In situ observations of black carbon in snow and the corresponding spectral surface albedo reduction

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1476-1489

  Pedersen, C A ^a   Gallet, J C ^a   Strom J ^b   Gerland, S ^a   Hudson, S R ^a   Forsstrom S ^a   Isaksson, E ^a   Berntsen, T K ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; BIOMASS; BLACK CARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; FOSSIL FUEL; GRAIN SIZE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MORPHOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SNOW; SNOWPACK; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; WAVELENGTH;

ARCTIC;

EID: 84925040527     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD022407     Document Type: Article

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