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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Volume 106, Issue 52, Pages 22114-22118Publisher
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0910444106
Keywords
aerosols; climate change; fresh water; glacier retreat; Tibetan Plateau
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- National Basic Research Program of China
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [2005CB422004, 2009CB723901, 40671044, 40930526]
- Hewlett and Lenfest Foundations
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We find evidence that black soot aerosols deposited on Tibetan glaciers have been a significant contributing factor to observed rapid glacier retreat. Reduced black soot emissions, in addition to reduced greenhouse gases, may be required to avoid demise of Himalayan glaciers and retain the benefits of glaciers for seasonal fresh water supplies.
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