JOURNAL ARTICLE
Black soot and the survival of Tibetan glaciers
Baiqing XuJunji CaoJames E. HansenTandong YaoDaniel R. JoswiaNinglian WangGuangjian WuMo WangHuabiao ZhaoWei YangXianqin LiuJianqiao He
Year: 2009 Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Vol: 106 (52)Pages: 22114-22118 Publisher: National Academy of Sciences
Abstract
We find evidence that black soot aerosols deposited on Tibetan glaciers have been a significant contributing factor to observed rapid glacier retreat. Reduced black soot emissions, in addition to reduced greenhouse gases, may be required to avoid demise of Himalayan glaciers and retain the benefits of glaciers for seasonal fresh water supplies.
Keywords:
Glacier Soot Demise Physical geography Environmental science Climatology Geology Atmospheric sciences Geography Chemistry Political science
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Cryospheric studies and observations
Physical Sciences → Earth and Planetary Sciences → Atmospheric Science
Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
Physical Sciences → Earth and Planetary Sciences → Atmospheric Science
Climate variability and models
Physical Sciences → Environmental Science → Global and Planetary Change
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