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DOI | 10.1002/2018GL077062 |
Resolving Size Distribution of Black Carbon Internally Mixed With Snow: Impact on Snow Optical Properties and Albedo | |
He, Cenlin1,2,3; Liou, Kuo-Nan2,3; Takano, Yoshi2,3 | |
2018-03-28 | |
发表期刊 | GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS |
ISSN | 0094-8276 |
EISSN | 1944-8007 |
出版年 | 2018 |
卷号 | 45期号:6页码:2697-2705 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA |
英文摘要 | We develop a stochastic aerosol-snow albedo model that explicitly resolves size distribution of aerosols internally mixed with various snow grains. We use the model to quantify black carbon (BC) size effects on snow albedo and optical properties for BC-snow internal mixing. Results show that BC-induced snow single-scattering coalbedo enhancement and albedo reduction decrease by a factor of 2-3 with increasing BC effective radii from 0.05 to 0.25 mu m, while polydisperse BC results in up to 40% smaller visible single-scattering coalbedo enhancement and albedo reduction compared to monodisperse BC with equivalent effective radii. We further develop parameterizations for BC size effects for application to climate models. Compared with a realistic polydisperse assumption and observed shifts to larger BC sizes in snow, respectively, assuming monodisperse BC and typical atmospheric BC effective radii could lead to overestimates of similar to 24% and similar to 40% in BC-snow albedo forcing averaged over different BC and snow conditions. Plain Language Summary Snow albedo is a key element in the Earth and climate system, which is regulated by snow and impurity properties. Snow albedo can be substantially reduced by the presence of light-absorbing aerosols, such as black carbon (BC). However, very little attention has been paid to the impact of BC size on snow albedo reduction, while observations have shown large variations in BC size distribution in the atmosphere and snow. In this study, we have developed a new aerosol-snow albedo model to resolve aerosol size distribution mixed within various snow grains. We find that the BC effects on snow albedo decrease with increasing BC effective sizes and are also influenced by different assumptions of BC size distributions. We further develop parameterizations for BC size effects for application to climate models. This study points toward an urgent need for not only better model characterizations but also extensive measurements of BC size distribution in snow. |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000430106000017 |
WOS关键词 | LIGHT-ABSORBING PARTICLES ; GRAIN SHAPE ; SINGLE-SCATTERING ; SEASONAL SNOW ; DIRTY SNOW ; ABSORPTION ; MODEL ; DUST ; PARAMETERIZATIONS ; SIMULATIONS |
WOS类目 | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary |
WOS研究方向 | Geology |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/26867 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Natl Ctr Atmospher Res, Adv Study Program, POB 3000, Boulder, CO 80307 USA; 2.Univ Calif Los Angeles, Joint Inst Reg Earth Syst Sci & Engn, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA; 3.Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Atmospher & Ocean Sci, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | He, Cenlin,Liou, Kuo-Nan,Takano, Yoshi. Resolving Size Distribution of Black Carbon Internally Mixed With Snow: Impact on Snow Optical Properties and Albedo[J]. GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS,2018,45(6):2697-2705. |
APA | He, Cenlin,Liou, Kuo-Nan,&Takano, Yoshi.(2018).Resolving Size Distribution of Black Carbon Internally Mixed With Snow: Impact on Snow Optical Properties and Albedo.GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS,45(6),2697-2705. |
MLA | He, Cenlin,et al."Resolving Size Distribution of Black Carbon Internally Mixed With Snow: Impact on Snow Optical Properties and Albedo".GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS 45.6(2018):2697-2705. |
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