Black soot and the survival of Tibetan glaciers.
We find evidence that black soot aerosols deposited on Tibetan glaciers have been a significant contributing factor to observed rapid glacier retreat. Reduced black soot emissions, in addition to reduced greenhouse gases, may be required to avoid demise of Himalayan glaciers and retain the benefits of glaciers for seasonal fresh water supplies.
Xu
Baiqing
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Key Laboratory of Tibetan Environment Changes and Land Surface Processes, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
Cao
Junji
J
Hansen
James
J
Yao
Tandong
T
Joswia
Daniel R
DR
Wang
Ninglian
N
Wu
Guangjian
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Wang
Mo
M
Zhao
Huabiao
H
Yang
Wei
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Liu
Xianqin
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He
Jianqiao
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