抄録
Light absorbing carbonaceous particles in the atmosphere (i.e. black carbon and soot) have been of great interest from the view point of radiation budget and climate impact. Air quality including the carbonaceous particles is much different between Arctic and Antarctica. Because of large human activity in the Northern hemisphere (even in the Arctic Circle), many anthropogenic species are believed to be transported into the Arctic. In contrast, Antarctica is isolated from other continents and human activity. In this paper, we discuss the seasonal variation, the inter-annual variation, and the transport processes of absorbing carbonaceous particles in Arctic and Antarctica.
