Carbonaceous matter, including organic carbon (OC) and black carbon (BC), is an important
climate forcing agent and contributes to glacier retreat in the Himalayas and the Tibetan …

Black Carbon (BC), the second-largest contributor to global warming, has detrimental effects
on human health and the environment. However, the accurate quantification of BC poses a …

The optical properties of atmospheric secondary brown carbon (BrC) aerosol are poorly
understood because of its chemical complexity, and this has hampered quantitative …

Black carbon (BC) aerosols strongly absorb the solar radiation, affecting the regional and
global climate through direct and indirect radiative forcing. The optical properties of BC are …

Abstract The Tibetan Plateau (known as the Earth's Third Pole) has significant impact on
climate. Fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) is an important air pollutant in this region and has …

The light-absorbing properties of atmospheric brown carbon (BrC) are poorly understood
due to its complex chemical composition. Here, a black-carbon-tracer method was coupled …

Black carbon (BC), which is formed from the incomplete combustion of fuel sources (mainly
fossil fuel, biofuel and open biomass burning), is a chemically inert optical absorber in the …

Carbonaceous particles play a crucial role in atmospheric radiative forcing. However, our
understanding of the behavior and sources of carbonaceous particles in remote regions …

Incomplete combustion of fossil fuels and biomass burning emit large amounts of soot
particles into the troposphere. The condensation process is considered to influence the size …

The mixing state and fractal dimension (D f) of soot particles are two major factors affecting
their absorption capacity and their climate effects. Here we investigated these factors of soot …