
Wei Pu
Lanzhou University, China
Title: Properties of black carbon and other insoluble light-absorbing particles in seasonal snow of northwest China
Biography
Biography: Wei Pu
Abstract
Insoluble light-absorbing particles (ILAPs), primarily black carbon (BC), organic carbon (OC), and dust, deposited on snow can reduce snow albedo,which can significantly affect regional and global climate.Hence, understanding ILAPs content in snow is very important for climate prediction. We conducted a large field campaign and collected 284 snow samples at 38 sites in Xinjiang Province and 6 sites in Qinghai Province across northwestern China from January to February 2012. A spectrophotometer combined with chemical analysis was used to measure ILAPs and chemical components in seasonal snow. The results indicate that the cleanest snow was found in northeastern Xinjiang along the border of China, and it presented an estimated black carbon (