[CRYOLIST] Dust, Black Carbon, and other Aerosols in the Cryosphere (AGU session)

Hi all, it is that time of year, and as the deadline looms in front of us I would like to invite those you who study the past/present/future processes and impacts of light absorbing (and other) particles in snow and ice to submit to session C014: Dust, Black Carbon, and other Aerosols in the Cryosphere.

Session ID#: 7821

Recent observation and modeling efforts have established the powerful region impacts on snow and ice cover from the deposition of light absorbing impurities such as mineral dust and carbonaceous particles.  The subsequent darkening of the snow surface and initiation of snow albedo feedbacks has implications for the global climate and water cycle. This session will focus on observations and modeling of the past, present, and future impacts of dust, carbonaceous particles, and other aerosols on snow and ice cover including transport and deposition processes, snowmelt, glacier/ice sheet mass balance, and atmospheric heating. (Cross listed with Atmospheric Sciences and Hydrology.)

Conveners: McKenzie Skiles, Thomas Painter, Mark Flanner, and John Burkhart

https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm15/preliminaryview.cgi/Session7821

Looking forward to seeing you in December!

Cheers,

McKenzie

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S. McKenzie Skiles, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar
Jet Propulsion Laboratory

California Institute of Technology

skiles@jpl.nasa.gov

626.807.9096