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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Uncertainty in the representation of biomass burning (BB) aerosol composition and optical
properties in climate models contributes to a range in modeled aerosol effects on incoming …

Optical transparency is an important property for a material, especially in certain fields like
packaging, glazing, and displays. Existing commercial transparent polymeric materials are …

The understanding of soot formation in combustion processes and the optimization of
practical combustion systems require in situ measurement techniques that can provide …

1. INTRODUCTION Atmospheric aerosols play a key role in the Earth's atmosphere.
Aerosols influence cloud formation and their lifetime, they affect the distribution and amount …

The absorption Ångström exponent (AAE) is an important aerosol optical parameter used for
aerosol characterization and apportionment studies. The AAE of black carbon (BC) particles …

Biomass burning (BB) contributes large amounts of black carbon (BC) and particulate
organic matter (POM) to the atmosphere and contributes significantly to the earth's radiation …