Aerosol mixing state: Measurements, modeling, and impacts

N Riemer, AP Ault, M West, RL Craig… - Reviews of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Atmospheric aerosols are complex mixtures of different chemical species, and individual
particles exist in many different shapes and morphologies. Together, these characteristics …

From measurements to models: toward accurate representation of brown carbon in climate calculations

R Saleh - Current Pollution Reports, 2020 - Springer
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+ …

Aging of atmospheric brown carbon aerosol

RF Hems, EG Schnitzler, C Liu-Kang… - ACS Earth and Space …, 2021 - ACS Publications
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 …

Molecular analysis of secondary brown carbon produced from the photooxidation of naphthalene

K Siemens, A Morales, Q He, C Li… - … science & technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
We investigate the chemical composition of organic light-absorbing components, also
known as brown carbon (BrC) chromophores, formed in a proxy of anthropogenic secondary …

Global health and climate effects of organic aerosols from different sources

DS Jo, BA Nault, S Tilmes, A Gettelman… - … science & technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
The impact of aerosols on human health and climate is well-recognized, yet many studies
have only focused on total PM2. 5 or changes from anthropogenic activities. This study …

Australian wildfires cause the largest stratospheric warming since Pinatubo and extends the lifetime of the Antarctic ozone hole

L Damany-Pearce, B Johnson, A Wells, M Osborne… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Global mean lower stratosphere temperatures rose abruptly in January 2020 reaching
values not experienced since the early 1990s. Anomalously high lower stratospheric …

Review of brown carbon aerosols in China: pollution level, optical properties, and emissions

Q Wang, Y Zhou, N Ma, Y Zhu, X Zhao… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Brown carbon (BrC) has been recognized as an important contributor to global warming due
to its absorption of solar radiation with strong wavelength dependence. While early studies …

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 …

Impacts of severe residential wood burning on atmospheric processing, water-soluble organic aerosol and light absorption, in an inland city of Southeastern Europe

DG Kaskaoutis, G Grivas, K Oikonomou… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study examines the concentrations and characteristics of carbonaceous aerosols
(including saccharides) and inorganic species measured by PM 2.5 filter sampling and a …

Aging of atmospheric aerosols and the role of iron in catalyzing brown carbon formation

HA Al-Abadleh - Environmental Science: Atmospheres, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Extensive research has been done on the processes that lead to the formation of secondary
organic aerosol (SOA) including the atmospheric oxidation of volatile organic compounds …