Effects of black carbon and Icelandic dust on snow albedo, melt and density

• Main Author: Meinander, Outi
• Other Authors: Nilson, Tiit, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Department of Environmental Sciences, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsingin yliopisto, bio- ja ympäristötieteellinen tiedekunta, ympäristötieteiden laitos, Helsingfors universitet, bio- och miljövetenskapliga fakulteten, miljövetenskapliga institutionen, de Leeuw, Gerrit, Kauppi, Pekka
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Helsingin yliopisto 2016
• Subjects: Environmental Sciences; Arctic; Sodankylä; albedo; black carbon
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/167780

Light-absorbing impurities in the cryosphere are of hydrological, environmental and climatic importance. The wet and dry deposition of black carbon (BC), organic carbon (OC), and dust particles affect the optical properties and melt of snow and ice. In the Arctic region, the climatic effects are amp...