From measurements to models: toward accurate representation of brown carbon in climate calculations

R Saleh - Current Pollution Reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The direct radiative effect of brown carbon (BrC) absorption
predicated by climate-modeling studies is highly uncertain, with values ranging between+ …

Aging of atmospheric brown carbon aerosol

RF Hems, EG Schnitzler, C Liu-Kang… - ACS Earth and Space …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Emitted by numerous primary sources and formed by secondary sources, atmospheric
brown carbon (BrC) aerosol is chemically complex. As BrC aerosol ages in the atmosphere …

Fire influence on regional to global Environments and air quality (FIREX‐AQ)

C Warneke, JP Schwarz, J Dibb… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The NOAA/NASA Fire Influence on Regional to Global Environments and Air
Quality (FIREX‐AQ) experiment was a multi‐agency, inter‐disciplinary research effort to:(a) …

Molecular compositions and optical properties of dissolved brown carbon in biomass burning, coal combustion, and vehicle emission aerosols illuminated by …

J Tang, J Li, T Su, Y Han, Y Mo, H Jiang… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
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 …

Molecular composition and photochemical lifetimes of brown carbon chromophores in biomass burning organic aerosol

LT Fleming, P Lin, JM Roberts… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
To better understand the effects of wildfires on air quality and climate, it is important to
assess the occurrence of chromophoric compounds in smoke and characterize their optical …

Rate of atmospheric brown carbon whitening governed by environmental conditions

EG Schnitzler, NGA Gerrebos… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Biomass burning organic aerosol (BBOA) in the atmosphere contains many compounds that
absorb solar radiation, called brown carbon (BrC). While BBOA is in the atmosphere, BrC …

Atmospheric evolution of molecular-weight-separated brown carbon from biomass burning

JPS Wong, M Tsagkaraki, I Tsiodra… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - acp.copernicus.org
Biomass burning is a major source of atmospheric brown carbon (BrC), and through its
absorption of UV/VIS radiation, it can play an important role in the planetary radiative …

Light absorption of secondary organic aerosol: composition and contribution of nitroaromatic compounds

M **e, X Chen, MD Hays, M Lewandowski… - … science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) can affect the atmospheric radiation balance through
absorbing light at shorter visible and UV wavelengths. However, the composition and optical …

Modeling the global radiative effect of brown carbon: a potentially larger heating source in the tropical free troposphere than black carbon

A Zhang, Y Wang, Y Zhang, RJ Weber… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
Carbonaceous aerosols significantly affect global radiative forcing and climate through
absorption and the scattering of sunlight. Black carbon (BC) and brown carbon (BrC) are …

Molecular dynamics and light absorption properties of atmospheric dissolved organic matter

H Jiang, J Li, R Sun, C Tian, J Tang… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The light-absorbing organic aerosol referred to as brown carbon (BrC) affects the global
radiative balance. The linkages between its molecular composition and light absorption …