Brown carbon absorption and radiative effects under intense residential wood burning conditions in Southeastern Europe: New insights into the abundance and …

D Paraskevopoulou, DG Kaskaoutis, G Grivas… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biomass burning is a major source of Brown Carbon (BrC), strongly contributing to radiative
forcing. In urban areas of the climate-sensitive Southeastern European region, where strong …

Apportionment of black and brown carbon spectral absorption sources in the urban environment of Athens, Greece, during winter

DG Kaskaoutis, G Grivas, I Stavroulas… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study examines the spectral properties and source characteristics of absorbing
aerosols (BC: Black Carbon; BrC: Brown Carbon, based on aethalometer measurements) in …

[HTML][HTML] Two-year-long high-time-resolution apportionment of primary and secondary carbonaceous aerosols in the Los Angeles Basin using an advanced total …

M Ivančič, A Gregorič, G Lavrič, B Alföldy, I Ježek… - Science of the total …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, carbonaceous aerosols (CA) have been recognized as a significant
contributor to the concentration of particles smaller than 2.5 μm (ie, PM 2.5), with a negative …

Carbonaceous aerosol characteristics on the Third Pole: A primary study based on the Atmospheric Pollution and Cryospheric Change (APCC) network

P Chen, S Kang, C Li, Q Zhang, J Guo, L Tripathee… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Carbonaceous aerosols (CAs) scatter and absorb incident solar radiation in the atmosphere,
thereby influencing the regional climate and hydrological cycle, particularly in the Third Pole …

Evolution of organic carbon during COVID-19 lockdown period: possible contribution of nocturnal chemistry

Z Feng, F Zheng, Y Liu, X Fan, C Yan, Y Zhang… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbonaceous aerosol is one of the main components of atmospheric particulate matter,
which is of great significance due to its role in climate change, earth's radiation balance …

Intercomparison of equivalent black carbon (eBC) and elemental carbon (EC) concentrations with three-year continuous measurement in Beijing, China

X Liu, M Zheng, Y Liu, Y Jin, J Liu, B Zhang… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the lack of black carbon (BC) measurement data in some cases, elemental carbon
(EC) is often used as a surrogate of BC, with a simple assumption that they are …

Significant reduction in atmospheric organic and elemental carbon in PM2. 5 in 2+ 26 cities in northern China

X Dao, D Ji, X Zhang, J He, J Sun, J Hu, Y Liu… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
To better understand the change characteristics and reduction in organic carbon (OC) and
elemental carbon (EC) in particulate matter (PM) with a diameter of≤ 2.5 μm (PM 2.5) driven …

Long-range transboundary atmospheric transport of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, carbonaceous compositions, and water-soluble ionic species in southern …

C ChooChuay, S Pongpiachan, D Tipmanee… - Aerosol and Air Quality …, 2020 - aaqr.org
This study investigated atmospheric particulate matter (PM) with an aerodynamic diameter
of< 2.5 µm (PM2. 5) observed at the Prince of Songkla University (Phuket Campus) in …

Carbonaceous aerosols in contrasting atmospheric environments in Greek cities: Evaluation of the EC-tracer methods for secondary organic carbon estimation

DG Kaskaoutis, G Grivas, C Theodosi, M Tsagkaraki… - Atmosphere, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study examines the carbonaceous-aerosol characteristics at three contrasting urban
environments in Greece (Ioannina, Athens, and Heraklion), on the basis of 12 h sampling …

Secondary inorganic aerosol dominated the light absorption enhancement of black carbon aerosol in Wuhan, Central China

H Zheng, S Kong, N Chen, C Wu - Atmospheric Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
High uncertainty in simulating the climate effect of black carbon (BC)-containing particles
can be raised by an important parameter: light absorption enhancement (E abs), which was …