer , G , Stepanova , M , Carrera , J M , Jorquera , J , Wang , C , Malhotra , A , Dana , J , Khan , A L & Casassa , G 2022 , ' Black carbon footprint of human presence in Antarctica ' , Nature Communications , vol. 13 , no. 1 , 984 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28560-w |
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