Modeling the Origin of Anthropogenic Black Carbon and Its Climatic Effect Over the Tibetan Plateau and Surrounding Regions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 671-692

  Yang, Junhua ^a   Kang, Shichang ^a,b   Ji, Zhenming ^c   Chen, Deliang ^d  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b CAS CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN TIBETAN PLATEAU EARTH SCIENCES   (China)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

black carbon; emission origin; South Asia; Tibetan Plateau; transport process

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BLACK CARBON; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE EFFECT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HUMAN ACTIVITY; MELTING; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RADIATIVE FORCING; REGIONAL CLIMATE;

CHINA; GANGETIC PLAIN; HIMALAYAS; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 85040710054     PISSN: 2169897X     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2017JD027282     Document Type: Article

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