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Quantifying black carbon deposition over the Greenland ice sheet from forest fires in Canada
dc.contributor.authorThomas, J. L.
dc.contributor.authorPolashenski, C. M.
dc.contributor.authorSoja, A. J.
dc.contributor.authorMarelle, L.
dc.contributor.authorCasey, K. A.
dc.contributor.authorChoi, H. D.
dc.contributor.authorRaut, J.‐c.
dc.contributor.authorWiedinmyer, C.
dc.contributor.authorEmmons, L. K.
dc.contributor.authorFast, J. D.
dc.contributor.authorPelon, J.
dc.contributor.authorLaw, K. S.
dc.contributor.authorFlanner, M. G.
dc.contributor.authorDibb, J. E.
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-05T18:19:20Z
dc.date.available2018-11-01T16:42:00Zen
dc.date.issued2017-08-16
dc.identifier.citationThomas, J. L.; Polashenski, C. M.; Soja, A. J.; Marelle, L.; Casey, K. A.; Choi, H. D.; Raut, J.‐c. ; Wiedinmyer, C.; Emmons, L. K.; Fast, J. D.; Pelon, J.; Law, K. S.; Flanner, M. G.; Dibb, J. E. (2017). "Quantifying black carbon deposition over the Greenland ice sheet from forest fires in Canada." Geophysical Research Letters 44(15): 7965-7974.
dc.identifier.issn0094-8276
dc.identifier.issn1944-8007
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/138356
dc.description.abstractBlack carbon (BC) concentrations observed in 22 snowpits sampled in the northwest sector of the Greenland ice sheet in April 2014 have allowed us to identify a strong and widespread BC aerosol deposition event, which was dated to have accumulated in the pits from two snow storms between 27 July and 2 August 2013. This event comprises a significant portion (57% on average across all pits) of total BC deposition over 10 months (July 2013 to April 2014). Here we link this deposition event to forest fires burning in Canada during summer 2013 using modeling and remote sensing tools. Aerosols were detected by both the Cloudâ Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (on board CALIPSO) and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (Aqua) instruments during transport between Canada and Greenland. We use highâ resolution regional chemical transport modeling (WRFâ Chem) combined with highâ resolution fire emissions (FINNv1.5) to study aerosol emissions, transport, and deposition during this event. The model captures the timing of the BC deposition event and shows that fires in Canada were the main source of deposited BC. However, the model underpredicts BC deposition compared to measurements at all sites by a factor of 2â 100. Underprediction of modeled BC deposition originates from uncertainties in fire emissions and model treatment of wet removal of aerosols. Improvements in model descriptions of precipitation scavenging and emissions from wildfires are needed to correctly predict deposition, which is critical for determining the climate impacts of aerosols that originate from fires.Key PointsAn event in late July/early August deposited 57% of black carbon that accumulated in northwest Greenland from July 2013 to April 2014Satellite observations and modeling indicate that the origin of this event is emissions from forest fires burning in CanadaChemical transport modeling predicts the event at the right time but underpredicts black carbon deposition compared to observations
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals, Inc.
dc.publisherAMAP
dc.subject.otherblack carbon
dc.subject.otherfires
dc.subject.otherdeposition
dc.titleQuantifying black carbon deposition over the Greenland ice sheet from forest fires in Canada
dc.typeArticleen_US
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dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelGeological Sciences
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelScience
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Reviewed
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/138356/1/grl56097.pdf
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/138356/2/grl56097_am.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/2017GL073701
dc.identifier.sourceGeophysical Research Letters
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