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This is an interesting study investigating the source Black Carbon (BC) to the Arctic using GEOS-CHEM, a global chemical transport model (CTM). Ikeda et al. used a tagged tracer method to quantify the contributions of emission source the Arctic BC. The authors also discussed the seasonality of transport pathways of BC to the Arctic. In general, the paper is well-written and easy to follow, and the literature review is cohesive and complete.
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Tagged tracer simulations of black carbon in the Arctic: transport, source contributions, and budget
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تاریخ انتشار 2017