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Black carbon and dust alter the response of mountain snow cover under climate change

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  • Marion Réveillet

    (Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, CNRM, Centre d’Etudes de la Neige)

  • Marie Dumont

    (Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, CNRM, Centre d’Etudes de la Neige)

  • Simon Gascoin

    (Centre d’Etudes Spatiales de la Biosphère (CESBIO), Université de Toulouse, CNRS/CNES/IRD/INRAE/UPS)

  • Matthieu Lafaysse

    (Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, CNRM, Centre d’Etudes de la Neige)

  • Pierre Nabat

    (CNRM, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS)

  • Aurélien Ribes

    (CNRM, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS)

  • Rafife Nheili

    (Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, CNRM, Centre d’Etudes de la Neige)

  • Francois Tuzet

    (Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, CNRM, Centre d’Etudes de la Neige)

  • Martin Ménégoz

    (Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, IGE)

  • Samuel Morin

    (CNRM, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS)

  • Ghislain Picard

    (Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, IGE)

  • Paul Ginoux

    (NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory)

Abstract

By darkening the snow surface, mineral dust and black carbon (BC) deposition enhances snowmelt and triggers numerous feedbacks. Assessments of their long-term impact at the regional scale are still largely missing despite the environmental and socio-economic implications of snow cover changes. Here we show, using numerical simulations, that dust and BC deposition advanced snowmelt by 17 ± 6 days on average in the French Alps and the Pyrenees over the 1979–2018 period. BC and dust also advanced by 10-15 days the peak melt water runoff, a substantial effect on the timing of water resources availability. We also demonstrate that the decrease in BC deposition since the 1980s moderates the impact of current warming on snow cover decline. Hence, accounting for changes in light-absorbing particles deposition is required to improve the accuracy of snow cover reanalyses and climate projections, that are crucial for better understanding the past and future evolution of mountain social-ecological systems.

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  • Marion Réveillet & Marie Dumont & Simon Gascoin & Matthieu Lafaysse & Pierre Nabat & Aurélien Ribes & Rafife Nheili & Francois Tuzet & Martin Ménégoz & Samuel Morin & Ghislain Picard & Paul Ginoux, 2022. "Black carbon and dust alter the response of mountain snow cover under climate change," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-32501-y
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32501-y
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