Organic carbon (OC) accounts for a large fraction of atmospheric aerosol and has profound
effects on air quality, atmospheric chemistry, and climate forcing. The molecular composition …

To obtain a thorough knowledge of PM 2. 5 chemical composition and its impact on aerosol
optical properties across China, existing field studies conducted after the year 2000 are …

Black carbon aerosol plays a unique and important role in Earth's climate system. Black
carbon is a type of carbonaceous material with a unique combination of physical properties …

Lag Ba'Omer, a nationwide bonfire festival in Israel, was chosen as a case study to
investigate the influence of a major biomass burning event on the light absorption properties …

1. INTRODUCTION Atmospheric aerosols play a key role in the Earth's atmosphere.
Aerosols influence cloud formation and their lifetime, they affect the distribution and amount …

Brown carbon (BrC) plays an essential impact on radiative forcing due to its ability to absorb
sunlight. In this study, the optical properties and molecular characteristics of water-soluble …

Aerosol acidity largely regulates the chemistry of atmospheric particles, and resolving the
drivers of aerosol pH is key to understanding their environmental effects. We find that an …

Experiments were conducted to investigate light absorption of organic aerosol (OA) in fresh
and photo-chemically aged biomass-burning emissions. The experiments considered …

Brown carbon (ie, light-absorbing organic carbon, or BrC) exerts important effects on the
environment and on climate in particular. Based on spectrophotometric absorption …

Recent observations suggest that a certain fraction of organic carbon (OC) aerosol
effectively absorbs solar radiation, which is also known as brown carbon (BrC) aerosol …