Rise in Black Carbon at Himalayan Glaciers
Black carbon concentrations near the Gangotri glacier rose 400 times in summer due to forest fires and stubble burning from agricultural waste, and triggered glacial melt, says a study by scientists at the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG).
The team of scientists from WIHG measured variations of black carbon concentration at Chirbasa, near the Gangotri glacier in the Indian Himalaya, and located at an altitude of 3,600 metres, during the year 2016.
Highlights of the Report
- The monthly mean concentration of EBC (equivalent black carbon) was found to be minimum in August and maximum in the month of May. ....
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