Enhanced solar energy absorption by internally-mixed black carbon in snow grains

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 4699-4721

  Flanner, M G ^a   Liu, X ^b   Zhou, C ^a   Penner, J E ^a   Jiao, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BLACK CARBON; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAIN SIZE; ICE; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; OPTICAL PROPERTY; RADIATIVE FORCING; SNOWPACK; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 84861664187     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-4699-2012     Document Type: Article

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