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Spatial variability of black carbon deposition to Antarctica over the 20th Century. West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide Workshop, La Jolla, USA, September 2010, 2010 (Ref: 14261)
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Edwards R.Bisiaux M.McConnell J.Taylor K.Pasteris D.Banta R.Sterle K.Neumann T.Albert M.R.Isaksson E.Anschuetz H.van Ommen T.D.Curran M.A.J.Smith A.M.
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Black carbon (BC), the primary light-absorbing aerosol in the atmosphere, is emitted by the incomplete combustion of biomass and fossil fuels affecting the radiative balance of the atmosphere. As a contributor to climate change, BC may rival greenhouse gases such as methane.

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