… efficient scavenging of biomass-sourced BC from the atmosphere via precipitation, as
observed in South Asia 46 and Europe 47 , and/or lower levels of biomass fuel consumed by local …

… of black carbon per year from biofuel and open biomass burning, … biomass sources of black
carbon, as well as cloud effects that the IPCC report did not explicitly isolate for black carbon. …

… biomass fuel burning in developing countries were found to be higher than those previously
estimated. (16, 17) Two regression equations have been developed to model the variations …

… of black carbon is dependent on the volatilization of carbon as well as the degree of charring.
The ratio of black carbon produced to the carbon … , after sampling the biomass to determine …

… and the Indian Ocean to determine that biomass combustion produced two-thirds of the bulk
… of two black carbon subfractions, respectively. These constraints show that both biomass …

… To apportion between the fractional contributions of biomass (f biomass ) and fossil fuel (f
fossil = 1 – f biomass ) to the BC loading, the natural 14 C abundance of BC is expressed in a …

… Therefore, the assessment of the BC sources and the relative contribution from fossil-fuel
(BC ff ) and wood/biomass-burning (BC wb ) are crucial for appropriate characterization of its …

… groups, we believe that the carbon classified as black carbon by the two methods is comparable.
… carbon was converted to black carbon. This range is used for nonwoody biomass fuels, …

… use of biomass and coal fuels. Black carbon (BC) from biomass and fossil fuel burning is
a … We found that BC exposure from biomass smoke is more strongly associated with blood …

… Additionally, it is established from theory and laboratory experiments that nonabsorbing
coatings on black carbon and other strongly absorbing particles can enhance the absorption (…