Effect of hygroscopic growth on the aerosol light-scattering coefficient: A review of measurements, techniques and error sources

G Titos, A Cazorla, P Zieger, E Andrews… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge of the scattering enhancement factor, f (RH), is important for an accurate
description of direct aerosol radiative forcing. This factor is defined as the ratio between the …

Using aerosol light absorption measurements for the quantitative determination of wood burning and traffic emission contributions to particulate matter

J Sandradewi, ASH Prévôt, S Szidat… - … science & technology, 2008 - ACS Publications
A source apportionment study was performed for particulate matter in the small village of
Roveredo, Switzerland, where more than 70% of the households use wood burning for …

A study of wood burning and traffic aerosols in an Alpine valley using a multi-wavelength Aethalometer

J Sandradewi, ASH Prévôt, E Weingartner… - Atmospheric …, 2008 - Elsevier
We present a study of aerosol light absorption using a multi-wavelength Aethalometer (λ=
370–950nm) in an Alpine valley where the major local emissions of aerosols in winter are …

Variation in concentration and sources of black carbon in a megacity of China during the COVID‐19 pandemic

L Xu, J Zhang, X Sun, S Xu, M Shan… - Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Black carbon (BC) not only warms the atmosphere but also affects human health. The
nationwide lockdown due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic led to a …

Determination of levoglucosan in biomass combustion aerosol by high-performance anion-exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection

G Engling, CM Carrico, SM Kreidenweis… - Atmospheric …, 2006 - Elsevier
Atmospheric particulate matter can be strongly affected by smoke from biomass combustion,
including wildfires, prescribed burns, and residential wood burning. Molecular source tracer …

Assessment of biomass burning and fossil fuel contribution to black carbon concentrations in Delhi during winter

UC Dumka, DG Kaskaoutis, S Tiwari, PD Safai… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study aims to assess the contribution of fossil-fuel combustion (BC ff) and biomass (or
wood) burning (BC wb) to wintertime black carbon (BC) concentrations in Delhi using the …

Variations in Black Carbon concentration and sources during COVID-19 lockdown in Delhi

V Goel, N Hazarika, M Kumar, V Singh, NM Thamban… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
A nationwide lockdown was imposed in India due to COVID-19 pandemic in five phases
from 25th March to May 31, 2020. The lockdown restricted major anthropogenic activities …

Carbonaceous aerosol source apportionment using the Aethalometer model–evaluation by radiocarbon and levoglucosan analysis at a rural background site in …

J Martinsson, H Abdul Azeem, MK Sporre… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - acp.copernicus.org
With the present demand on fast and inexpensive aerosol source apportionment methods,
the Aethalometer model was evaluated for a full seasonal cycle (June 2014–June 2015) at a …

Source apportionment of black carbon in different seasons in the northern suburb of Nanjing, China

A Jing, B Zhu, H Wang, X Yu, J An, H Kang - Atmospheric Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, black carbon (BC) was measured in the northern suburb of Nanjing from
January to December 2016 using a seven-channel Aethalometer (AE33). BC sources in …

Seasonal trends and possible sources of brown carbon based on 2‐year aerosol measurements at six sites in Europe

H Lukács, A Gelencsér, S Hammer… - Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Brown carbon is a ubiquitous and unidentified component of organic aerosol which has
recently come into the forefront of atmospheric research. This component is strongly linked …