Glaciohydrology of the himalaya-karakoram

MF Azam, JS Kargel, JM Shea, S Nepal, UK Haritashya… - Science, 2021 - science.org
BACKGROUND The Himalayan-Karakoram (HK) region in south Asia is one of the most
heavily glacierized and vulnerable mountainous regions on Earth. The Indus, Ganges, and …

A review of black carbon in snow and ice and its impact on the cryosphere

S Kang, Y Zhang, Y Qian, H Wang - Earth-science reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Black carbon (BC) has emerged as an important short-lived climate forcer. Due to its light
absorption properties, BC can darken the snow/ice surface, affect the energy balance, and …

Linking atmospheric pollution to cryospheric change in the Third Pole region: current progress and future prospects

S Kang, Q Zhang, Y Qian, Z Ji, C Li… - National Science …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT The Tibetan Plateau and its surroundings are known as the Third Pole (TP).
This region is noted for its high rates of glacier melt and the associated hydrological shifts …

Climate change over the Himalayas

TP Sabin, R Krishnan, R Vellore, P Priya… - … A report of the Ministry of …, 2020 - Springer
• Future climate projections under various CMIP5 scenarios suggest warming of the HKH
region in the range of 2.6–4.6 C by the end of the twenty-first century. While future …

Bounding the role of black carbon in the climate system: A scientific assessment

TC Bond, SJ Doherty, DW Fahey… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Black carbon aerosol plays a unique and important role in Earth's climate system. Black
carbon is a type of carbonaceous material with a unique combination of physical properties …

Sources of black carbon to the Himalayan–Tibetan Plateau glaciers

C Li, C Bosch, S Kang, A Andersson, P Chen… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Combustion-derived black carbon (BC) aerosols accelerate glacier melting in the Himalayas
and in Tibet (the Third Pole (TP)), thereby limiting the sustainable freshwater supplies for …

Simultaneously mitigating near-term climate change and improving human health and food security

D Shindell, JCI Kuylenstierna, E Vignati… - Science, 2012 - science.org
Tropospheric ozone and black carbon (BC) contribute to both degraded air quality and
global warming. We considered~ 400 emission control measures to reduce these pollutants …

Light-absorbing particles in snow and ice: Measurement and modeling of climatic and hydrological impact

Y Qian, TJ Yasunari, SJ Doherty, MG Flanner… - … in Atmospheric Sciences, 2015 - Springer
Light absorbing particles (LAP, eg, black carbon, brown carbon, and dust) influence water
and energy budgets of the atmosphere and snowpack in multiple ways. In addition to their …

Household cooking fuel choice and adoption of improved cookstoves in develo** countries: a review

S Malla, GR Timilsina - World Bank Policy Research Working …, 2014 - papers.ssrn.com
Improving access to affordable and reliable energy services for cooking is essential for
develo** countries in reducing adverse human health and environmental impacts hitherto …

Carbonaceous aerosols on the south edge of the Tibetan Plateau: concentrations, seasonality and sources

Z Cong, S Kang, K Kawamura, B Liu… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
To quantitatively evaluate the effect of carbonaceous aerosols on the south edge of the
Tibetan Plateau, aerosol samples were collected weekly from August 2009 to July 2010 at …