The sources of atmospheric black carbon at a European gateway to the Arctic

P Winiger; A Andersson; S Eckhardt; A Stohl; Ö. Gustafsson

doi:10.1038/ncomms12776

Nature Communications (Sep 2016)

The sources of atmospheric black carbon at a European gateway to the Arctic

P Winiger,
A Andersson,
S Eckhardt,
A Stohl,
Ö. Gustafsson

Affiliations

P Winiger: Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry, and the Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University
A Andersson: Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry, and the Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University
S Eckhardt: Department of Atmospheric and Climate Research, Norwegian Institute for Air Research, NILU
A Stohl: Department of Atmospheric and Climate Research, Norwegian Institute for Air Research, NILU
Ö. Gustafsson: Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry, and the Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12776
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Black carbon (BC) contributes positively to the radiation budget, yet models are unable to correctly capture its seasonal variability in the Arctic. Here, the authors demonstrate improved model skill in simulating BC concentration and sources when including estimates of BC emissions from fires.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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