Articles | Volume 11, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-1403-2018
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-1403-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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12 Mar 2018
Research article |
| 12 Mar 2018
| 12 Mar 2018
Light-absorption of dust and elemental carbon in snow in the Indian Himalayas and the Finnish Arctic
Jonas Svensson
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Atmospheric Composition Research, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Johan Ström
Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Niku Kivekäs
Atmospheric Composition Research, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Nathaniel B. Dkhar
The Energy and Resource Institute, New Delhi, India
The Energy and Resource Institute University, New Delhi, India
Shresth Tayal
The Energy and Resource Institute, New Delhi, India
The Energy and Resource Institute University, New Delhi, India
Ved P. Sharma
The Energy and Resource Institute, New Delhi, India
The Energy and Resource Institute University, New Delhi, India
Arttu Jutila
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
now at: Alfred Wegener Institute, Bremerhaven, Germany
John Backman
Atmospheric Composition Research, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Aki Virkkula
Atmospheric Composition Research, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Meri Ruppel
Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Antti Hyvärinen
Atmospheric Composition Research, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Expert Services, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Anna Kontu
Arctic Research Center, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Sodankylä, Finland
Henna-Reetta Hannula
Arctic Research Center, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Sodankylä, Finland
Matti Leppäranta
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Rakesh K. Hooda
Atmospheric Composition Research, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
The Energy and Resource Institute, New Delhi, India
Atte Korhola
Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Eija Asmi
Atmospheric Composition Research, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Heikki Lihavainen
Atmospheric Composition Research, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
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Short summary
Receding glaciers in the Himalayas are of concern. Here we present measurements of light-absorbing impurities, known to contribute to the ongoing glacier decrease, in snow from Indian Himalayas and compare them to snow samples from the Finnish Arctic. The soot particles in the snow are shown to have lower light absorbing efficiency, possibly affecting their radiative forcing potential in the snow. Further, dust influences the snow in the Himalayas to a much greater extent than in Finland.
Receding glaciers in the Himalayas are of concern. Here we present measurements of...
