Light absorption by aerosols contributes to solar radiative forcing through absorption of solar
radiation and heating of the absorbing aerosol layer. Besides the direct radiative effect, the …

The last decade has seen tremendous advances in atmospheric aerosol particle research
that is often performed in the context of climate and global change science. Biomass …

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 …

Biomass burning is widespread, especially in the tropics. It serves to clear land for shifting
cultivation, to convert forests to agricultural and pastoral lands, and to remove dry vegetation …

The problem of deriving a complete set of aerosol optical properties from Sun and sky
radiance measurements is discussed. Algorithm development is focused on improving …

Although the definition and measurement techniques for atmospheric" black carbon"(" BC")
or" elemental carbon''(" EC") have long been subjects of scientific controversy, the recent …

The wavelength dependence of light absorption by aerosols collected on filters is
investigated throughout the near‐ultraviolet to near‐infrared spectral region. Measurements …

Abstract Purpose of Review The direct radiative effect of brown carbon (BrC) absorption
predicated by climate-modeling studies is highly uncertain, with values ranging between+ …

Carbonaceous aerosols affect the radiative balance of the Earth by absorbing and scattering
light. While black carbon (BC) is highly absorbing, some organic carbon (OC) also has …

We discuss the theoretical basis of a recently developed technique to characterize aerosols
from space. We show that the interaction between aerosols and the strong molecular …