Aerosols, Monsoon Rainfall Variability, and Climate Change
Aerosols, Monsoon Rainfall Variability, and Climate Change
Aerosols, Monsoon Rainfall Variability, and Climate Change
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Estimated BC concentration in 2 cm surface snow with<br />
surface snow density variations at Yala glacier<br />
125<br />
The curve of BC deposition of 209 µg/m 2<br />
)<br />
entration<br />
w (μg/kg)<br />
BC conce<br />
rface snow<br />
stimated<br />
n 2 cm sur<br />
E<br />
in<br />
100<br />
75<br />
50<br />
25<br />
15<br />
The BC concentration of 15 µg kg −1 in snow may reduce the snow<br />
albedo by 1% (Grenfell et al., 1994; Warren <strong>and</strong> Wiscombe, 1980).<br />
41%albedo 4.1% reduction<br />
1.6% albedo reduction<br />
Calculated by the linear regres<br />
sion equation between BC con.<br />
<strong>and</strong> albedo reduction by Ming<br />
et al., Atmos. Res., 2009.<br />
Yala glacier<br />
0<br />
50 250 450 650 850<br />
Snow density (kg/m 3 )<br />
917