Atmospheric concentrations of black carbon are substantially higher in spring than summer in the Arctic

Zsófia Jurányi; Marco Zanatta; Marianne T. Lund; Bjørn H. Samset; Ragnhild B. Skeie; Sangeeta Sharma; Manfred Wendisch; Andreas Herber

doi:10.1038/s43247-023-00749-x

Communications Earth & Environment (Mar 2023)

Atmospheric concentrations of black carbon are substantially higher in spring than summer in the Arctic

Zsófia Jurányi,
Marco Zanatta,
Marianne T. Lund,
Bjørn H. Samset,
Ragnhild B. Skeie,
Sangeeta Sharma,
Manfred Wendisch,
Andreas Herber

Affiliations

Zsófia Jurányi: Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
Marco Zanatta: Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
Marianne T. Lund: CICERO Center for International Climate Research
Bjørn H. Samset: CICERO Center for International Climate Research
Ragnhild B. Skeie: CICERO Center for International Climate Research
Sangeeta Sharma: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Science and Technology Branch, Climate Research Division
Manfred Wendisch: Leipzig Institute for Meteorology, University of Leipzig
Andreas Herber: Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00749-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Black carbon mass concentrations in the Arctic are a factor of four higher in spring than in summer, but with near constant inter-seasonal particle distribution shape, according to vertically resolved aircraft observations between 2009 and 2017.

Published in Communications Earth & Environment

ISSN: 2662-4435 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Geology; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsenv/

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