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Current atmospheric models underestimate the dirtiness of Arctic air
2016-05-25 17:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Black carbon aerosols--particles of carbon that rise into the atmosphere when biomass, agricultural waste, and fossil fuels are burned in an incomplete way--are important for understanding climate change, as they absorb sunlight, leading to higher atmospheric temperatures, and can also coat Arctic snow with a darker layer, reducing its reflectivity and leading to increased melting. Unfortunately, current simulation models, which combine global climate models with aerosol transport models, consistently...
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