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DOI	10.1007/s00382-020-05222-5
	Modeling of aerosol induced snow albedo feedbacks over the Himalayas and its implications on regional climate
	Usha, K. H.1,2; Nair, Vijayakumar S.1; Babu, S. Suresh 1
通讯作者	Nair, Vijayakumar S.
来源期刊	CLIMATE DYNAMICS
ISSN	0930-7575
EISSN	1432-0894
出版年	2020
卷号	54 期号:9-10 页码:4191-4210
英文摘要	Regional climate model (RegCM-4.6.0) coupled with Community Land Model (CLM4.5), which includes SNow, ICe and Aerosol Radiation (SNICAR) model was used to investigate the effect of aerosol-induced snow albedo feedback on the regional radiation balance and atmospheric thermodynamics. During pre-monsoon (March-April-May) season, the deposition of absorbing aerosols such as dust and Black Carbon (BC) decreases the snow albedo of Himalayan-Tibetan region by 0.15 +/- 0.13 causing a positive radiative effect of 14 +/- 13 W m(-2). In spite of the low absorption efficiency, the contribution of dust to the total radiative effect is found to be comparable to that due to BC over this region. The snow darkening due to aerosols increases the surface temperature by 1.33 +/- 1.2 K, which results in the reduction of snow cover fraction by 7 +/- 11%. The snow cover reduction is more than 20% in the mid-Himalayan region and northern Tibetan slopes due to its proximity to the major source regions like Indo-Gangetic Plain and Taklimakan desert respectively. Direct radiative effect (DRE, scattering and absorption of radiation) of atmospheric aerosols is smaller compared to the snow albedo effect (SAE) over the Himalayan region. DRE increase the mid-tropospheric temperature up to 1 K, whereas SAE effects are smaller and highly localized over the Himalayan region. Due to the large geographical extend of the forcing, the change in precipitation due to the direct effect is more prominent than that of the snow albedo effect. In general, change in snow cover fraction is dominated by the SAE and precipitation is more dominated by DRE. Present work demonstrates that the snow albedo feedback process over the Himalayan-Tibetan region plays a significant role in the regional climate of South Asia and therefore is crucial for the assessment of anthropogenic impacts.
英文关键词	Regional climate model Snow albedo feedback Light absorbing particles Himalayas
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	India
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000524401000001
WOS关键词	BLACK CARBON DEPOSITION ; ASIAN SUMMER MONSOON ; LIGHT-ABSORBING PARTICLES ; TIBETAN PLATEAU ; INDIAN MONSOON ; ORGANIC-CARBON ; OPTICAL DEPTH ; SOUTH-ASIA ; ICE CORE ; IMPACTS
WOS类目	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
WOS研究方向	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/314267
作者单位	1.Vikram Sarabhai Space Ctr, Space Phys Lab, Thiruvananthapuram 695022, Kerala, India; 2.Univ Kerala, Res Ctr, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Usha, K. H.,Nair, Vijayakumar S.,Babu, S. Suresh. Modeling of aerosol induced snow albedo feedbacks over the Himalayas and its implications on regional climate[J],2020,54(9-10):4191-4210.
APA	Usha, K. H.,Nair, Vijayakumar S.,&Babu, S. Suresh.(2020).Modeling of aerosol induced snow albedo feedbacks over the Himalayas and its implications on regional climate.CLIMATE DYNAMICS,54(9-10),4191-4210.
MLA	Usha, K. H.,et al."Modeling of aerosol induced snow albedo feedbacks over the Himalayas and its implications on regional climate".CLIMATE DYNAMICS 54.9-10(2020):4191-4210.