Biofuel Burning Influences Refractory Black Carbon Concentrations in Seasonal Snow at Lower Elevations of the Dudh Koshi River Basin of Nepal

Biofuel Burning Influences Refractory Black Carbon Concentrations in Seasonal Snow at Lower Elevations of the Dudh Koshi River Basin of Nepal

When deposited on snow and ice, light absorbing impurities (LAIs) such as dust and black carbon (BC) reduce surface albedo and enhance melt. BC comes from incomplete combustion of fossil fuels and biomass. Local and regional sources of BC exist in High Mountain Asia, such as dry-dung burning for hea...

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Main Authors: Alia L. Khan, Karl Rittger, Peng Xian, Joseph M. Katich, Richard L. Armstrong, Rijan B. Kayastha, Jacob L. Dana, Diane M. McKnight
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
Subjects:
black carbon
snow
yak-dung
burning
Nepal
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feart.2020.00371/full

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