Sources, characteristics and climate impact of light-absorbing aerosols over the Tibetan Plateau

S Chen, R Zhang, R Mao, Y Zhang, Y Chen, Z Ji… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Known as the" third pole" and" water tower of Asia", the Tibetan Plateau (TP) is the home to
the largest number of glaciers in the mid-latitudes and one of the most sensitive areas to …

[HTML][HTML] Carbonaceous matter in the atmosphere and glaciers of the Himalayas and the Tibetan plateau: An investigative review

C Li, F Yan, S Kang, C Yan, Z Hu, P Chen, S Gao… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbonaceous matter, including organic carbon (OC) and black carbon (BC), is an important
climate forcing agent and contributes to glacier retreat in the Himalayas and the Tibetan …

Black carbon and mineral dust in snow cover on the Tibetan Plateau

Y Zhang, S Kang, M Sprenger, Z Cong, T Gao… - The …, 2018 - tc.copernicus.org
Snow cover plays a key role for sustaining ecology and society in mountainous regions.
Light-absorbing particulates (including black carbon, organic carbon, and mineral dust) …

Variation of the radiative properties during black carbon aging: theoretical and experimental intercomparison

C He, KN Liou, Y Takano, R Zhang… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
A theoretical black carbon (BC) aging model is developed to account for three typical
evolution stages, namely, freshly emitted aggregates, BC coated by soluble material, and …

Black carbon-induced snow albedo reduction over the Tibetan Plateau: uncertainties from snow grain shape and aerosol–snow mixing state based on an updated …

C He, MG Flanner, F Chen, M Barlage… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
We implement a set of new parameterizations into the widely used Snow, Ice, and Aerosol
Radiative (SNICAR) model to account for effects of snow grain shape (spherical vs …

Black carbon aerosol in India: A comprehensive review of current status and future prospects

A Rana, S Jia, S Sarkar - Atmospheric Research, 2019 - Elsevier
India is currently the second-largest emitter of black carbon (BC) in the world, with emissions
projected to rise steadily in the coming decades. In view of the large variations associated …

Black carbon concentration in the central Himalayas: Impact on glacier melt and potential source contribution

C Gul, PS Mahapatra, S Kang, PK Singh, X Wu… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study discusses year-long (October 2016–September 2017) observations of
atmospheric black carbon (BC) mass concentration, its source and sector contributions …

Modeling the origin of anthropogenic black carbon and its climatic effect over the Tibetan Plateau and surrounding regions

J Yang, S Kang, Z Ji, D Chen - Journal of Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Black carbon (BC) in snow/ice induces enhanced snow and glacier melting. As over 60% of
atmospheric BC is emitted from anthropogenic sources, which directly impacts the …

A multilayer physically based snowpack model simulating direct and indirect radiative impacts of light-absorbing impurities in snow

F Tuzet, M Dumont, M Lafaysse, G Picard… - The …, 2017 - tc.copernicus.org
Light-absorbing impurities (LAIs) decrease snow albedo, increasing the amount of solar
energy absorbed by the snowpack. Its most intuitive and direct impact is to accelerate …

Simulated cold bias being improved by using MODIS time-varying albedo in the Tibetan Plateau in WRF model

X Meng, S Lyu, T Zhang, L Zhao, Z Li… - Environmental …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Systematic cold biases exist in the simulation for 2 m air temperature in the Tibetan Plateau
(TP) when using regional climate models and global atmospheric general circulation …