Climate-relevant properties of black carbon aerosols revealed by in situ measurements: a review

N Moteki - Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, 2023 - Springer
Light-absorbing aerosols affect atmospheric radiation, dynamics, and precipitations through
shortwave absorption in the atmosphere and snowpack. Black carbon (BC) is considered …

Black carbon scavenging by low-level Arctic clouds

P Zieger, D Heslin-Rees, L Karlsson, M Koike… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Black carbon (BC) from anthropogenic and natural sources has a pronounced climatic effect
on the polar environment. The interaction of BC with low-level Arctic clouds, important for …

The underappreciated role of anthropogenic sources in atmospheric soluble iron flux to the Southern Ocean

M Liu, H Matsui, DS Hamilton, KD Lamb… - Npj Climate and …, 2022 - nature.com
The atmospheric deposition of soluble (bioaccessible) iron enhances ocean primary
productivity and subsequent atmospheric CO2 sequestration in iron-limited ocean basins …

Atmospheric concentrations of black carbon are substantially higher in spring than summer in the Arctic

Z Jurányi, M Zanatta, MT Lund, BH Samset… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
A key driving factor behind rapid Arctic climate change is black carbon, the atmospheric
aerosol that most efficiently absorbs sunlight. Our knowledge about black carbon in the …

Mass absorption efficiency of black carbon from residential solid fuel combustion and its association with carbonaceous fractions

L Zhang, Z Luo, R Xiong, X Liu, Y Li, W Du… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Black carbon (BC) emissions, derived primarily from incomplete fuel combustion,
significantly affect the global and regional climate. Mass absorption efficiency (MAE) is one …

Dominant role of arctic dust with high ice nucleating ability in the arctic lower troposphere

K Kawai, H Matsui, Y Tobo - Geophysical Research Letters, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Recent observations show that dust emitted within the Arctic (Arctic dust) has a remarkably
high ice nucleating ability, especially between− 20° C and− 5° C, but its impacts on the …

[HTML][HTML] Contrasting source contributions of Arctic black carbon to atmospheric concentrations, deposition flux, and atmospheric and snow radiative effects

H Matsui, T Mori, S Ohata, N Moteki… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - acp.copernicus.org
Black carbon (BC) particles in the Arctic contribute to rapid warming of the Arctic by heating
the atmosphere and snow and ice surfaces. Understanding the source contributions to Arctic …

Increase in precipitation scavenging contributes to long-term reductions of light-absorbing aerosol in the Arctic

D Heslin-Rees, P Tunved, J Ström… - Atmospheric …, 2024 - acp.copernicus.org
We investigated long-term changes using a harmonised 22-year data set of aerosol light
absorption measurements, in conjunction with air mass history and aerosol source analysis …

[HTML][HTML] Household fuel and direct carbon emission disparity in rural China

R Xing, Z Luo, W Zhang, R Xiong, K Jiang… - Environment …, 2024 - Elsevier
Universal access to clean fuels in household use is one explicit indicator of sustainable
development while currently still billions of people rely on solid fuels for daily cooking …

High potential of Asian dust to act as ice nucleating particles in mixed‐phase clouds simulated with a global aerosol‐climate model

K Kawai, H Matsui, Y Tobo - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Mineral dust affects the microphysical and radiative properties of mixed‐phase clouds and
hence the radiative balance of the Earth by acting as ice nucleating particles (INPs) …