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Articles | Volume 9, issue 5
Articles | Volume 9, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1845-2015
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Articles | Volume 9, issue 5
Research article
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22 Sep 2015
Research article |  | 22 Sep 2015

Ice sheet mass loss caused by dust and black carbon accumulation

T. Goelles, C. E. Bøggild, and R. Greve

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Soot (black carbon) and dust particles darken the surface of ice sheets and glaciers as they accumulate. This causes more ice to melt, which releases more particles from within the ice. This positive feedback mechanism is studied with a new two-dimensional model, mimicking the conditions of Greenland, under different climate warming scenarios. In the warmest scenario, the additional ice sheet mass loss until the year 3000 is up to 7%.
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