Particulate matter, air quality and climate: lessons learned and future needs

S Fuzzi, U Baltensperger, K Carslaw… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
The literature on atmospheric particulate matter (PM), or atmospheric aerosol, has increased
enormously over the last 2 decades and amounts now to some 1500–2000 papers per year …

Linking atmospheric pollution to cryospheric change in the Third Pole region: current progress and future prospects

S Kang, Q Zhang, Y Qian, Z Ji, C Li… - National Science …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT The Tibetan Plateau and its surroundings are known as the Third Pole (TP).
This region is noted for its high rates of glacier melt and the associated hydrological shifts …

The formation, properties and impact of secondary organic aerosol: current and emerging issues

M Hallquist, JC Wenger, U Baltensperger… - Atmospheric …, 2009 - acp.copernicus.org
Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) accounts for a significant fraction of ambient tropospheric
aerosol and a detailed knowledge of the formation, properties and transformation of SOA is …

Introduction to the European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (EMEP) and observed atmospheric composition change during 1972–2009

K Tørseth, W Aas, K Breivik, AM Fjæraa… - Atmospheric …, 2012 - acp.copernicus.org
European scale harmonized monitoring of atmospheric composition was initiated in the
early 1970s, and the activity has generated a comprehensive dataset (available at …

Sources of black carbon to the Himalayan–Tibetan Plateau glaciers

C Li, C Bosch, S Kang, A Andersson, P Chen… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Combustion-derived black carbon (BC) aerosols accelerate glacier melting in the Himalayas
and in Tibet (the Third Pole (TP)), thereby limiting the sustainable freshwater supplies for …

An overview of particulate emissions from residential biomass combustion

ED Vicente, CA Alves - Atmospheric Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Residential biomass burning has been pointed out as one of the largest sources of fine
particles in the global troposphere with serious impacts on air quality, climate and human …

New tracer for anthropogenic pollution in the atmosphere: stable potassium isotopes in rainwater

R Qu, G Han, J Zeng - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
Rainwater dissolves urban air contaminants that threaten sustainable urbanization and
human health. Tracing rainwater contamination supports urban management and …

A review of natural aerosol interactions and feedbacks within the Earth system

KS Carslaw, O Boucher, DV Spracklen… - Atmospheric …, 2010 - acp.copernicus.org
The natural environment is a major source of atmospheric aerosols, including dust,
secondary organic material from terrestrial biogenic emissions, carbonaceous particles from …

Biomass burning contribution to Bei**g aerosol

Y Cheng, G Engling, KB He, FK Duan… - Atmospheric …, 2013 - acp.copernicus.org
Biomass burning, the largest global source of elemental carbon (EC) and primary organic
carbon (OC), is strongly associated with many subjects of great scientific concern, such as …

OC/EC ratio observations in Europe: Re-thinking the approach for apportionment between primary and secondary organic carbon

C Pio, M Cerqueira, RM Harrison, T Nunes… - Atmospheric …, 2011 - Elsevier
This study explores a large set of OC and EC measurements in PM10 and PM2. 5 aerosol
samples, undertaken with a long term constant analytical methodology, to evaluate the …