Dear Colleague,
Convener: Ramesh Singh (Orange, USA)
Co-conveners: Maria Shahgedanova (Reading, U.K.), Teruo Aoki (Tsukuba, Japan)
If you have any question, please contact me (rsiingh@chapman.edu),.
See you in Prague, wish You Happy Holidays and a Very Happy New Year.
Ramesh P. Singh
Professor
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Chapman University, Orange, CA 92782
USA
Email rsingh@chapman.edu.
C05 Impacts of Dust and Black Carbon on Snow and Glaciers
Convener: Ramesh Singh (Orange, USA)
Co-conveners: Maria Shahgedanova (Reading, U.K.), Teruo Aoki (Tsukuba, Japan)
Description
The shrinkage of snowpack and glaciers around the world and its acceleration in the recent decades have been confirmed by satellite and ground-based measurements. While the observed climatic warming is the main factor driving these changes, processes affecting the state of snow pack and glacier surface make important contributions. In particular, deposition of mineral dust and black carbon and associated changes in surface reflectance have recently emerged as factors accelerating snow and glacier melt. Emissions of mineral dust from arid regions are projected to increase due to changes in land use and land cover. Strong increase in anthropogenic emissions of black carbon has been observed in Asia in recent years with impacts on the main glaciated regions of the world. In this symposium, oral and poster presentations are invited examining impacts of mineral dust, black carbon and other light-absorbing impurities on snow and glaciers around the world through the use of remote sensing, field observations and modelling.
List of solicited speakers
Tom Painter (Pasadena, USA), Nozomu Takeuchi (Chiba, Japan)
