Microphysical properties of atmospheric soot and organic particles: measurements, modeling, and impacts

W Li, N Riemer, L Xu, Y Wang, K Adachi, Z Shi… - npj Climate and …, 2024 - nature.com
Atmospheric soot and organic particles from fossil fuel combustion and biomass burning
modify Earth's climate through their interactions with solar radiation and through …

Spatiotemporal distribution, light absorption characteristics, and source apportionments of black and brown carbon in China

N Cao, L Chen, Y Liu, J Wang, S Yang, D Su… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Black carbon (BC) and brown carbon (BrC) are aerosols that absorb light and thereby
contribute to climate change. In this study, the light absorption properties and spatiotemporal …

Enhanced Light Absorption and Elevated Viscosity of Atmospheric Brown Carbon through Evaporation of Volatile Components

D Calderon-Arrieta, AC Morales… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Samples of brown carbon (BrC) material were collected from smoke emissions originating
from wood pyrolysis experiments, serving as a proxy for BrC representative of biomass …

Physicochemical Characterization of the Particulate Matter in New Jersey/New York City Area, Resulting from the Canadian Quebec Wildfires in June 2023

JG Cedeño Laurent, H Parhizkar… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The global increase in wildfires, primarily driven by climate change, significantly affects air
quality and health. Wildfire-emitted particulate matter (WFPM) is linked to adverse health …

Quantifying the Light-Absorption Properties and Molecular Composition of Brown Carbon Aerosol from Sub-Saharan African Biomass Combustion

V Moschos, C Christensen, M Mouton… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Sub-Saharan Africa is a hotspot for biomass burning (BB)-derived carbonaceous aerosols,
including light-absorbing organic (brown) carbon (BrC). However, the chemically complex …

Unraveling the Ultrafast Photochemical Dynamics of Nitrobenzene in Aqueous Solution

NA Lau, D Ghosh, S Bourne-Worster… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Nitroaromatic compounds are major constituents of the brown carbon aerosol particles in the
troposphere that absorb near-ultraviolet (UV) and visible solar radiation and have a …

The water-insoluble organic carbon in PM of typical Chinese urban areas: light-absorbing properties, potential sources, radiative forcing effects, and a possible light …

Y Mo, J Li, G Zhong, S Zhu, S Zhao… - Atmospheric …, 2024 - acp.copernicus.org
Water-insoluble organic carbon (WIOC) constitutes a substantial portion of organic carbon
(OC) and contributes significantly to light absorption by brown carbon (BrC), playing pivotal …

Source-specified atmospheric age distribution of black carbon and its impact on optical properties over the Yangtze River Delta

J Yin, X Xie, X Wei, H Zhang, Q Ying, J Hu - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Black carbon (BC) exerts a profound and intricate impact on both air quality and climate due
to its high light absorption. However, the uncertainty in representing the absorption …

Variability in molecular composition and optical absorption of atmospheric brown carbon aerosols in two contrasting urban areas of China

Y Lin, Y Han, G Li, L Li, X Zhang, J Cao - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Atmospheric brown carbon (BrC) aerosols were investigated at two urban sites in southern
(Hefei) and northern (Shijiazhuang) China during summer and winter of 2019–2020 to …

[HTML][HTML] Photochemical evolution of the molecular composition of dissolved organic carbon and dissolved brown carbon from wood smoldering

R Zhao, W Zhao, Y Dai, J Zhou, X Xu, F Wang… - Environment …, 2024 - Elsevier
Recently, extreme wildfires occur frequently around the world and emit substantial brown
carbon (BrC) into the atmosphere, whereas the molecular compositions and photochemical …