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| Title |
Drivers of solar radiation variability in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Scientific Reports, March 2018
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| DOI | 10.1038/s41598-018-23390-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
M. K. Obryk, A. G. Fountain, P. T. Doran, W. B. Lyons, R. Eastman |
| Abstract |
Annually averaged solar radiation in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica has varied by over 20 W m-2 during the past three decades; however, the drivers of this variability are unknown. Because small differences in radiation are important to water availability and ecosystem functioning in polar deserts, determining the causes are important to predictions of future desert processes. We examine the potential drivers of solar variability and systematically eliminate all but stratospheric sulfur dioxide. We argue that increases in stratospheric sulfur dioxide increase stratospheric aerosol optical depth and decrease solar intensity. Because of the polar location of the McMurdo Dry Valleys (77-78°S) and relatively long solar ray path through the stratosphere, terrestrial solar intensity is sensitive to small differences in stratospheric transmissivity. Important sources of sulfur dioxide include natural (wildfires and volcanic eruptions) and anthropogenic emission. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 6 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 50% |
| Germany | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 2 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 50% |
| Scientists | 3 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 41 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 41 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 32% |
| Researcher | 7 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 10% |
| Professor | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 11 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 13 | 32% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 5% |
| Environmental Science | 2 | 5% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 6 | 15% |
| Unknown | 12 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 March 2018.
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#7,448,548
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#50,358
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#125,850
of 336,039 outputs
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#1,413
of 3,541 outputs
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