Sources of carbonaceous aerosols and deposited black carbon in the Arctic in winter-spring: Implications for radiative forcing

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 12453-12473

  Wang, Q ^a   Jacob, D J ^a   Fisher, J A ^a   Mao, J ^a,e   Leibensperger, E M ^a,f   Carouge, C C ^a,g   Le Sager, P ^a,h   Kondo, Y ^b   Jimenez, J L ^c   Cubison, M J ^c   Doherty, S J ^d  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^h ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BLACK CARBON; EMISSION INVENTORY; RADIATIVE FORCING; SNOW; SPRING (SEASON); SULFATE; TROPOSPHERE; WINTER;

ARCTIC; ASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 83455205626     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-12453-2011     Document Type: Article

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