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

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Meinander, Outi
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Finnish Meteorological Institute 2016
Subjects:
ice
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10138/169074