Black carbon variability since preindustrial times in the eastern part of Europe reconstructed from Mt. Elbrus, Caucasus, ice cores

Black carbon (BC), emitted by fossil fuel combustion and biomass burning, is the second largest man-made contributor to global warming after carbon dioxide (Bond et al., 2013). However, limited information exists on its past emissions and atmospheric variability. In this study, we present the first...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: S. Lim, X. Faïn, P. Ginot, V. Mikhalenko, S. Kutuzov, J.-D. Paris, A. Kozachek, P. Laj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-03-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/17/3489/2017/acp-17-3489-2017.pdf