Chemistry of atmospheric brown carbon

A Laskin, J Laskin, SA Nizkorodov - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
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 …

Recommendations for reporting" black carbon" measurements

A Petzold, JA Ogren, M Fiebig, P Laj… - Atmospheric …, 2013 - acp.copernicus.org
Although black carbon (BC) is one of the key atmospheric particulate components driving
climate change and air quality, there is no agreement on the terminology that considers all …

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 …

A review of terminology used to describe soot formation and evolution under combustion and pyrolytic conditions

HA Michelsen, MB Colket, PE Bengtsson, A D'anna… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
This review presents a glossary and review of terminology used to describe the chemical
and physical processes involved in soot formation and evolution and is intended to aid in …

[HTML][HTML] The variability of mass concentrations and source apportionment analysis of equivalent black carbon across urban Europe

M Savadkoohi, M Pandolfi, C Reche, JV Niemi… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study analyzed the variability of equivalent black carbon (eBC) mass concentrations
and their sources in urban Europe to provide insights into the use of eBC as an advanced air …

Radiative absorption enhancements due to the mixing state of atmospheric black carbon

CD Cappa, TB Onasch, P Massoli, DR Worsnop… - Science, 2012 - science.org
Atmospheric black carbon (BC) warms Earth's climate, and its reduction has been targeted
for near-term climate change mitigation. Models that include forcing by BC assume internal …

Aerosol optical and radiative properties and their environmental effects in China: A review

H Che, X **a, H Zhao, L Li, K Gui, Y Zheng, J Song… - Earth-Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aerosols are important atmospheric constituents with significant impacts on both regional air
quality and the global climate and environment. Aerosol effects on radiation, clouds and …

Laser-induced incandescence: Particulate diagnostics for combustion, atmospheric, and industrial applications

HA Michelsen, C Schulz, GJ Smallwood… - Progress in Energy and …, 2015 - Elsevier
The understanding of soot formation in combustion processes and the optimization of
practical combustion systems require in situ measurement techniques that can provide …

Chemistry and the linkages between air quality and climate change

E Von Schneidemesser, PS Monks, JD Allan… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Climate change and air pollution are critical environmental issues both in the here and now
and for the coming decades. A recent OECD report found that unless action is taken, air …

Brownness of organics in aerosols from biomass burning linked to their black carbon content

R Saleh, ES Robinson, DS Tkacik, AT Ahern, S Liu… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Atmospheric particulate matter plays an important role in the Earth's radiative balance. Over
the past two decades, it has been established that a portion of particulate matter, black …