Elemental and water-insoluble organic carbon in Svalbard snow : a synthesis of observations during 2007–2018

• Published in: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• Main Authors: Zdanowicz, Christian, Gallet, Jean-Charles, Björkman, Mats P., Larose, Catherine, Schuler, Thomas, Luks, Bartłomiej, Koziol, Krystyna, Spolaor, Andrea, Barbaro, Elena, Martma, Tõnu, Van Pelt, Ward, Wideqvist, Ulla, Ström, Johan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Uppsala universitet, Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära 2021
• Subjects: Physical Geography; Naturgeografi; Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences; Meteorologi och atmosfärforskning; Arctic; Svalbard; Svalbard Archipelago; Breen; albedo; glacier
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-436076; https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-3035-2021

Light-absorbing carbonaceous aerosols emitted by biomass or fossil fuel combustion can contribute to amplifying Arctic climate warming by lowering the albedo of snow. The Svalbard archipelago, being near to Europe and Russia, is particularly affected by these pollutants, and improved knowledge of th...