Impacts of absorbing aerosol deposition on snowpack and hydrologic cycle in the Rocky Mountain region based on variable-resolution CESM (VR-CESM) simulations

The deposition of light-absorbing aerosols (LAAs), such as black carbon (BC) and dust, onto snow cover has been suggested to reduce the snow albedo and modulate the snowpack and consequent hydrologic cycle. In this study we use the variable-resolution Community Earth System Model (VR-CESM) with a...

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Main Authors: C. Wu, X. Liu, Z. Lin, S. R. Rahimi-Esfarjani, Z. Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/18/511/2018/acp-18-511-2018.pdf