Aerosol mixing state: Measurements, modeling, and impacts

N Riemer, AP Ault, M West, RL Craig… - Reviews of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Atmospheric aerosols are complex mixtures of different chemical species, and individual
particles exist in many different shapes and morphologies. Together, these characteristics …

Impact of aerosols on convective clouds and precipitation

WK Tao, JP Chen, Z Li, C Wang… - Reviews of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Aerosols are a critical factor in the atmospheric hydrological cycle and radiation budget. As a
major agent for clouds to form and a significant attenuator of solar radiation, aerosols affect …

Bounding the role of black carbon in the climate system: A scientific assessment

TC Bond, SJ Doherty, DW Fahey… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Mercury physicochemical and biogeochemical transformation in the atmosphere and at atmospheric interfaces: a review and future directions

PA Ariya, M Amyot, A Dastoor, D Deeds… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Mercury is a fascinating fluid metal that exists as liquid at 25 C (0 C= 273 K). This silver
colored d-block heavy metal exhibits noble-gas-like characteristics and solidifies at a …

Light absorption by carbonaceous particles: An investigative review

TC Bond, RW Bergstrom - Aerosol science and technology, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
The optical properties of the light-absorbing, carbonaceous substance often called
“soot,”“black carbon,” or “carbon black" have been the subject of some debate. These …

Strong radiative heating due to the mixing state of black carbon in atmospheric aerosols

MZ Jacobson - Nature, 2001 - nature.com
Aerosols affect the Earth's temperature and climate by altering the radiative properties of the
atmosphere. A large positive component of this radiative forcing from aerosols is due to …

Black carbon or brown carbon? The nature of light-absorbing carbonaceous aerosols

MO Andreae, A Gelencsér - Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2006 - acp.copernicus.org
Although the definition and measurement techniques for atmospheric" black carbon"(" BC")
or" elemental carbon''(" EC") have long been subjects of scientific controversy, the recent …

Aerosol–cloud–precipitation interactions. Part 1. The nature and sources of cloud-active aerosols

MO Andreae, D Rosenfeld - Earth-Science Reviews, 2008 - Elsevier
Atmospheric aerosol particles serve as condensation nuclei for the formation of both, cloud
droplets and atmospheric ice particles. As a result, they exert a substantial influence on the …

Indian Ocean Experiment: An integrated analysis of the climate forcing and effects of the great Indo‐Asian haze

V Ramanathan, PJ Crutzen, J Lelieveld… - Journal of …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Every year, from December to April, anthropogenic haze spreads over most of the North
Indian Ocean, and South and Southeast Asia. The Indian Ocean Experiment (INDOEX) …

Variability in morphology, hygroscopicity, and optical properties of soot aerosols during atmospheric processing

R Zhang, AF Khalizov, J Pagels… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
The atmospheric effects of soot aerosols include interference with radiative transfer, visibility
impairment, and alteration of cloud formation and are highly sensitive to the manner by …