Sources, characteristics and climate impact of light-absorbing aerosols over the Tibetan Plateau

S Chen, R Zhang, R Mao, Y Zhang, Y Chen, Z Ji… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Known as the" third pole" and" water tower of Asia", the Tibetan Plateau (TP) is the home to
the largest number of glaciers in the mid-latitudes and one of the most sensitive areas to …

[HTML][HTML] Carbonaceous matter in the atmosphere and glaciers of the Himalayas and the Tibetan plateau: An investigative review

C Li, F Yan, S Kang, C Yan, Z Hu, P Chen, S Gao… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbonaceous matter, including organic carbon (OC) and black carbon (BC), is an important
climate forcing agent and contributes to glacier retreat in the Himalayas and the Tibetan …

Quantifying sources, transport, deposition, and radiative forcing of black carbon over the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau

R Zhang, H Wang, Y Qian, PJ Rasch… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
Black carbon (BC) particles over the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau (HTP), both airborne
and those deposited on snow, have been shown to affect snowmelt and glacier retreat …

Carbonaceous aerosol characteristics on the Third Pole: A primary study based on the Atmospheric Pollution and Cryospheric Change (APCC) network

P Chen, S Kang, C Li, Q Zhang, J Guo, L Tripathee… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Carbonaceous aerosols (CAs) scatter and absorb incident solar radiation in the atmosphere,
thereby influencing the regional climate and hydrological cycle, particularly in the Third Pole …

[HTML][HTML] Concentration, temporal variation, and sources of black carbon in the Mt. Everest region retrieved by real-time observation and simulation

X Chen, S Kang, Z Cong, J Yang… - … Chemistry and Physics, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
Based on the high-resolution measurement of black carbon (BC) at the Qomolangma (Mt.
Everest) Station (QOMS, 28.36∘ N, 86.95∘ E, 4276 m asl) from 15 May 2015 to 31 May …

Atmospheric black carbon concentrations in Mexico

O Peralta, A Ortínez-Alvarez, R Basaldud… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - Elsevier
Atmospheric black carbon concentrations were measured at two urban sites (Mexico City
and Monterrey), one suburban site (Juriquilla) and one high-altitude site (Altzomoni) in …

Sources and physicochemical characteristics of black carbon aerosol from the southeastern Tibetan Plateau: internal mixing enhances light absorption

Q Wang, J Cao, Y Han, J Tian, C Zhu… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
Black carbon (BC) aerosol has important effects on the climate and hydrology of the Tibetan
Plateau (TP). An intensive measurement campaign was conducted at Lulang (∼ 3300 m asl …

Seasonal variability and source apportionment of black carbon over a rural high-altitude and an urban site in western India

GS Meena, S Mukherjee, P Buchunde, PD Safai… - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
Black carbon (BC) mass concentration observations were carried out using Aethalometer
(AE-33) at an urban site Pune and at a high altitude forest site Mahabaleshwar during April …

[HTML][HTML] Black carbon aerosol characterization in a remote area of Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau, western China

Q Wang, JP Schwarz, J Cao, R Gao, DW Fahey… - Science of the Total …, 2014 - Elsevier
The concentrations, size distributions, and mixing states of refractory black carbon (rBC)
aerosols were measured with a ground-based Single Particle Soot Photometer (SP2), and …

Carbonaceous Aerosols in PM1, PM2.5, and PM10 Size Fractions over the Lanzhou City, Northwest China

X Zhang, Z Li, F Wang, M Song, X Zhou, J Ming - Atmosphere, 2020 - mdpi.com
Carbonaceous particles have been confirmed as major components of ambient aerosols in
urban environments and are related to climate impacts and environmental and health …