Radiative effect of black carbon aerosol on seasonal variation in snow depth in the Northern-Hemisphere

Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 201-207

  Lee, Woo Seop ^a   Kim, Maeng Ki ^b  

^a APEC Climate Center   (South Korea)

^b Kongju National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

aerosol radiative forcing; atmospheric warming; BC aerosol; snow albedo; snow depth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877828967     PISSN: 19767633     EISSN: 19767951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13143-013-0021-2     Document Type: Article

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