Black Carbon Deposition in the Arctic (IMAGE)

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Black Carbon Deposition in the Arctic

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This map shows the surface concentrations of black carbon, from all emission sources, as simulated by the new study. The study shows that residential combustion emissions and gas flaring emissions are higher than previous studies had estimated.

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Stohl, et. al. 2013

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