Tarballs found in the Himalaya-Tibetan Plateau Flashcards
1
Q
What are Tarballs?
A
Small light-absorbing, carbonaceous particles
[LIGHT ABSORBING ; CARBONACEOUS]
2
Q
How they are formed?
A
Formed from brown carbon, emitted during the burning of fossil fuels, that deposits on snow and ice.
[FOSSIL FUEL BURNING CHYA VELI BROWN CARBON BAHER PADTO-> TO ICE VAR DEPOSIT HOTO -> MAG HE BANATA]
3
Q
What is brown carbon?
A
brown smoke released by the combustion of organic matter
4
Q
What are impacts of brown carbon?
A
They hasten glacial melting in himalayan region.
5
Q
Where did tarballs come from?
A
biomass burning in the Indo-Gangetic Plain.
