Articles | Volume 11, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-1213-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-1213-2017
Research article
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16 May 2017
Research article |  | 16 May 2017

Properties of black carbon and other insoluble light-absorbing particles in seasonal snow of northwestern China

Wei Pu, Xin Wang, Hailun Wei, Yue Zhou, Jinsen Shi, Zhiyuan Hu, Hongchun Jin, and Quanliang Chen

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We conducted a large field campaign to collect snow samples in Xinjiang. We measured insoluble light-absorbing particles with estimated black carbon concentrations of 10–150 ngg-1. We found a probable shift in emission sources with the progression of winter and dominated contributions of BC and OC to light absorption. A PMF model indicated an optimal three-factor/source solution that included industrial pollution, biomass burning, and soil dust.